Video Transcript

I have been attending more in-person events this week after the easing of COVID controls in China. Today, I am traveling to Jiangsu province to visit a portfolio company in the industrial sector. It’s intriguing to see our companies having stayed resilient during a challenging macro backdrop and build a strong competitiveness with increasing innovation and international expansion. The competitiveness of Chinese companies will be even higher when the domestic environment recovers and confidence is restored.

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December 2022

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