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As U.S. readies cybertheft sanctions against China, President Xi to meet with heads of tech firms
Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with 15 CEOs from U.S. technology companies. PHOTO: JASON LEE/ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S. starts Tuesday with meetings with tech executives in Seattle rather than government officials in Washington, but politics will still be front and center.
Mr. Xi’s goal, according to a number experts on U.S. and China relations, will be to cajole American tech chief executives into helping him persuade the Obama administration not to retaliate against China for years of alleged hacking and theft of intellectual property, which the Chinese government has repeatedly denied.
He will try to accomplish this by convening a private meeting with 15 CEOs from U.S. firms—including Tim Cook, head of Apple Inc., and Satya Nadella, head of Microsoft Corp.—and 15 CEOs from their Chinese counterparts. ...
Google Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai wasn’t invited, a person familiar with the situation said. Given how much symbols matter in public diplomacy, this is perhaps telling, since in 2010 Google very publicly pulled out of China rather than accede to censorship requirements, and for about the past year has been trying to stealthily get back in.
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