The Chinese economy is starting to come out of the water after three years weighed down by health restrictions. For the first time since the pandemic, the China Development Forum was organized in Beijing until Monday March 27, where foreign entrepreneurs and in particular Americans were able to discuss with Chinese leaders. On this occasion, the latter had a message to convey: the second economic power remains open and welcoming.
There China is doing better economicallyand she lets it know : Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang insisted that the market of the second world power remained accessible to foreign companies and that foreign investment remained welcome.
The day before is the chinese foreign minister who played the luxury sales rep: Qin Gang argued that the current context was suitable for companies, at a time of economic recovery in China, which has been made a priority in recent weeks by Beijing.
Economic recovery, opportunity and cooperation were the themes of this forum organized in the Chinese capital for the first time since the pandemic.
If the Chinese leaders have never declared it openly, these foot calls were intended primarily for American entrepreneurs, represented in Beijing by the CEO of Apple Tim Cook or the bosses of Boeing or the semiconductor giant Qualcomm.
Beijing is therefore playing appeasement and showing openness while Sino-US relations have steadily grown tense in recent months, between diplomatic quarrels and threats of decoupling.
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