(Observation of the Two Sessions) Executives of foreign companies in China talk about the government work report: Shared development achieves future opportunities
China News Service, Beijing, March 6th: Executives of foreign companies in China talk about the government work report: Shared development achieves future opportunities
China News Agency reporter Ma Jiajia
The ongoing National People's Congress is an important window for the outside world to understand China's economic and social development and policy trends.
Several senior executives of foreign-funded enterprises in China said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency that from the government work report, they can fully understand China's development achievements, earnestly perceive the government's efforts to improve the business environment, and have full confidence in the broad market opportunities in the future.
Development achievements are obvious to all
Song Weiqun, senior vice president of Johnson & Johnson and chairman of China, told China News Agency that 2021 is a "landmark year" as stated in the government work report.
Facing the complex and severe domestic and international situation and multiple risks and challenges, China's economic development and epidemic prevention and control have maintained a global lead, and high-quality development has achieved new results. The "14th Five-Year Plan" has ushered in a good start.
Guo Mu, President of Herbalife China and Global Senior Vice President, said that China has ushered in a good start to the "14th Five-Year Plan" with outstanding achievements, and has made remarkable achievements in the development of economy, society and ecological civilization.
This year, China proposed an economic growth target of around 5.5%, once again demonstrating China's determination and confidence in pursuing positive, pragmatic and steady development.
More importantly, this goal is of great significance to the sustained recovery of the world economy, and China will continue to be an important driving force leading the development of the world economy.
Data map: Container terminal.
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The improvement in the business environment is tangible
Meng Pu, Chairman of Qualcomm China, believes that the government work report mentioned that the focus of this year's work includes "promoting the stable development of foreign trade and foreign investment", "actively utilizing foreign capital", and "continuously expanding foreign economic and trade cooperation", which shows that China is unswervingly implementing a high level of Confidence and determination to open to the outside world, strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with other countries in the world, and achieve win-win and multi-win.
He said frankly that for decades, as a multinational company, Qualcomm's rapid development has benefited from China's high-level opening to the outside world and continuously optimized business environment.
Whether in terms of business volume or corporate operations, Qualcomm has developed very well in China and has maintained close ties with Chinese partners.
Song Weiqun has a deep understanding of China's continuous improvement and optimization of the business environment: China will unswervingly expand a high level of opening up, continuously optimize the business environment, and continue to expand the scope, field and level of opening to the outside world. The continued development of foreign-funded enterprises, including Johnson & Johnson, has provided important confidence and strong impetus for their development in China.
"We are inspired and motivated, and are ready to meet the challenges and opportunities of the new normal with the Chinese market," Song Weiqun said.
Guo Mu focused on the relevant content of "expanding high-level opening to the outside world" in the government work report.
He believes that this will enhance the company's confidence in continuing to invest in China and strengthen local innovation capabilities.
Wang Rui, senior vice president of Intel Corporation and chairman of Intel China, believes that Intel entered China in 1985 and has witnessed China's transformation on the world stage in the past 37 years. shallow.
"The biggest change during this period is that we have seen many Chinese customers, from 'looking up to the world' to starting their own innovations, and gradually developing into 'leading geese' that attract global attention in their fields. China has a very dynamic industrial ecology and promotes innovation. The Chinese market is very important to Intel's development." Wang Rui sighed.
The market is broad and the future can be expected
Zhao Yongzhan, President of ABB Electric China, is full of confidence in the future of the Chinese market.
In an interview with a reporter from China News Agency, he pointed out that as the world's second largest economy, China has the advantages of a super-large domestic market and a perfect manufacturing supporting system. It is currently accelerating digital and green transformation, and strives to improve the quality and efficiency of economic development. , to promote the implementation of the "dual carbon" goal, and provide broad development opportunities for Chinese and foreign enterprises.
He said that ABB is optimistic about China's market potential and future development prospects, and will continue to increase investment, increase local R&D efforts, and provide more leading technologies and solutions for the Chinese market.
Song Weiqun also believes that in the current new development pattern of "dual circulation", foreign-funded enterprises, including Johnson & Johnson, who are deeply involved in the Chinese market, will see more new opportunities to contribute to the Chinese economy and the goal of common prosperity.
As a technology company that provides support for digital industrialization and industrial digitization, Intel is very pleased to see that this year's government work report mentions that it will promote the development of the digital economy, strengthen the overall layout of digital China, build digital information infrastructure, and promote 5G scale. application, the development of smart cities, digital villages and other directions.
Wang Rui believes that this will further cultivate new momentum for development, consolidate the cornerstone of stable and long-term economic development, and provide broader new opportunities for the industry.
Qualcomm Group is also full of confidence in the future of the Chinese market: we also look forward to further enhancing the cooperative relationship with Chinese partners, expanding the "circle of friends" in China, and jointly creating a new ecology, new track and new model of the digital economy.
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(Xia Bin, Chang Tao, Wang Enbo participated in the writing)