From chips to robots, the invitees to Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s meeting with private entrepreneurs last month represented sectors that mostly came as no surprise. That is, except for one group: the Big Food bosses.
Founders of four large agricultural companies were given prime seats at the carefully choreographed gathering: all were seated in the first row; one was among a handful invited to speak. Positioning pig producers and milk formula makers ahead of the likes of Alibaba’s Jack Ma
Subscribe or login to read the rest.
Subscribers get full access to:
- Exclusive longform investigative journalism, Q&As, news and analysis, and data on Chinese business elites and corporations. We publish China scoops you won’t find anywhere else.
- A weekly curated reading list on China from Andrew Peaple.
- A daily roundup of China finance, business and economics headlines.
We offer discounts for groups, institutions and students. Go to our Subscriptions page for details.
Visited 1 times, 1 visit(s) today
