Domestic, foreign companies treated equally, Li says

Foreign enterprises enjoy vast room for development in China as the increasingly open country treats them on a par with domestic ones, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday.

China is deepening reform and opening-up, and it provides an equal and fair environment for both Chinese and foreign enterprises, Li told the visiting chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, Harold McGraw III.

The remarks signaled China's willingness to get more involved in the global economy, equally and actively, amid signs of weakening economic activity in April and Beijing's ramped-up efforts to shore up growth, observers said.