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Beijing global executives summit, Chinese-Americans slam visa veto: SCMP daily highlights

From Beijing’s summit for key global business leaders to an engineer being sentenced to death, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage

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1. 80 global executives to gather in Beijing for key annual summit

A total of 80 top executives from global multinational companies are set to gather in Beijing to discuss a range of economic issues later this month, as China launches a charm offensive to keep trade and investment flowing during a period of heightened global uncertainty.

2. China issues rule to strike back in international intellectual property disputes

China’s cabinet on Wednesday issued a regulation saying the country may take countermeasures if foreign countries impose discriminatory or restrictive measures against its citizens or organisations in intellectual property disputes.

3. Distinguished Chinese-Americans condemn visa veto aimed at students from China

Republican-sponsored legislation aimed at blocking Chinese nationals from entering the US on student visas is “self-defeating”, the Committee of 100 said. Photo: Shutterstock
Republican-sponsored legislation aimed at blocking Chinese nationals from entering the US on student visas is “self-defeating”, the Committee of 100 said. Photo: Shutterstock

A group of prominent Chinese-Americans known as the Committee of 100 has condemned a bill that proposes to ban Chinese nationals from obtaining all main classes of student visas to the US as “not just exclusionary but self-defeating”.

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