The 4th China International Import Expo came to a successful conclusion today.
A milestone of opening has been erected here. Since joining the World Trade Organization, China has continuously expanded its opening up, activated the surging spring tide of its own development, and also activated a pool of spring water in the world economy. The CIIE is an example.
It is a global feast of sharing openness. More than 2,900 exhibitors from 127 countries and regions appeared at the CIIE Enterprise Exhibition, with a transaction amount of 70.72 billion US dollars per year, interpreting the moving scene of trade globalization.
Whether it is 20 years since china's accession to the WTO or the successful holding of the Ciie for four consecutive years, it reflects China's responsibility as a big country: the determination to expand high-level opening up will not change, the determination to share development opportunities with the world will not change, and the determination to promote economic globalization in a more open, inclusive, inclusive, balanced and win-win direction will not change.
Moving towards a higher level of open economy
Landing in Shanghai on October 17 and ending the quarantine on November 6, Shi Mengze, chairman of Cargill Asia Pacific and head of corporate strategy, almost stepped into the exhibition area of the fourth CIIE almost at the time point. Yesterday, just after the End of the Expo, he flew back to the headquarters without stopping. "Even if it's quarantine for 21 days, come!" During the quarantine period at the hotel when he entered the country, he used his camera to record the changes in light and shadow on the banks of the Huangpu River outside the window for 24 hours, and could not help but sigh: "China's changes are really big!" ”
The vicissitudes and great changes in China's reform and opening up over the past 40 years and the rapid development of China in the past 20 years since its accession to the WTO are inseparable from a high level of opening up.
The first entrants, the benefits are great. Mr. Schmenze said this year coincided with cargill's 50th anniversary of entering China. Today, with more than 10,000 employees and a regional headquarters in Shanghai, Cargill benefits from the open, innovative and inclusive character of the city.
This year also marks the 40th anniversary of Shiseido's entry into China. Kentaro Fujiwara, CEO of Shiseido China, said that the Chinese market has become the largest overseas market for enterprises, and in the future, it will increase local research and development while introducing global innovation, "We are full of confidence in the Chinese market."
Latecomers, hurry up. At this Expo, The Norwegian professional spine bag brand Beckman made its debut, although due to the epidemic, the head martin Beckman could not visit Shanghai in person, but the company still brought many "Chinese debuts" to the Expo site in order to share the dividends of China's opening up to the outside world.
Seeing out to know, looking at the past to know. Whether it is the 20th anniversary of China's accession to the WTO or the CIIE, which is marching to the fourth year, the results of opening up are obvious, and institutional-type opening up is fundamental. China will further reduce the negative list of foreign investment access, revise and expand the Catalogue of Encouraged Foreign Investment Industries... At the opening ceremony of this expo, a solemn commitment to the future will accelerate the promotion of China's open economy to a higher level.
Share development opportunities with the world with open arms
In the food and agricultural products exhibition area, the red panel of the Serbian National Pavilion prominently reads: "Share our best with China" Openness - The vivid practice of the Expo fully shows that the sea-like market has opened its arms to the world and is willing to share development opportunities with the world.
In just 6 days of the Expo, the big orders continue! Spain's Nicolas Creea Group has participated in the exhibition for four consecutive years, and this year the high-end equipment manufacturer won an order worth 120 million yuan in one go, refreshing the transaction record since the exhibition. Sales Director Che Hangbiao smiled and closed his mouth: "The buyer is a company in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province." If it weren't for the Expo, we wouldn't have been able to pick up the head at all. ”
In just 6 days of the Expo, the investment does not stop! Mazars, an international auditing, tax and consultancy, once again appeared at the Expo this year and signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with the Lujiazui Administration of the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone. Hervé Hélias, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mazars Group, is excited: "The window of the Expo reflects the vitality of China, and we are very optimistic about the future development of China and Shanghai. ”
In just 6 days of the Expo, the exchange is not stopped! The Deloitte booth receives more than a dozen batches of merchants every day and holds a number of launch events. Deloitte China Deputy CEO Jiang Ying lamented that CIIE has become an important platform for participating foreign companies to deeply understand the Chinese market and find investment opportunities in China, and has played an active role in promoting foreign investment and consumption upgrading.
Again and again to show, negotiate, dock, invest... When more and more exhibits become commodities and invisible exhibits land, simple buying and selling relationships and cooperative relations are transforming into deep economic interactions between you and me and you.
Unswervingly promote the development of economic globalization
Some people say that from one point in the Expo, you can see the entire side of the world. Because here, it always responds to the hot topics of the world.
The new crown pneumonia epidemic is still spreading around the world, and the special "public health epidemic prevention zone" of the Expo has brought the latest technology and solutions. Abbott sent the "Alinitym Automatic Molecular Diagnostic Analyzer" to Shanghai for exhibition early on, which can run up to 1,080 tests in 24 hours, greatly improving the efficiency of laboratory testing, including the new crown virus.
Green and low-carbon is the focus of global attention, and a "low-carbon" wind has also blown at the Expo. France's Zhiao Convention and Exhibition Group brought the "Urban Exhibition 'Digital Carbon Neutrality' Development Solution" to the Asian premiere, accelerating the industry upgrade with "Digital Carbon Neutrality". Zhou Jianliang, CEO of the group's China region, said that he hopes to deliver a new green exhibition concept through the Expo, explore new opportunities for green and intelligent urban exhibitions in the post-epidemic era with global enterprises, and create value for urban development.
Less than 90 days after the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, ice and snow elements have also become a big hit at the Expo, including global giants such as Uniqlo, Feile and Decathlon competing to bring new products and ignite the "hot" economy of the Expo with the "cold" resources of the Winter Olympics.
Sports event supplies zone - consumer goods pavilion of the Expo
Because of the Expo, the world has seen a more open and confident China. "China is playing an important role in the recovery of the world economy." Xie Weibo, a member of Danone's Global Executive Committee and president of China and Oceania, said from the bottom of his heart that China has brought the epidemic under control faster than other countries, and China's factories and supply chains have recovered faster, which means that it has set an example for the world in terms of raw material supply and exports.
Moving forward in the logic of historical progress and developing in the trend of the development of the times - although the Fourth CIIE has come to an end, China's determination to promote economic globalization in the direction of more openness, inclusiveness, inclusiveness, balance and win-win results is unswerving!
Author: Xu Jinghui
Editor: Zhu Wei