Investors to seek bridge over troubled waters

Ambassador Max Baucus' mission to upgrade business ties between the two largest economies has rivers to cross, Zheng Yangpeng reports

The United States' new ambassador to China came to Beijing with the idea of bolstering business ties between the world's two largest economies. Like his predecessors, he decided that, compared with the choppy waters of politics and security, business is one area where Beijing and Washington can find common ground.

Which is why Max Baucus kicked off his first investment forum with a "hard sell": Uncle Sam wants Chinese investment to help rebuild the US.