China expands its economic 'gravitational force' amid US retreat

Push for free trade and global yuan offer peek into a Beijing-led future

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and other officials attended a virtual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit Nov. 20, at which Xi said he would consider joining the TPP. © Kyodo

YOICHI TAKITA, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- It was as if Chinese President Xi Jinping made a slam dunk, perfectly timed to take advantage of the presidential transition in the U.S.

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