CNN —China is willing to be “a partner and a friend” of the United States, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told American business leaders in San Francisco on Wednesday, as he sought to court US businesses amid a decline in foreign investment in China.
“China is willing to be a partner and friend of the United States,” he added.
China is happy to see a confident, open and prosperous US,” Xi said.
Xi recalled entering the US on that trip through San Fransisco, which he said formed his “first impression” of America.
Under Xi, China has further expanded the scope of its anti-espionage law, raided US consultancy and due-diligence firms and detained executives in the name of national security, sending a chill through the foreign business community.
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