Overseas Chinese enterprises and overseas Chinese businessmen enter the Expo: enhance investment confidence and look forward to the "Golden Autumn Covenant"

Zhongxin Wanghai, April 4 (Reporter Fan Yubin) "The China International Import Expo (hereinafter referred to as the 'CIIE') conveys the values of openness and inclusiveness, not only encouraging countries around the world to pay attention to China, a very important market, but also providing a platform for enterprises from all over the world to come together and find opportunities for closer cooperation on a global scale." Shi Xueli, executive vice president of the China Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs and chairman of Shanghaojia (China) Co., Ltd., told Chinanews.com.

Over the past five years, CIIE has connected the domestic and international markets, promoted the deep integration of domestic and international value chain industrial chains, and made "exhibits into commodities and exhibitors into investors", which has become a window for China to build a new development pattern, a platform for promoting high-level openness, and an international public good shared globally. Among them, overseas Chinese and Jinbo "achieve each other".

Overseas Chinese enterprises, overseas Chinese businessmen and overseas Chinese business executives visited the Expo Cultural Exhibition Center. Photo by Fan Yubin

"Overseas Chinese Enterprises and Overseas Chinese Business Executives of Overseas Chinese Enterprises and Overseas Chinese Enterprises Entering the Expo were held at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai) on the 25th, and well-known overseas Chinese enterprises and overseas Chinese business executives visited the Expo Cultural Exhibition Center to understand the development of the theme activities of "Overseas Chinese Enterprises and Shanghai Entry Expo", and exchange and share the development opportunities brought by the Expo.

The vast number of overseas Chinese at home and abroad have always been an important bridge and link for promoting exchanges and exchanges between China and the world, and an important force for promoting the in-depth development of economic globalization.

Since the first CIIE, overseas Chinese groups and overseas Chinese communities, overseas Chinese enterprises and overseas Chinese businessmen at home and abroad have actively played the advantages of integrating China and foreign countries, and promoted high-quality characteristic products, technologies and services of overseas enterprises to China and the global market through the Expo, promoted the sharing of China's development opportunities, added new momentum for global development, and actively told Chinese stories.

Discussion and exchange site. Photo by Fan Yubin

Over the past five years, relying on the "home field advantage" of the Expo, the Shanghai Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese has played the role of a bridge between the Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, adhered to the unity of serving the overall situation and serving overseas Chinese, guided overseas Chinese compatriots and overseas Chinese groups to deeply participate in the Expo and the "Belt and Road" initiative, and held the theme activities of "Overseas Chinese Connect Five Continents - Shanghai and Shanghai Expo" for two consecutive years in 2021 and 2022.

According to reports, the theme activity of "Overseas Chinese Connect Five Continents, Shanghai and Shanghai Entry Expo" in 2023 will be themed "New Era, New Opportunities, New Vision", focusing on attracting investment and talents, promoting great friendship and exchanges at home and abroad under the new situation, and contributing to the strength of overseas Chinese to serve the overall situation of the country and Shanghai's modernization construction, build a new development pattern, and promote high-quality development.

"This year, we will further give full play to the advantages of extensive contacts between overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese compatriots, take the Expo as an opportunity to promote high-quality joint construction of the 'Belt and Road', fully display the blueprint and practice of Chinese-style modernization, highlight the contribution of overseas Chinese under the new development pattern, and strive to build 'Overseas Chinese Connect Five Continents - Shanghai Entry Expo' into a functional platform for attracting investment and intelligence, a landmark activity to promote high-level opening up to the outside world, and a theme activity and brand with wide influence in overseas Chinese circles at home and abroad." Quan Sheng, chairman of the Shanghai Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, said.

"This year is the sixth consecutive year that Shanghaojia has participated in the Expo, and every year of participating in the exhibition gives us new experiences, feelings and gains." Shi Xueli said that this year's Expo, the Shanghaojia booth will be further expanded to 150 square meters. "We want to bring more participatory, experiential activities to the visitors, and we have planned in advance to introduce more imported health products from the Philippines and overseas, such as coconut sugar and coconut water produced by ultra-high pressure process. At the same time, it explores and explores the unique traditions and cultures of various parts of China and abroad, and integrates them into product development, research and design. ”

According to Xue Zengyi, senior vice chairman of CP Group's agriculture, animal husbandry and food enterprises in China, the Expo has a lofty positioning, grand scale, complementary advantages and long-term benefits. "The Expo has enhanced the confidence of the world, especially entrepreneurs from all over the world, to invest and develop in China. After three years of the epidemic, we are full of confidence in China's economic recovery, will further increase investment in China, and will continue to take root in China and develop together with China. ”

Overseas Chinese enterprises, overseas Chinese businessmen and overseas Chinese business executives visited the Expo Cultural Exhibition Center. Photo courtesy of Shanghai Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese

China sets up the stage, the world shares, and the spillover effect of the Expo on the healthy development of economic globalization continues to appear. Lily Fu, global vice president and president of Avaya Asia Pacific, said that the Expo is not only an economic and trade platform, but also an international and open platform to show China's unswerving expansion of high-level opening up. "After three years of the epidemic, I am very much looking forward to expanding the scale and making this year's Expo more exciting."

"'Qiaolian Wuzhou, Shanghai Jinbo' has become an important brand for overseas Chinese to participate in the Expo, and many overseas Chinese have taken this opportunity to expand greater development opportunities." Jin Lin, Chairman of Shanghai Juerui International Trade Co., Ltd. and CEO of Argentina (Shanghai) Innovation Center, said, "CIIE is a global open economic platform and a driving force for our personal and corporate development. In the past five years, we have participated in the Expo and shared the various benefits brought by the Expo. At this year's Expo, we will bring more Argentine agricultural technology, technology and services to China, and promote more Argentine enterprises to share opportunities in China. ”

"The value of participating in the Expo is infinite." Ning Feng, President of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), said that the participation of overseas Chinese enterprises and overseas Chinese businessmen in the Expo not only expands business, promotes the development of enterprises, and contributes to the economic development of all countries, but also allows all countries to share development opportunities, achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, and jointly promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. (End)