Xi Jinping, Newly Exalted, Tells C.E.O.s China Will Continue to ‘Open Up’<br />Mr. Xi, speaking at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during an event shown on national television, addressed topics such as globalization, innovation<br />and China’s relationship with the United States at a gathering of executives who included Tim Cook, the chief executive of Apple; Stephen Schwarzman, the chief executive of the Blackstone Group; and Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive.<br />Other executives attending the event included Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s chief executive; Masayoshi Son, the chief executive of SoftBank; Henry M. Paulson<br />Jr., the former Treasury secretary; Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba; Pony Ma, Tencent’s chief executive; and Terry Guo, the chief executive of Foxconn.<br />30, 2017<br />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<br />and influential business leaders from his country and the United States.<br />Chinese diplomats have used past business summits to promote their country’s economic clout<br />and influence with American companies before testier meetings with United States leaders and diplomats.<br />The moves by Beijing have prompted calls in Washington for added scrutiny of Chinese companies<br />seeking to do business in the United States or buy up American technology companies.<br />The event — just a week before Mr. Trump is scheduled to make his first visit to China — was most<br />likely arranged to signal China’s status as an economic superpower and peer of the United States.
