HOT TOPICS China reassures foreign enterprises on stability Premier Li Qiang told the China Development Forum Sunday that the country is committed to acting as a “cornerstone of certainty” and a “haven of stability” for the world, pledging to fully implement national treatment for foreign enterprises. He Lifeng meets foreign executives Vice Premier He Lifeng met with representatives of the U.S.-Ch...
HOT TOPICS China reassures foreign enterprises on stability Premier Li Qiang told the China Development Forum Sunday that the country is committed to acting as a “cornerstone of certainty” and a “haven of stability” for the world, pledging to fully implement national treatment for foreign enterprises. He Lifeng meets foreign executives Vice Premier He Lifeng met with representatives of the U.S.-China Business Council and executives from multinational corporations, including HSBC Holdings PLC, UBS Group AG, Louis Dreyfus Co. Ltd., Siemens Healthineers AG, Schneider Electric SE, Rio Tinto PLC, Prudential PLC, Investor AB, Standard Chartered PLC, Suzano SA and TCP Group. He expressed hope that U.S. companies would inject more stability into bilateral trade relations.
Indonesia ’s president, under fire at home for signing up to US counterpart Donald Trump ’s “Board of Peace”, has insisted his country will not pay the US$1 billion joining fee for permanent membership. Jakarta had only committed peacekeeping troops for the initiative, Prabowo Subianto said in a statement published on the presidential YouTube channel Sunday. The “Board of Peace” came together afte...
Indonesia ’s president, under fire at home for signing up to US counterpart Donald Trump ’s “Board of Peace”, has insisted his country will not pay the US$1 billion joining fee for permanent membership. Jakarta had only committed peacekeeping troops for the initiative, Prabowo Subianto said in a statement published on the presidential YouTube channel Sunday. The “Board of Peace” came together after the Trump administration, teaming up with Qatar and Egypt, negotiated a ceasefire in October to halt two years of devastating war in Gaza. Advertisement Countries that want to be permanent members must pay US$1 billion, sparking criticism the board could become a “pay-to-play” version of the UN Security Council. Indonesian protesters step on a US flag during a rally outside the US embassy in Jakarta on March 13. Photo: EPA Prabowo, a former general, has come under criticism from Indonesian Muslim groups for joining the board and pledging to send 8,000 peacekeeping troops to Gaza.
Opinion: To Help the Economy, China Must Fix Its Consumption Deficit 00:00 00:00 /00:00 您的浏览器不支持 audio 标签。 Listen to this article 1x Tourists eat hot pot in a field of rapeseed flowers on March 14 in Wuhu, East China’s Anhui province. Photo: VCG The recently released Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development lays out a comprehensive strategy to “vigorously boo...
Opinion: To Help the Economy, China Must Fix Its Consumption Deficit 00:00 00:00 /00:00 您的浏览器不支持 audio 标签。 Listen to this article 1x Tourists eat hot pot in a field of rapeseed flowers on March 14 in Wuhu, East China’s Anhui province. Photo: VCG The recently released Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development lays out a comprehensive strategy to “vigorously boost consumption.” The blueprint explicitly targets four key areas: consolidating consumer fundamentals, unleashing the potential of service consumption, upgrading goods consumption and continuously improving the broader consumption environment. You've accessed an article available only to subscribers Subscribe today for just $.99. VIEW OPTIONS Unlock exclusive discounts with a Caixin group subscription — ideal for teams and organizations. Subscribe to both Caixin Global and The Wall Street Journal — for the price of one. Share now and your friends will read it for free!