US pushes China for greater market access
But trade talks ending on Monday unlikely to lead to any breakthroughs amid hacking row, say analysts
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THE United States pushed China for greater market access at annual trade talks on Sunday, though few breakthroughs are expected amid tensions over cyber hacking and rules that could hamper foreign tech firms.
Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping agreed in September that neither government would knowingly support cyber theft of corporate secrets to support domestic businesses, but US experts argue Chinese hackers have continued to penetrate US firms.
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