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China’s new premier woos business as Xi doubles down on security

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has said it will be difficult for China to meet its growth target this year [File: Thomas Peter/Reuters]

China’s new premier has insisted the country is open for business despite crackdowns on private enterprise, even as Chinese leader Xi Jinping doubled down on security as the “bedrock of development”.

Addressing the last day of a key gathering of China’s rubber-stamp parliament, Li Qiang said China welcomed investment and would keep improving its business climate, including by protecting the property rights of companies and the interests of entrepreneurs.

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