As Apple and Facebook Chiefs Visit, Xi Jinping Vows Deeper Reform
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As Apple and Facebook Chiefs Visit, Xi Jinping Vows Deeper Reform
SHANGHAI — Just days after being likened to a king by President Trump, President Xi Jinping of China on Monday reiterated his commitment to reform while holding court before a group of wealthy
and influential business leaders from his country and the United States.
He added that “China has and will continue issuing a series of measures to further open up.”
Mr. Xi’s professed his commitment to economic openness and reform nearly 10 days after he opened a Communist Party congress
that confirmed him as China’s leader for five more years.
The reception was one of Mr. Xi’s first public appearances with foreign visitors since a key Chinese Communist Party congress elevated him to the same exalted status as Mao Zedong, the country’s founding father,
and Deng Xiaoping, who led the country from 1978 until 1989.
Chinese diplomats have used past business summits to promote their country’s economic clout
and influence with American companies before testier meetings with United States leaders and diplomats.
SHANGHAI — Just days after being likened to a king by President Trump, President Xi Jinping of China on Monday reiterated his commitment to reform while holding court before a group of wealthy
and influential business leaders from his country and the United States.
He added that “China has and will continue issuing a series of measures to further open up.”
Mr. Xi’s professed his commitment to economic openness and reform nearly 10 days after he opened a Communist Party congress
that confirmed him as China’s leader for five more years.
The reception was one of Mr. Xi’s first public appearances with foreign visitors since a key Chinese Communist Party congress elevated him to the same exalted status as Mao Zedong, the country’s founding father,
and Deng Xiaoping, who led the country from 1978 until 1989.
Chinese diplomats have used past business summits to promote their country’s economic clout
and influence with American companies before testier meetings with United States leaders and diplomats.