Li Qiang Pitches China Opportunity 2.0 at 17th Summer Davos as He Rebuts Subsidy Claims
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Updated · South China Morning Post · Jun 24
Li Qiang Pitches China Opportunity 2.0 at 17th Summer Davos as He Rebuts Subsidy Claims
3 articles · Updated · South China Morning Post · Jun 24
Summary
At the 17th Summer Davos in Dalian, Li Qiang urged a rewrite of the Western narrative on China, saying its advances in emerging technologies should be seen as opportunity and empowerment rather than a threat.
Li directly rejected accusations that China’s competitiveness is subsidy-driven, arguing it comes from industrial hard work and a vast domestic market that gives companies broad real-world applications.
Huawei was cited as an example of that resilience, with Li saying Chinese firms have kept innovating despite cost pressures and what he called unfair external interference.
The pitch extends Beijing’s broader “China Opportunity 2.0” message as export growth and Chinese tech expansion draw rising Western scrutiny over trade disruption and state support.