SCMP reports: "President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sought to send a message that progress had been made in bringing the coronavirus outbreak under control and, for most parts of the country, the focus should be on getting back to business.
President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sought to send a message that progress had been made in bringing the coronavirus outbreak under control and, for most parts of the country, the focus should be on getting back to business.
According to state television, Xi chaired a meeting of the Politburo Standing Committee, China’s supreme political body, on the latest developments on the crisis and future policy responses, concluding that there had been “positive changes” with “positive results”.
He called for areas where there were a large number of suspected cases of the new virus – especially the outbreak epicentre Wuhan – to create more hospital beds and quarantine facilities.
At the same time, Xi said, efforts to control the outbreak had entered a critical stage and there was no room for relaxation in key measures or key areas. Xi also reiterated that all levels of local government and Communist Party committees must strive to achieve China’s social and development goals this year, indicating that he did not want the public health crisis to hinder progress."
If the leadership of China is looking beyond the outbreak and to their goals, so should every business that sells to China.
Key takeaway for Western businesses selling to China:
China's goal is to become a "comprehensively well-off society"
How can your business / product / service help deliver this?
"Comprehensive' is obviously pretty big!
So which segment of Chinese society are you serving, and how?
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