Chinese President Xi Jinping will host a meeting next week with some of the nation's top entrepreneurs - including six Hangzhou-based start-ups known as the "Six Little Dragons" - to recognise progress in critical areas of technological advancement and show support to the private sector,

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is reportedly set to meet with China's Xi Jinping during a summit.

The Chinese leader also paid close attention to fostering stronger people-to-people bonds between the two countries. Ahead of this Spring Festival, Xi sent a Chinese New Year card in return to friends in the US state of Iowa, expressing his hope that the two peoples will pay more visits to each other and have more exchanges.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will chair a symposium with major business leaders including Alibaba's Jack Ma to invigorate the private sector amid US-China tensions. The focus is on tech innovation and domestic growth.

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to chair a symposium to boost private sector sentiment next week that will be attended by the country’s business leaders, including Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, three people with knowledge of the meeting said.

China has invited prominent entrepreneurs including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. co-founder Jack Ma to meet the nation’s top leaders, people familiar with the matter said, a potentially momentous show of support for the private sector after years of turmoil.