Blinken raises Chinese trade practices in meetings with officials in Shanghai

Secretary of state Antony Blinken raised what the US describes as unfair Chinese trade practices during his first full day of meetings in China with local government officials in the financial hub of Shanghai. Mr Blinken met with the city's top official, Communist Party Secretary Chen Jining, and "raised concerns about (Chinese) trade policies and non-market economic practices", the State Department said in a statement. Advertisement It said he stressed that the United States seeks healthy economic competition with China and "a level playing field for US workers and firms operating in China". "The two sides reaffirmed the importance of…