China News Service, Beijing, November 2 (Zhongxin Finance reporter Zuo Yukun) On November 1, the National Development and Reform Commission and the high-level roundtable of American multinational companies in China with the theme of "focusing on the 20 major conferences and seeking new development". held in Beijing.

  The roundtable was co-hosted by the International Department of the National Development and Reform Commission and China News Service, hosted by China News.com, attended by senior representatives from the American Chamber of Commerce in China, the US-China Business Council and more than 60 US companies in China, involving high-end manufacturing, pharmaceuticals The chemical, energy, financial, automotive, entertainment and other industries are all world-class companies that have been deeply involved in the Chinese market for many years and are widely favored by Chinese consumers.

  All along, the business circles of China and the United States have maintained close economic and trade exchanges, and maintained close exchanges and cooperation in various fields.

Just as the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China successfully concluded, this roundtable will help American companies in China understand China's policy direction, identify market positioning, and seize investment opportunities in China. Practical significance.

On November 1, the National Development and Reform Commission and the high-level roundtable of American multinational companies in China, with the theme of "focusing on the 20th National Congress to seek new development", were held in Beijing.

  Gao Jian, deputy director of the International Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, pointed out that the roundtable reflects three "constants": first, the nature of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation between Chinese and American business circles remains unchanged; second, China's expansion of high-level opening up The determination remains unchanged. Third, the confidence of American companies in China in the vast Chinese market remains unchanged.

  Gao Jian said that the roundtable hopes to help American multinational companies in China better understand the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and gain an in-depth understanding of the contents of the report of the 20th National Congress, which is believed to boost the confidence of American companies in China.

We deeply realize that in the future, foreign-funded enterprises, including American companies in China, will be more optimistic about the Chinese market and more actively integrate into China's new development pattern.

  Yu Lan, deputy editor-in-chief of China News Service and president of China News Network, said in his speech that China-US relations are at a very critical juncture, and the more difficult the moment, the more we need to strengthen our confidence and strengthen dialogue and cooperation.

In recent years, China News Agency has actively expanded the "news +" business, especially strengthening the service function of "Policy Express".

In the future, the role of a media-based think tank will be further brought into play to build an efficient communication platform for decision-makers and all sectors of society, to jointly contribute to the development of Chinese-style modernization, and to help everyone find more new opportunities on the new journey of China's development.

  Xu Qiang, president of China Development and Reform News, made a keynote report focusing on studying and implementing the latest spirit of the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

He pointed out that the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasized that the rights and interests of foreign investors should be protected in accordance with the law, and a market-oriented, legalized, and internationalized first-class business environment should be created.

This fully reflects the importance the government attaches to attracting and supporting foreign-funded enterprises in China, which will help boost market confidence and send an important positive signal for American companies in China to increase their investment in China and deepen their development in China.

  Xu Qiang said that China's huge market size and corresponding growth potential contain huge business opportunities, and the Chinese market leads the world in the speed of accepting new products and new technologies.

In addition to traditional strong areas such as electronic information and the Internet, new growth points will continue to emerge in the Chinese market.

On November 1, the National Development and Reform Commission and the high-level roundtable of American multinational companies in China, with the theme of "focusing on the 20th National Congress to seek new development", were held in Beijing.

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  Xia Qing, deputy director of the Foreign Investment Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, commented on the recently released "Several Policies and Measures on Promoting the Increase of Foreign Investment, Focusing on Manufacturing, Stable Stock and Quality Improvement" (hereinafter referred to as "Several Policies and Measures") and "Encouraging Foreign Investment". The 2022 edition of the Industry Catalogue has been interpreted.

  "In response to the new situation and new challenges faced by my country's foreign investment utilization, the "Several Policy Measures" mainly focus on three aspects, focus on solving the outstanding difficulties currently faced by foreign-invested enterprises, focus on strengthening the policy of attracting investment in the manufacturing industry, and focus on supporting foreign-funded enterprises. High-quality development." Xia Qing emphasized that the "Several Policies and Measures" is the key work to promote foreign investment at present and in the future. In the next step, we will coordinate with various departments and localities to accelerate the implementation of policies and measures, creating more favorable conditions for foreign investment in manufacturing. condition.

  Xia Qing also said that the "2022 Edition of the Catalogue of Industries Encouraged for Foreign Investment" has greatly increased the entries for mid-to-high-end manufacturing industries, and increased policies to encourage foreign investment in industries such as advanced manufacturing, modern service industries, high-tech, energy conservation and environmental protection. efforts to promote the optimization of the industrial structure of foreign investment and further improve the quality of foreign investment utilization.

"This fully shows that China's attitude to encourage foreign investment is very clear, and China's determination to expand opening up is firm."

  Zhao Penggao, deputy director of the Department of Environment and Resources of the National Development and Reform Commission, delivered a keynote speech on the "1 + N" policy system for carbon neutrality.

  Zhao Penggao said that since September 2020, China has made a good start in its unswerving efforts to achieve carbon neutrality.

We exceeded the first-phase nationally determined contribution targets ahead of schedule, and in 2021, the national energy consumption intensity and carbon dioxide emission intensity will be reduced by 2.7% and 3.8% respectively.

With the efforts of various departments, the carbon neutral "1+N" policy system has been established.

  Zhao Penggao said that China's "dual carbon" goal is a very extensive and profound economic and social systemic transformation. There are huge market opportunities and market opportunities in the process of transformation. There are three specific aspects: first, low-carbon, zero-carbon and negative-carbon technologies. The second is to carry out green and low-carbon trade and investment cooperation; the third is to carry out third-party market cooperation. It is hoped that multinational companies will give full play to their own advantages and work with Chinese enterprises to develop third-party practices and achieve win-win cooperation.

  At the meeting, enterprise representatives focused on the relevant content of the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and "Several Policy Measures on Promoting the Increase of Foreign Investment, Stable Stock and Quality with a Focus on Manufacturing", the latest version of the catalogue of industries for encouraging foreign investment, and serving the "double carbon" goal In-depth interaction and exchanges with relevant departments were carried out on such topics.

  Enterprise representatives said that by listening to the detailed interpretation of the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the introduction of foreign investment and the "dual carbon" policy system, they had a deeper and more comprehensive grasp and understanding of the key content of the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and more Boosted confidence in investing in China.

In the future, it will closely follow the development theme of China's new era, better integrate into China's new development pattern, seize new development opportunities, and make positive contributions to promoting the deepening of China-US economic cooperation.

  Gao Jian said that China-US economic and trade cooperation has always been mutually beneficial, bearing on the vital interests of the two peoples and the prosperity and development of the world.

It is hoped that U.S. enterprises in China will maintain their confidence in the Chinese market, cultivate new strategic opportunities in the "change", fully grasp potential investment opportunities, explore more investment cooperation areas, support and promote more technological innovation and its application and promotion in China, Contribute a positive force to promoting the deepening of Sino-US economic cooperation and the better development of Sino-US relations.

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