Chinese Premier Li Qiang talks with Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, after his speech during the opening ceremony. Photo: AFP
Chinese Premier Li Qiang talks with Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, after his speech during the opening ceremony. Photo: AFP

World Economic Forum: Li Qiang boasts of China-tech breakthroughs if wary foreign firms can be swayed

  • Premier calls for strengthening innovation in science and tech, building a modernised industrial system and boosting domestic demand
  • But foreign business representatives tell Li Qiang that they are still waiting for further reassurances from Beijing, over long-held concerns

Chinese Premier Li Qiang talks with Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, after his speech during the opening ceremony. Photo: AFP
Chinese Premier Li Qiang talks with Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, after his speech during the opening ceremony. Photo: AFP
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