Doing business in China, once seen as a can’t-miss opportunity, poses a troubling quandary: Reasons to stay can be as compelling as the reasons to retreat.
Gina Raimondo, the commerce secretary, also emphasized U.S. national security concerns in a meeting in Beijing with Vice Premier He Lifeng, who oversees China’s economy.
Beijing has characterized concerns about the economic slowdown as being inflated by Western critics. Widespread anxiety and pessimism paint a different picture.