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The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and the Tianjin Municipal Government co-sponsored this conference to showcase the achievements of private enterprises in industrial structure optimization and innovation.
China News Service, Tianjin, September 22 (Xu Xueying, Zhou Yaqiang, Sun Yifei) The 2026 Top 500 Chinese Private Enterprises press conference co-sponsored by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and the Tianjin Municipal People's Government was held in Tianjin on the 22nd. Gao Yunlong, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and Zhang Gong, Deputy Secretary of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, attended and delivered speeches.
Gao Yunlong pointed out that the overall scale of the top 500 private enterprises continues to increase, the industrial structure continues to be optimized, innovation vitality continues to increase, and social contributions continue to increase. We hope that the vast number of private enterprises will strengthen their confidence, make persistent efforts, have the ambition to serve the country, be dedicated to development, abide by the law and do business well, get rich first and promote common prosperity, and firmly be the promoters of Chinese modernization, leaders in accelerating the cultivation and development of new productive forces, practitioners of the modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics, and contributors to the solid promotion of common prosperity, so as to contribute more to the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation.
The meeting centered on the theme of "Strengthening private enterprises to gather strength, doing well and promoting development". The meeting also released the list of the top 500 Chinese private enterprises in 2026, the top 500 private enterprises in the manufacturing industry, and the top 100 private enterprises in the service industry, as well as the "2026 Research and Analysis Report on the Top 500 Chinese Private Enterprises". During the meeting, some business representatives were invited by the Tianjin Municipal People's Government to participate in the 2026 China Private Enterprise Investment and Financing Fair and other related activities.
Relevant leaders of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and Tianjin Municipality and responsible comrades of relevant departments, heads of relevant ministries, financial institutions, experts and scholars, representatives of top 500 private enterprises and other powerful private enterprises, representatives of Tianjin private enterprises and chambers of commerce, and representatives of provincial federations of industry and commerce attended the meeting.

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