Shanghai, May 5 (ZXS) -- "In just six years in China, we have received a lot of support and help from the governments of Shanghai and Pudong New Area. Businesses are also feeling more and more confidence in their long-term development in China. Jin Fangqian, global vice president and general manager of Gilead Science China, told reporters that after obtaining the recognition of the regional headquarters of multinational companies in Shanghai, the company has received strong support from Shanghai for its business development and talent training.
In 2021, the Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Supporting the High-level Reform and Opening Up of the Pudong New Area to Build a Leading Zone for Socialist Modernization Construction were officially released. For multinational pharmaceutical companies, Jin Wanqian sees this as an excellent opportunity to "bring new momentum for enterprises in the region to deeply participate in the development of strategic industries such as biomedicine, promote innovation capacity building, and build an innovation highland." ”
As China's largest economic center, Shanghai is one of the top destinations for foreign investment in China. Up to now, the cumulative actual use of foreign capital in the city has exceeded 3300 billion US dollars, and the number of foreign-funded enterprises in Shanghai is 7,1, contributing about 4/1 of the city's GDP, about 3/1 of the tax revenue, more than 2/2 of the total industrial output value above the designated level, and nearly 3/78 of the total import and export volume of foreign trade. In the first quarter of this year, the actual use of foreign capital in the city was 28.1 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 907.538%. The total number of regional headquarters and foreign-funded R&D centers of multinational companies reached <> and <> respectively.
Why are foreign companies rushing to Shanghai? Based on years of work experience, Xiao Jian, director of the Lujiazui Administration, believes that the most important thing for foreign-funded enterprises is the policy overlay advantages of the Chinese market.
Shanghai Optimized Business Environment Version 6.0, "China Compulsory Product Certification" System Reform... In recent years, Shanghai has introduced several rounds of policies to optimize the business environment. At the beginning of April this year, in order to continue to promote the high-quality development of foreign investment, Shanghai formulated the "Several Measures for Shanghai to Increase the Attraction and Utilization of Foreign Investment", highlighting the "3+6" industry, new tracks and future industries, attracting high-level subjects such as headquarters and research and development, supporting foreign-funded enterprises to improve quality and efficiency, and accelerating the cultivation and development of new momentum. To optimize the business environment to strengthen the service guarantee of foreign investment, in the process of formulating policies and measures, adhere to the problem orientation, and clearly put forward reform measures to optimize the business environment in response to the opinions and suggestions put forward by foreign-funded enterprises.
"Since last year, we have seen that governments at all levels have successively issued a series of policies to promote high-level opening-up, encourage investment, and support foreign investment in research and development. We look forward to making better use of our advantages and sharing opportunities with the Chinese market in the future." According to Bettina Schoen-Behanzin, the Asia representative of Freudenberg Group, many of Freudenberg's investments in China are concentrated in the Yangtze River Delta region with Shanghai as the core, "The regional headquarters in Pudong brings us a lot of convenience." Pudong is a pioneer in China's opening up and a representative of the continuous optimization of the business environment. It is home to the headquarters and R&D centers of many of the world's leading companies, with a wealth of innovation and talent. ”
Located in the north corner of Pudongxi, Lujiazui has continuously promoted open innovation in the fields of finance, commerce and trade, and professional services, which is an important window for China's reform and opening up and an important platform for international cooperation. At present, more than 6000,3000 Chinese and foreign financial institutions, more than 340,500 domestic and foreign professional service institutions, more than 140 branches of Fortune <> enterprises and more than <> regional headquarters of multinational companies have gathered in this hot land.
"It should be said that for more than 30 years, a good genetic and ecological foundation for opening up and cooperation has been formed here." Xiao Jian said that Lujiazui will give full play to its comprehensive advantages and deepen the exploration of institutional innovation, "We are focusing on studying the special policies of treasury centers of multinational companies, hoping to attract a number of multinational companies to form treasury headquarters functions in Lujiazui, promote the establishment of integrated local and foreign currency capital pools, support centralized management businesses such as fund collection, allocation, settlement, investment and financing, and risk management, and improve the economic level of Pudong headquarters." ”
At present, Lujiazui is benchmarking against the highest international standards and the best level, focusing on expanding space and accumulating kinetic energy. Compared with Manhattan in New York and the Financial City of London, it focuses on the spatial layout of "one core, one heart, one belt and one axis", focuses on more than 20 new construction and renewal projects, and promotes the expansion and efficiency of Lujiazui Financial City. It is planned to add 250.2030 million square meters of commercial office space by the end of the 300th Five-Year Plan; By the end of <>, another <> million square meters of international and high-quality space will be released to ensure that "there is no shortage of space in the industry".
"In the future, Lujiazui will further weave a global collaboration network, so that Chinese enterprises can better perceive the pulse of the world and let international enterprises share China's opportunities." Further optimize the opening up rules in line with international standards and create a more convenient business environment for investment and exhibition. Xiao Jian said. (End)