“[In the past five years,] Western countries led by the United States have contained and suppressed us in an all-round way, which has brought unprecedented severe challenges to our development,” Xi told a group of government advisers representing private businesses during an annual legislative meeting in Beijing on Monday. China sets lowest GDP growth target in decades as Beijing tightens its belt It’s also necessary to protect the property rights of private companies and entrepreneurs and treat state firms and private companies equally, so as to “boost market expectations and confidence,” he said. concat(t,'\n \n\n You're watching a daily free preview\n \n\n You're watching a daily free preview\n \n