Lobby Group Tells China to Focus on Reform, Not Retaliation on US Firms

Lobby Group Tells China to Focus on Reform, Not Retaliation on US Firms
A sightseeing ship on the Huangpu River against the night skyline of Pudongs Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China on July 15, 2011. Feng Li/Getty Images
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SHANGHAI—China should focus on market reforms and avoid restricting access for U.S. financial firms if the trade war escalates and spills into the financial sector, said a lobby group representing global banks and asset managers.

The Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) also urged Beijing to accelerate the opening up of the country’s financial markets to attract much-needed foreign capital to aid a slowing economy amid rising trade tensions.