[Explanation] In order to help foreign-funded enterprises, including American companies in China, to deeply understand and grasp the spirit of the 20th National Congress and major decision-making arrangements, on November 1, the International Department of the National Development and Reform Commission and China News Service co-sponsored, and China News Network hosted the national High-level roundtable meeting between the National Development and Reform Commission and US multinational companies in China.

  [Explanation] The theme of the roundtable will be "Focusing on the 20th National Congress to Seek New Development". Representatives of more than 60 American multinational companies in China from high-end manufacturing, medical care, finance, chemical industry and other fields participated.

  [Explanation] Gao Jian, deputy director of the International Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, expressed the hope that American multinational companies in China will actively integrate into China's new development pattern, fully grasp market opportunities, and continue to open up new space for international cooperation.

  [Concurrent] Gao Jian, Deputy Director of the International Department of the National Development and Reform Commission

  It is hoped that American companies in China will maintain their confidence in the Chinese market, cultivate new strategic opportunities in the changing situation, fully grasp potential investment opportunities, explore more investment cooperation fields, and support and promote the application and promotion of more technological innovations in China. To promote the deepening and solidity of Sino-US economic cooperation, and contribute to the better development of Sino-US relations.

  [Explanation] Yu Lan, deputy editor-in-chief of China News Service and president of China News Network, pointed out that through this roundtable, it is hoped that the majority of foreign-funded enterprises will find more new opportunities in the new journey of China's development.

  [Concurrent] Yu Lan, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of China News Service and President of China News Network

  It is hoped that it can help American companies in China to fully and accurately understand the important achievements and major strategic deployments of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and help foreign-funded companies to discover new opportunities and expand new businesses in the process of Chinese-style modernization and the new development pattern of "dual circulation". , and seek common development.

  [Explanation] Xu Qiang, president of China Development and Reform News, pointed out that China's major economic policy adjustments and major strategic adjustments are closely related. "It was mentioned 9 times, and these are closely related to business.

  [Concurrent] Xu Qiang, President of China Development and Reform Newspaper

  For example, a strong country, a strong country in education, a strong country in science and technology, a strong country in talents, a strong country in trade, etc., regional coordinated development strategies, innovation-driven development strategies, these are the future national actions that the country focuses on. In the process, you may really need to think and study deeply in this regard. China's huge market size and its corresponding growth potential contain huge business opportunities.

  [Explanation] A few days ago, the "Catalogue of Industries for Encouraging Foreign Investment (2022 Edition)" officially released by China has attracted the attention of companies such as Mars.

Xia Qing, deputy director of the Foreign Investment Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, introduced that compared with the previous version, the new version of the catalog has expanded the scope of encouraging foreign investment.

  [Concurrent] Xia Qing, Deputy Director of the Foreign Investment Department of the National Development and Reform Commission

  The total number of entries in the new version of the catalog is 1,474, a net increase of 239 compared with the previous version, an increase of 19.4%, and the number of entries added is the largest in recent years.

The increase of entries is one aspect, and more importantly, it fully shows that China's attitude to encourage foreign investment is very clear, and China's determination to expand its opening to the outside world is firm.

  [Explanation] Carbon peaking and carbon neutrality are China's solemn commitments to the international community.

In the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, it is emphasized that the carbon peaking action should be implemented in a planned and step-by-step manner.

How can foreign-funded enterprises participate in China's carbon peaking and carbon neutrality?

Zhao Penggao, deputy director of the Environmental and Resources Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, pointed out that developing green and low-carbon trade and investment cooperation is the key.

  [Concurrent] Zhao Penggao, Deputy Director of the Environmental and Resource Department of the National Development and Reform Commission

  We support foreign-funded enterprises to increase investment in China in the fields of new energy, energy conservation and environmental protection, ecological environment, and green services, and expand the import and export scale of energy conservation and environmental protection products and services. Relevant enterprises will also enjoy energy conservation, water conservation, environmental protection, and tax incentives. We treat foreign-funded enterprises equally in terms of existing policies such as policies. As long as they are enterprises in China, foreign-funded enterprises can enjoy preferential tax policies and policies related to domestic enterprises.

  Liu Chao Wang Chao Li Chen Yang Siyu reports from Beijing

Responsible editor: [Bian Liqun]