Xi Jinping slams Trump's beggar-thy-neighbour policy at Shanghai Expo

While Trump has floated the possibility of a deal when he meets Xi in the coming weeks, the two sides remain far apart on resolving key US complaints

If Chinese President Xi Jinping is getting ready to make big concessions to the US, his much-anticipated speech at a Shanghai trade fair didn’t show it.

Xi hit back against President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies on Monday with some of his most pointed language yet, denouncing “law of the jungle” and “beggar-thy-neighbour” trade practices. At the same time, he didn’t outline any new proposals that would suggest he was prepared to meet Trump’s demands, such as halting forced technology transfers or rolling back support for state-owned enterprises. Stocks declined across Asia.

“All countries should strive to improve their business environment and