Xi Vows to Protect Foreign Investors in Charm Offensive

  • Xi reiterates that the Asian nation will continue to open up
  • Cash-strapped cities struggle to attract foreign investment
An outdoor screen shows news coverage of Xi Jinping, right, meeting Chris Hipkins at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing on June 2.Photographer: Jade Gao/AFP/Getty Images
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Xi Jinping said China would do right by foreign investors, underscoring his government’s attempts to assuage worries about the economy and unpredictable policymaking.

“Development is the top priority of the Communist Party of China in governing and rejuvenating the country,” Xi told New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins during his official visit to Beijing on Tuesday.