The "Foreign Investment Law" has been implemented for more than half a year, and the heads of foreign companies have said-"We feel the full sincerity of the Chinese government"
The "Foreign Investment Law" has been officially implemented for more than half a year. Many heads of foreign companies said that the "Foreign Investment Law" released a positive signal of China's insistence on opening up to the outside world, and provided "reassurance" for foreign companies to invest and operate in China. With the introduction and implementation of a series of laws and regulations to optimize the business environment, such as the "Foreign Investment Law", foreign companies in China will become more determined to participate in China's future development process.
The "Foreign Investment Law" has been implemented for more than half a year. What role has it played in the process of foreign companies investing and operating in China? In this regard, many heads of foreign companies in China said in an interview with the Economic Daily that the "Foreign Investment Law" demonstrated China’s determination to open up to the outside world, and provided “reassurance” for foreign companies’ investment and management in China, and also gave foreign companies a chance to More confidence in the development prospects in China.
Demonstrate China's determination to expand opening up
Many heads of foreign companies said that the "Foreign Investment Law" released a positive signal of China's insistence on opening up to the outside world, indicating that China will further create a stable, transparent, predictable and fair competition market environment.
Lai Minglong, general manager of AstraZeneca China, said that the "Foreign Investment Law" is a law that suits the current foreign investment needs and protects the rights and interests of foreign investors in China. It demonstrates that China is further promoting opening up, improving the business environment, and embracing economic globalization. Determination. "The "Foreign Investment Law" provides a more solid guarantee for the legal rights and interests of foreign-funded enterprises. We believe that an optimized market environment, fair competition, and a vibrant investment atmosphere can maximize the initiative of enterprises in innovation and help the Chinese market Attract and gather overseas resources, and further promote the integration of foreign-funded enterprises and China's local economy to achieve common development." Lai Minglong said.
L’Oréal China’s President and CEO Fei Bori said that the “Foreign Investment Law” is an important arrangement for China’s transition from commodity and factor flow opening to rules and other institutional openings, demonstrating China’s determination to embrace the world and promote economic globalization. Action force. "We believe that China's equal treatment and equal treatment of all investors will not only help China achieve its own development goals, but will also provide broad opportunities for companies from various countries to cooperate in China and promote the in-depth development of multilateral and bilateral cooperation." Say.
Chen Donghui, President of Swiss Re China, said: "It has been more than half a year since the "Foreign Investment Law" was officially implemented. We have seen strong signals from China to deepen reform and open up, and fully feel China's determination and actions to continue to optimize the business environment.
Yu Fang, President of Amway (China), said that the "Foreign Investment Law" demonstrates the Chinese government's determination to promote reform and opening up, and its support for trade liberalization and economic globalization. China's investment environment will be more fair and transparent, which is the biggest good news for foreign companies.
"The "Foreign Investment Law" is a new basic law in the field of foreign investment in China. It highlights the main tone of expanding opening up and actively using foreign investment, focusing on investment promotion and investment protection, and ensuring the unification of domestic and foreign investment rules and promoting fairness, highlighting China The determination to promote economic globalization in an open, inclusive, inclusive, balanced and win-win direction." said Zhao Bin, senior vice president of Qualcomm.
The development of foreign companies in China takes the "reassurance"
Many heads of foreign companies said that the implementation of the "Foreign Investment Law" has given foreign companies a "reassurance" for investing and operating in China, and strengthened their determination to develop in China.
Zhao Bin said that the "Foreign Investment Law" has boosted the confidence of foreign companies in opening up the Chinese market and brought more predictable prospects for Qualcomm's future industrial cooperation with China. "The "Foreign Investment Law" emphasizes the strengthening of the property rights protection of foreign-invested enterprises, and clearly states that the state protects the intellectual property rights of foreign investors and foreign-invested enterprises in accordance with the law, and encourages technical cooperation based on business rules. This is Qualcomm's "Invention-Sharing-Collaboration" The business model provides a strong guarantee." Zhao Bin said.
Xu Xinxiong, Chief Executive Officer of TENCEL Group of Thailand, said: “I am very impressed by the series of regulations in the Foreign Investment Law on strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights. For example, increasing penalties for infringements of intellectual property rights, continuing to strengthen the enforcement of intellectual property rights, and promoting Establish a rapid collaborative protection mechanism for intellectual property rights to equally protect the intellectual property rights of foreign investors and foreign-invested enterprises. We are well aware of the importance of creating a market environment that respects intellectual property rights, which is why we are willing to continue to invest in China's intellectual property field. "
Yu Fang said: "We are impressed by the Chinese government's pragmatic service awareness and efficient administrative approval efficiency. During the new crown pneumonia epidemic, government departments have made full use of Internet technology to improve service efficiency and help Amway improve its operational efficiency. With the implementation of the Investment Law, we have increasingly felt a pragmatic and caring service-oriented government."
Toshihiro Ueda, executive director of AGC Co., Ltd. and general representative of AGC Group in China, said that for multinational companies, the stability of the policy of the target country is very important. "For foreign companies in China, the "Foreign Investment Law" is a reassurance. , Let us feel the full sincerity of the Chinese government, and strengthen our determination and confidence to continue to take root in China and develop together with China."
Fabre said that the pace of China's reforms is getting faster, the efficiency of implementation is getting higher, the door of opening is getting wider and the business environment is getting better and better, so that L'Oréal's confidence in the Chinese market is stronger than ever. "The implementation of the "Foreign Investment Law" will continue to promote the in-depth cooperation and integration of the cosmetics industry between China and the world, and will further promote the international trade of cosmetics, expand domestic demand for cosmetics consumption, and stimulate the growth of upstream and downstream industries. As a witness and benefit from the continuous optimization of China's business environment We also have the responsibility and determination to make greater contributions to the Chinese economy."
Firmly participate in China's future development process
Many heads of foreign companies in China said that with the introduction and implementation of a series of laws and regulations to optimize the business environment such as the "Foreign Investment Law", foreign companies in China will become more determined to participate in China's future development process.
Accenture, a world-renowned consulting firm, stated that the implementation of the Foreign Investment Law has brought positive changes to the Chinese economy and has made the Chinese economy full of vitality. The Chinese market is a key strategic market for Accenture in the world. In the context of China’s expanding opening up and optimizing the business environment, Accenture has established a Global Innovation R&D Center and a China Digital Innovation Center in Shenzhen and Shanghai, respectively, using its global and local technological innovation capabilities and industry experience to collaborate with Chinese companies Carry out the latest digital practice together.
Zhang Jun, vice president of Boston Scientific and general manager of Greater China, said that Boston Scientific has been rooted in China for more than 20 years and has always had firm confidence in the future. "China is an important strategic market for the company. Since the implementation of the "Foreign Investment Law" for more than half a year, we have been actively working with industry chain partners as an insider to collaborate and innovate to build a shared medical ecosystem and promote the construction of a healthy China. '."
Chen Donghui believes that in the current global economy under widespread pressure, the Chinese insurance market is thriving. From a macro perspective, the Chinese insurance market has a bright future, is facing rare growth opportunities, and is undergoing a series of profound changes. Swiss Re is full of confidence in the Chinese market and will continue to take root in China, working hand in hand with our customers and partners for common development.
"AGC Group has benefited from the optimization of the business environment in the Foreign Investment Law, and has strengthened its confidence in continuing to take root in China. In November this year, the third CIIE will be held in Shanghai, which will ignite the gloomy world economy. A lamp of hope. AGC will participate in the exhibition for the third consecutive year. We will bring the most advanced technology and solutions to help China's new infrastructure development." Ueda Toshihiro said.
Shan Guohong, President of Takeda Pharmaceutical China, said that the continuous spread of the epidemic has filled the global economy with uncertainty, but Takeda Pharmaceuticals has fully felt the resilience and vitality of the Chinese economy. "Many foreign companies still cast a vote of confidence in China's business environment and future prospects. We hope that Chinese patients can obtain the most innovative drugs simultaneously with patients from other parts of the world. We are willing to actively cooperate with the Chinese government and support the Chinese government Various efforts made in the sustainable development of the medical and health system."
Lai Minglong also said that in recent years, AstraZeneca has deeply felt the orderly liberalization of China's health sector and has benefited from the preferential policies that are being introduced one after another. "Under this background, AstraZeneca has continued to increase its investment in China. So far, it has invested more than 1 billion U.S. dollars. It has successively built two supply bases in Wuxi and Taizhou, as well as China's logistics center, China's new drug research and development department, and the Internet of Health Internet of Things. Innovation Center and International Life Science Innovation Park.” (Economic Daily · China Economic Net reporter Yuan Yong Zhu Lin)