China’s NDRC Holds Roundtable With US Multinationals in Beijing

The timing and framing matter more than the attendance list: pairing US business groups with the next five-year plan signals that foreign capital is being invited into the planning conversation rather than treated as an afterthought. That said, a roundtable is a listening exercise, not a policy shift, and the readout offers no commitments. The open question is whether this channel produces concrete changes in market access or regulatory treatment, or remains a recurring dialogue that US multinationals weigh against their own diversification plans.