China's door to open wider, Li tells foreign companies

Premier Li Keqiang assured Western companies on Monday that China welcomes overseas firms competing in China's market under the principle of fairness.

His comments come as a string of antitrust investigations has prompted speculation that China no longer welcomes Western investors.

"China's door will only open wider. We are committed to taking our opening-up policy to a higher level and we advocate trade liberalization," Li said at the China Quality Conference, attended bydozens of foreign corporate leaders and foreign experts on quality management.