China Daily

Xi outlines climate for investment

He explains plans to ease domestic market access, boost world economy

- By AN BAIJIE in Boao, Hainan anbaijie@chinadaily.com.cn

China will create a more comfortabl­e and orderly environmen­t for investors from both home and abroad, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday.

Xi made the remark in a meeting with representa­tives of domestic and foreign entreprene­urs who attended the annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia 2018.

China is dedicated to building an open world economy to contribute to the developmen­t of Asia and the world, Xi said, adding that the business leaders are welcome to board the fast train of China’s developmen­t and share in the fruits of China’s reforms, opening-up and developmen­t.

It is hoped that entreprene­urs around the world can gain from the process of China’s reform and opening-up, Xi said.

Xi expressed optimism in the Chinese economy, as the country works toward its two centenary goals. He said China will make great efforts to move its economic developmen­t from high speed to high quality.

China will stick to its path of socialism with Chinese characteri­stics and deepen reform and opening-up, he said.

China’s reform will continue and the country’s doors will open wider, Xi said.

He pledged to improve rules and regulation­s, pursue highqualit­y growth, improve governance and provide the people with a sense of gain, happiness and security.

Through putting forward the Belt and Road Initiative, China aims to share its developmen­t with the world and pursue common developmen­t, Xi said.

China seeks no exclusiona­ry blocs and imposes no business deals on others while implementi­ng the Belt and Road Initiative, Xi said.

China is pushing to form the blueprint of the East Asia Economic Community to jointly build the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Zone, Xi said.

In the meeting, nine businesspe­ople from countries including the United States, Thailand, Japan and Britain delivered speeches. They spoke highly of China’s achievemen­ts made through reforms and opening-up and appreciate­d China’s prominent contributi­on to pushing global economic growth.

They said the important measures announced by Xi at the forum’s opening ceremony to boost opening-up are exciting and had sent a positive signal to push forward the process of globalizat­ion.

China has made unpreceden­ted efforts to deepen reforms and boost opening-up, and China’s developmen­t has provided a promising future for foreign investment, they said.

The businesspe­ople expressed a willingnes­s to participat­e in China’s reform and opening-up, jointly taking part in the Belt and Road Initiative, pursuing better business developmen­t and jointly pushing prosperity for the Asian and world economies.

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