Li Qiang: We must polish the "golden brand" of the Canton Fair even brighter

China News Service, Guangzhou, October 14th. Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the "70 Years of Cantonese Diplomacy in the World" symposium in Guangzhou on the morning of October 14th.

After listening to the speeches of representatives of overseas buyers and exhibitors at the meeting, Li Qiang said that since the Canton Fair was held for 70 years, it has continued to grow and develop along with China's opening up and development. It has not only become a bright business card for China's opening up to the outside world, but also an important window for the world to observe China. The Canton Fair is one of the rare, convenient and efficient one-stop trading platforms in the world that has a complete range of categories. It also brings together the latest products and technologies. It has not only become a big stage for traditional goods trade, but also a benchmark for the development of new trade. The Canton Fair adheres to the purpose of "making connections with the world and benefiting the world for mutual benefit". It has not only become a link for Sino-foreign economic and trade cooperation, but also a bridge for enhancing understanding and friendship.

Li Qiang said that in recent years, the businesses of companies from various countries participating in the Canton Fair have become more diversified and are gradually upgrading to all-round partners. Three trends are particularly obvious, which can help companies make better use of the Canton Fair platform and better grasp China's development opportunities. First, upgrading from a trading partner to an innovation partner can better share the dividends of technological progress. China will continue to foster an open innovation ecosystem, strengthen the protection of foreign-related intellectual property rights, and actively address the concerns of enterprises. Second, upgrading from a trading partner to an investment partner can expand more incremental market space. China will continue to optimize the foreign investment environment, expand market access, and support localized production by foreign companies. Third, upgrading from trading partners to production and supply chain partners can effectively enhance risk prevention and impact resistance. China will accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system and promote the planning and construction of new power grids, computing power networks, and new generation communication networks. We welcome companies from all over the world to invest more in China, delve deeper into the Chinese market, strengthen mutually beneficial and pragmatic cooperation in production and supply chains, and promote the construction of an open and inclusive global production and supply chain. It is hoped that Chinese and foreign companies will actively promote the docking of global supply and demand, lead international innovation cooperation, tell mutually beneficial and win-win stories, and contribute more to world economic and trade cooperation.

Li Qiang pointed out that standing at the new starting point of the 70th anniversary, the "golden brand" of the Canton Fair must be polished even brighter. Create a "Smart Canton Fair" and develop more new scenarios and new tracks to make the Canton Fair more "digital and intelligent". Create a "Green Canton Fair", launch more green products and exhibition areas, promote green trade, and contribute to the global green transformation. Create a "Humanities Canton Fair" to highlight the humanistic elements of the exhibition, promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations of various countries, and deepen mutual understanding and friendship.

About 70 business people from nearly 30 countries and regions attended the symposium. Business representatives spoke and said that over the past 70 years, companies from all over the world have grown together with the Canton Fair. At present, the global production and supply chain is deeply restructured, and the competitiveness of China's manufacturing industry is increasing day by day, making an important contribution to promoting the development of the world economy. The Canton Fair is the most trustworthy global business platform. The Chinese government continues to implement precise policies to optimize the business environment and help companies from all over the world achieve leapfrog development. Foreign representatives said that the Canton Fair empowers Chinese and foreign companies. We are full of confidence in China's development prospects and are willing to work with China to share innovation, promote mutual growth, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

Before the symposium, Li Qiang visited the theme exhibition "70 Years of Cantonese Trade in the World", awarded commemorative badges, certificates and took a group photo to representatives of "old Cantonese Trade".

Huang Kunming and Wu Zhenglong participated in the above activities.