Commentary
Xi Jinping wants the world to believe that after Beijing’s draconian COVID lockdowns, China is back open for business. Chinese officials said as much at the annual Davos event in Switzerland, and Xi is repeating the soundbite for its analog in Beijing, the China Development Forum.
The forum is the first in three years at which major Western and allied CEOs can visit China to mingle in person with top leadership from the regime. Apple, Samsung, Qualcomm, Pfizer, and other CEOs were reportedly in attendance. They apparently look forward to flattering the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and hobnobbing with politburo elites like Premier Li Qiang and Commerce Minister Wang Wentao….