High-level seminar set to discuss Sino-US frictions

A leading Chinese think tank will invite a group of US former senior officials and business leaders from some of the world's top enterprises to a specially arranged seminar this weekend in Beijing, to share their thoughts on Sino-US trade tensions and economic development threats.

The two-day event will start on Sept 16. It is expected to be a platform at which the Chinese government and non-official delegates could communicate with the outside world about how to deal with new challenges, said Lu Mai, vice-chairman and secretary-general of the China Development Research Foundation (CDRF), the organizer of the seminar.

"We hope the participants could better understand China's current development and our views on key issues, including Sino-US trade friction," Lu said at a news conference on Tuesday.