China to use import fair to highlight trade credentials

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will use a giant import fair in Shanghai next week to try to showcase its free trade credentials, temper criticism of its policies and deepen its global economic influence at a time of fresh uncertainty over the China-U.S. trade war.The week-long China International Import Expo (CIIE) comes at a critical moment, following Chile's announcement on Wednesday that it was withdrawing as host of an APEC summit in mid-November.The United States and China had hoped to sign the..