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| An aerial view of Hainan Yangpu Economic Development Zone, which is an important part of the Hainan Free Trade Port. (PHOTO: VCG) |
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For more than 40 years, China has resolutely adhered to its opening up policy, and the report to the 20th CPC National Congress has pledged to continue this policy and promote high-standard opening up in order to leverage the strengths of China's enormous market, and attract global resources and production factors with the country's strong domestic economy.
To foster a world-class business environment for market players from around the globe, the Chinese government has, among other initiatives, released a new industry catalog to attract foreign direct investment in more sectors, along with making appropriate reductions to the negative list for foreign investment.
"In recent years we witnessed a government with a clear market-focused approach, optimizing approval processes, services, and supervision. The result is an improved administrative efficiency and business competitiveness, hence stimulating even further the market vitality and social creativity," said Gregoire Cuny, president of Vitesco Technologies China. He added that guided by the government's long-term industrial planning and dual-innovation policy, more and more foreign enterprises are now scaling up their investment in China.
Ariura Toru, head of Business Strategy Office of Fujitsu (China) Holdings Co. Ltd., has similar ideas. He said a series of Chinese policies in recent years made him deeply appreciate the positive changes in the business environment, such as encouraging multinational companies to establish global innovation centers in Shanghai and a series of other initiatives, all of which are creating a better business environment for multinational companies.
The statistics show that in the first 10 months of 2022, the actual use of foreign capital in China reached 1.09 trillion RMB, up 14.4 percent year-on-year on a comparable basis. The actual use of foreign investment in high-tech industries grew by 31.7 percent, including 57.2 percent in high-tech manufacturing and 25 percent in high-tech service industries.
"China's commitment to further dynamize high-level opening-up will benefit enterprises both domestically and overseas, while injecting more confidence and impetus into the global economic recovery," said Kilian Aviles, senior vice president of DEKRA APAC and managing director of China in DEKRA group. He further noted that China has placed a high priority on strengthening capacity for innovation and R&D, and China's potential for innovation will only continue to grow.
Through such platforms as the China International Import Expo, China International Fair for Trade in Services, and China International Consumer Products Expo, the country has opened its doors to the outside world in a wider, broader and deeper way.
China has long been sharing its advanced technological achievements from independent R&D with the world, and high-end Chinese brands are becoming increasingly popular and more welcomed by international customers. That's according to Chris Pereira, founder and CEO of North American Ecosystem Institute.
"In more ways than one, China is shaping the future of the global technological landscape," said Ronen Mense, APAC president & managing director of AppsFlyer, expressing his confidence in China's technological development. Mense believes that this is particularly true in his field of marketing measurement, where China remains the blueprint of economic success and ecosystem collaboration.