Chinese leader Xi Jinping met more than a dozen US CEOs

Academics on Wednesday as Beijing renewed efforts to woo back foreign investors

Mend strained relations with the United States.

Foreign direct investment in China has slumped in recent months as a combination of slower growth

Regulatory crackdowns, onerous national security legislation

Questions about the country’s long-term prospects have shaken confidence in the world’s second-biggest economy.

The group of CEOs included Cristiano Amon of Qualcomm (QCOM)

Raj Subramaniam of FedEx (FDX) and Stephen Schwarzman of the Blackstone Group (BX).