Chinese PresidentXi JinpingOn the 27th, it was rare to meet US trade representatives in Beijing. This meeting broke the previous tradition of having the Prime Minister in charge of the economy conduct the event. The international media paid close attention to this, and some comments pointed out thatLi QiangI don’t want to steal the limelight from Xi Jinping, but more speculation points to Li Qiang’s frequent power cuts. In the matter of promoting foreign investment, Li Qiang has become a “passerby”.
Xi Jinping meets key US leaders at the Great Hall of the People. Whether Li Qiang was with him or not attracted wide attention. In news photos released by the official Xinhua News Agency, Li Qiang was not seen; In the press release, he was only brought up in the meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi.Another official media, China News Service, published two articles on the 27th, mentioning that Li Qiang was involveddiaoyutaiState guesthouse met with Governor Söder of Bavaria, Germany and held talks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
According to the France Broadcasting Network, commentators noticed that this year’s China Development Forum was over, and Prime Minister Li Qiang did not hold discussions with foreign CEOs like last year. Instead, his boss Xi Jinping met with American business leaders, which meant he was showing goodwill to the United States, but it may be more than that.
Since 2000, Beijing has held a high-level China Development Forum every year at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Traditionally, it is an opportunity for heads of major global companies to meet with Chinese political decision makers to discuss foreign investment. A key part of the Forum each year is that Chinese prime ministers and corporate CEOs participate in seminars to exchange ideas and raise questions. But this year, although Li Qiang still plans to participate in this year’s development forum, he will not host a symposium with the heads of foreign large companies.
The report noted that Li Qiang’s traditional prime ministerial press conference after last month’s National People’s Congress was also cancelled, which seemed to imply that his role in Xi Jinping’s increasingly controlling government was diminishing. Is. Some observers believe that the loss of this link shows that China is becoming increasingly inward-looking and centralized.
Another expert pointed out that this may also indicate that “Xi Jinping may authorize everything, but Li Qiang does not want to steal the limelight from his boss.”
Additionally, there are reports that Xi Jinping’s high-profile meeting with US business and academia leaders just months before the US elections in November deserves more attention.
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