On the morning of March 28, President Xi Jinping met with representatives of the international business community at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
President Xi welcomed them to China and commended them for their long-standing commitment to cooperation with China. President Xi noted the twin miracles of rapid economic growth and enduring social stability that China has created over the past seven decades since the founding of the People’s Republic, especially over the past four decades of reform and opening up. President Xi underscored that they are due to the strong leadership of the CPC as well as the unity and hard work of the Chinese people, and also to support and help from the international community, including the contribution of foreign businesses operating in China.
Thanks to reform and opening up, and importantly to actively leveraging foreign capital, China was able to rapidly enter the global market and catch up with the times in great strides. Foreign businesses and investment in China have driven economic growth and employment, boosted technological and managerial progress, and facilitated reform and opening up. All of this shows that foreign businesses are important participants in the Chinese modernization drive, in the country’s reform, opening and innovation, and its interconnectivity with the world and integration into economic globalization. In this process, foreign businesses have thrived and generally enjoyed handsome returns, achieved win-win results, and forged profound friendships with the Chinese people. https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/zyxw/202503/t20250328_11583904.html
Cai Qi, Wang Yi and He Lifeng, among others, participated in the meeting.