The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, received the managing directors and high managers of large European and US companies, In the midst of the campaign of the Asian giant to regain the trust of the private sector and attract foreign investments. According to the official press agency Xinhua, XI “met the representatives of the international entrepreneurial community”, even if the names of the participants have not yet been revealed.
“Multilateralism and free trade are facing difficult challenges,” Xi said to company managers, adding that “unilateralism and protectionism They are intensifying “.
It is assumed, that among them there are the managers of companies such as Mercedes, Apple, BMW e Qualcommwhich are located in China this week after participating, on Sunday and Monday, al China Development Forum who brought together in the capital, among others, the managing directors of the cited companies and Samsung, Pfizer, Astrazeneca, Mastercard, BMW and Eli Lilly, in front of which the Chinese deputy prime minister He Lifeng has assured that his country “will continue to open up” and that there will be “advantageous results for everyone”.
“China will welcome more investments from the multinationalsharing the development opportunities, “he said on the sidelines of the forum, which was held after the Foreign investments have recorded negative flows Record in 2024 and the trust of the private sector stood at the historic lows.
During the event – during which the Chinese premier Li Qiang urged the companies a “Resisting protectionism” – And during this week some of the greatest managers have already had meetings with the representatives of the Chinese administration.