Recently, President Xi Jinping replied to Howard Schultz, Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors of Starbucks, and encouraged him and Starbucks to continue to play an active role in promoting Sino-US economic and trade cooperation and the development of bilateral relations.

　　China embarks on a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way, implementing the new development concepts of innovation, coordination, greenness, openness, and sharing. American companies such as Starbucks and companies from all over the world will usher in new opportunities for development in China.

　　In November 2020, the Starbucks China Coffee Innovation Industrial Park with a total area of ​​approximately 80,000 square meters officially broke ground in Kunshan, Jiangsu.

This is Starbucks' largest outside of the United States and its first productive strategic investment in the Asia-Pacific market.

　　At present, the instability and uncertainty of the international situation have become more prominent, and many foreign companies such as Starbucks resolutely choose to "go to China" and "root in China."

"Actively build a new development pattern in which the domestic big cycle is the main body and the domestic and international double cycles promote each other."

　　"This is by no means a closed domestic cycle, but a more open domestic and international dual cycle. It is not only China's own development needs, but also will better benefit the people of all countries."

　　"Implementing a higher level of openness will provide a strong impetus for building a new development pattern."

　　Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized that under the new development pattern, China will further open its door to opening up and share development opportunities with other countries in the world.

　　The Service Trade Fair, the 3rd China International Import Expo, and the rising enthusiasm of foreign investment in China once again let the world see that China's new development pattern can provide countries with broader opportunities.

　　According to statistics, from January to November 2020, the country's actual use of foreign capital was 899.38 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.3%.

Foreign investment has continued to increase its confidence in China's economy.

　　In the reply letter, Xi Jinping pointed out that he hopes Starbucks will make active efforts to promote China-US economic and trade cooperation and the development of bilateral relations.

　　In 2020, the famous Japanese bookstore chain chose to settle in Chengdu, and the Danish trendy clothing brand with a history of nearly 100 years will enter China; in 2021, Starbucks plans to open nearly half of the total number of new stores in the world...

　　China unswervingly promotes the development of economic globalization in the direction of openness, tolerance, inclusiveness, balance and win-win, and promotes the construction of an open world economy, which will provide new opportunities for enterprises from all over the world to develop in China.

　　Since 2017, China has revised the Negative List of Foreign Investment Access in the National and Free Trade Zones for three consecutive years; on January 1, 2020, the "Foreign Investment Law of the People's Republic of China" was officially implemented; on September 30, 2020, the "National Foreign Investment Law" The Guidelines for the Handling of Enterprise Complaint Centers and the National Directory of Complaint Work Institutions for Foreign-invested Enterprises have been announced...China's legalized business environment is becoming more and more perfect, providing a guarantee for foreign investment.

　　As of November 2020, Starbucks has more than 4,700 stores in nearly 190 cities in mainland China. In the fourth fiscal quarter of 2020, it has set an unprecedented new quarterly store record in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2020.

　　In 2020, Schneider Electric, a global electrical company headquartered in France, will continue to accelerate its deployment in China, continue to increase investment in innovation and ecosystems, and announce new investments in Xiamen, Beijing, Xi'an and other places... .

　　According to the 2020 China Business Environment Survey released by the US-China Business Council, nearly 70% of American companies surveyed are confident of China’s market prospects in the next five years; a survey conducted by the British Chamber of Commerce in China shows that 44% of surveyed British companies Said that it will increase investment in China in 2021; a survey by the Japan Chamber of Commerce in China also shows that more than 40% of the Japanese companies surveyed plan to expand their business in China in the next one or two years... A series of data fully reflects that foreign companies are optimistic about the Chinese market and increase their presence in China Willingness to invest.

　　Recently, a "cherry plane" took off from Santiago, the capital of Chile, arrived in China after a long-distance flight.

　　China's huge consumer market of 1.4 billion people is the development opportunity for the world to find new power and open up new space.

　　The big market breeds big opportunities.

"Let the Chinese market become the world's market, a shared market, and everyone's market." At the 3rd CIIE, Xi Jinping's speech was powerful and powerful.

　　China's consumer market has not only expanded quantitatively, but also improved qualitatively.

From the past, people are more concerned about "is there", now they pay more attention to "good or bad", people's consumption preferences are transformed from "the cheaper the better" to the diversification, individualization, and quality. Foreign companies provide more potential opportunities.

　　From Tesla becoming the first wholly foreign-owned new energy vehicle company to land in China to Starbucks China Coffee Innovation Industrial Park officially breaking ground in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China has a large market of 1.4 billion people and an expanding middle-income group that has become an attraction for foreign companies. The source of great power for investment in China.

　　Six months ago, Xi Jinping pointed out in his reply to the “Global Chief Executive Officer Committee” that China will continue to deepen reforms, expand opening-up, and fully implement the “six stability” and “six guarantees” major policies and measures to provide better investment and development for Chinese and foreign companies. The business environment opens up new opportunities and new prospects.

　　In 2021, companies from all over the world will usher in a broader space for development in China.

　　Producer丨Wang Shanshan Zhang Ou

　　Producer丨Xinglai Wu Xuan

　　Chief Editor丨Ning Lili

　　Edit丨Cheng Yu

　　Information丨Yang Caiyun

　　Vision丨Jiang Yuhang