Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting with heads of major foreign companies, Xinhua news agency reported.
The meeting was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
On March 23-24, the China Development Forum was held in the capital. More than 80 representatives of foreign companies, mostly American, participated in it. Among them were the heads of Apple, AstraZeneca, Blackstone, BMW, Otis, Samsung, Siemens and Pfizer.
The forum revealed that in 2024, the volume of foreign direct investment in mainland China was 826.25 billion yuan ($114.76 billion), a decrease of 27.1% compared to 2023.