When Manchester announced plans in October for a giant Chinese-backed industrial park at its airport, the £650m project signalled a new front in the city’s rivalry with Liverpool.
At the other end of the M62, Merseyside has been pushing its own huge Chinese-financed regeneration scheme for more than three years without a brick being laid.
Now, Manchester is threatening to steal a march after securing the backing of a Chinese state-backed construction company and the country’s biggest bank for its airport scheme, with the possibility of direct flights to China.
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