China's Xi Jinping meets U.S. executives in Beijing as foreign investment wanes

Open this photo in gallery: Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing session of the National People’s Congress, at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, on March 11.Ng Han Guan/The Associated Press China's President Xi Jinping met American business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday, as the government tries to woo back foreign investors and international firms seeking reassurance about the impact of new regulations. Beijing wants to boost growth of the world's second largest economy after foreign direct investment shrank 8 per cent in 2023 amid heightened investor concern over an…