Left to right: Mark Zuckerberg, Xi Jinping and Tim Cook

China will firmly stick to the basic national policy of opening-up and pursue win-win cooperation while safeguarding the country’s sovereignty, security and development interests, President Xi Jinping said while meeting with members of the Advisory Board of Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management. The President added that China is deepening overall reform with unprecedented determination and force. China has not only benefited from but also contributed to economic globalization, Xi said, adding that China’s
development means opportunities for the world. China will not seek to take advantage of other countries but will pursue win-win cooperation, Xi said, while pledging to take more measures to boost opening-up.

Board Members who participated in the meeting included Tim Cook (Apple), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Robin Li (Baidu), Jack Ma (Alibaba), Pony Ma (Tencent), Elon Musk (Tesla) and Satya Nadella (Microsoft). Former Premier Zhu Rongji is Honorary Chairman of the Advisory Board.

Commenting on his upcoming meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Xi said China would like to make joint efforts with the U.S. to take each other’s interests and concerns into consideration, dissolve disputes and contradictions, and engage in win-win cooperation.

Mark Zuckerberg said that boosting connections will create economic opportunities, just like what the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative has brought to the world. “We know that when it’s easier for businesses to connect their customers on the internet, that enables the creation of new entrepreneurship, innovation and development, and improves the life of everyone,” he told Xi, as reported by the China Daily.