Business tough in China as national security trumps all

By Agence France-Presse

May 20, 2023 12:51 pm

SHANGHAI: Doing business in China has become harder and potentially more perilous as the government prioritizes an ever-widening definition of national security over all else, despite insisting the country has reopened for trading.

In late March, authorities hosted global executives in Beijing, telling them they were 'not foreign visitors, but a family' and pledging to slash red tape.

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, in China's northern Shaanxi province on May 19, 2023. Photo by Mark CRISTINO / POOL / AFP

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