The bosses of some of the world's biggest companies met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday. It's the second year running that chairmen, CEOs and company presidents of major global firms operating in China stuck around after the China Development Forum,

German investment in China’s auto industry has been one of the few bright spots as foreign investment has slowed to a crawl.

China's President Xi Jinping met with global CEOs in Beijing on Friday, as the government tries to woo foreign firms whose investment could give the ailing Chinese economy a boost and help insulate it against simmering geopolitical tensions.