CHINA APRIL TOTAL SOCIAL FINANCING 620 BLN YUAN (REUTERS POLL 1,500 BLN YUAN) - REUTERS CALCULATION BASED ON C.BANK DATA

Xi Jinping signaled greater openness to foreign business during a meeting with US executives accompanying Donald Trump in Beijing. Xi said American firms had benefited from China’s reform and opening-up process and pledged that “China’s door to the outside world will only open wider,” according to CCTV. Executives shown attending included Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Xi’s remarks echoed Trump’s call for China to “open up” and emphasized broader prospects for US companies in the Chinese market.

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