Zhang Xiaoqiang is Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Executive Office and legal representative of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE), one of China’s leading think tanks based in Beijing. In this interview on the side line of the What Now What Next conference, Mr. Zhang dived into the question of why the U.S. demands during the trade talks with China are out of line, and how the two sides could come to an agreement based on respect and realistic expectations.
He was interviewed by Zhu Yinghuang at the US-China Trade and Economic Relations Forum in Hong Kong on 9-10 July, 2019.