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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks to entrepreneurs at a meeting on July 21. (Xinhua photo via Chinese government website) 

SHUNSUKE TABETA, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- At a symposium with entrepreneurs in July, Chinese President Xi Jinping praised the founder of Japanese electronics company Panasonic as a visionary alongside the likes of Thomas Edison.

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