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'We should jointly safeguard the free trade system, uphold open regionalism, and firmly oppose trade and investment protectionism,' Ding Xuexiang, the ruling Communist Party's sixth-ranking official, said during his keynote speech at the annual Boao Forum on Thursday, attended by Asian leaders, global diplomats and business executives.
The four-day Boao gathering in the southern province of Hainan comes as Beijing intensifies a charm offensive to lure overseas investment. China has bolstered efforts to portray itself as a reliable partner as US President Donald Trump rattles markets with unpredictable tariffs and unnerves US allies with geopolitical maneuvers.
Ding also sought to reassure global investors by highlighting the strength of China's economy and its commitment to innovation. He pointed to recent advancements in artificial intelligence, robots and new-energy vehicles as new growth drivers and vowed to broaden market access for foreign investors.
'No matter how the external environment changes, China will open wider to the world,' he said.
Ding's speech follows a week of Chinese efforts to woo international business leaders and foreign officials. Top executives including Apple Inc.'s Tim Cook, Qualcomm Inc.'s Cristiano Amon, Pfizer Inc.'s Albert Bourla and Saudi Aramco's Amin Nasser attended the two-day China Development Forum in Beijing, where officials touted the economy's potential for business.
In an address to that gathering, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said China is prepared for 'shocks that exceed expectations,' urging countries to open up markets in the face of growing economic fragmentation.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to meet a group of US business executives in Beijing on Friday.
The world's second-largest economy is bracing for potentially more tariffs as a US report on its compliance with an earlier trade deal comes due on April 1 and Trump plans to impose reciprocal levies globally the next day. Any new US levies on China will likely be met with retaliation and strain ties that had stabilized under the Biden administration.
Trump said he would consider lowering tariff rates imposed on China to secure Beijing's support for a sale of the US operations of ByteDance Ltd.'s social video platform TikTok to an American company.
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