China Tries to Mend U.S. Ties by Ramping Up Talks With Firms

  • Top economic planning body holds first meeting with U.S. firms
  • NDRC says it wants to share information, ‘clear up confusion’
Ning JizhePhotographer: Giulia Marchi/Bloomberg
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China is taking more direct steps to mend relations with U.S. investors, ramping up its communication with businesses in an environment of heightened economic tensions between the two nations.

Officials from the National Development and Reform Commission, the government’s top economic planning body, met Tuesday with representatives of companies like Tesla Inc., Qualcomm Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc. -- the first of possibly more similar meetings planned with U.S. firms.