Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Leaders Retreat at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 17, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Acquire Licensing Rights
SHANGHAI, Nov 29 (Reuters) – China President Xi Jinping visited Shanghai, where he went to several venues and learned about the city’s efforts to strengthen its competitiveness as an international financial centre, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.
Xi made the trip on Tuesday and Wednesday and he inspected the Shanghai Futures Exchange, an exhibition on Shanghai’s sci-tech innovations and a government-subsidized rental housing community, the report said.
He was seen with other government leaders, including Cai Qi, the head of the powerful Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee that oversees day-to-day affairs of the CPC.
Vice Premier He Lifeng, Shanghai’s Communist party secretary Chen Jining and Mayor Gong Zheng also accompanied his visit.
A video posted by state television showed Xi inspecting a humanoid robot and a section of an exhibition showcasing China’s integrated circuits technology, an industry that he has been pushing for more…
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