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1. 80 global executives to gather in Beijing for key annual summit
A total of 80 top executives from global multinational companies are set to gather in Beijing to discuss a range of economic issues later this month, as China launches a charm offensive to keep trade and investment flowing during a period of heightened global uncertainty.
2. China issues rule to strike back in international intellectual property disputes
China’s cabinet on Wednesday issued a regulation saying the country may take countermeasures if foreign countries impose discriminatory or restrictive measures against its citizens or organisations in intellectual property disputes.
3. Distinguished Chinese-Americans condemn visa veto aimed at students from China

A group of prominent Chinese-Americans known as the Committee of 100 has condemned a bill that proposes to ban Chinese nationals from obtaining all main classes of student visas to the US as “not just exclusionary but self-defeating”.