by Igor Patrick for SCMP

“A ‘senior Chinese official and his ministerial delegation’ plan to attend a dinner with members of the US business community on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in San Francisco, according to an invitation sent out by two organisations devoted to bilateral ties.

An invitation distributed by the National Committee on US-China Relations and the US-China Business Council on Tuesday did not identify who would be headlining the US$2,000-a-head event, offering only that one official will ‘deliver a major speech’ at the gathering.

Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping was the headliner, citing sources familiar with the matter. The event is projected to draw a large crowd, including top CEOs from Apec-based companies, Bloomberg said…”

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