Robert Cassidy, an American trade official, was in Beijing this week to look at outstanding concerns.

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"There's still good activity in media and tech, but financial services is the one area that's in turmoil, and that's a lot of what drives midtown, " said Robert Sammons, vice president of research at Cassidy Turley, a commercial brokerage.

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That's where Robert Redford, star of movies such as Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid and All The President's Men and director of films including Ordinary People, comes in.

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