A top US trade official indicated that an upcoming summit between US and Chinese leaders will primarily focus on trade matters. He advised against discussing broader investment programs at this time, suggesting continued economic constraints.

Next month’s US-China presidential summit will focus on trade rather than investment, reflecting a reluctance to remove all economic constraints, according to the top US trade official. “I don’t think we’re at the point in our relationship with the Chinese where we want to talk about the investment programmes either way, right?” United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday at a Hudson Institute event in Washington. He cautioned against “premature discussions” as the...