从“卖货”到“练兵”,外企眼中的中国市场正在发生深刻变化。
在第九届中国国际进口博览会现场,多位外企高管及国际机构负责人表示,外资企业持续加码中国不仅看重庞大市场,更因中国具备强大的技术创新生态、可靠的政策环境以及高效的对接平台。
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第九届中国国际进口博览会吸引了大量跨国企业参与,成为观察外资投资中国动向的重要窗口。
在第九届中国国际进口博览会(下文简称“进博会”)现场,美中贸易全国委员会会长谭森(Sean Stein)对三里河讲了一个美国青少年间流行的网络挑战——“Tell me without telling me”(译为“不言而喻”)。玩法很简单:不直接说出身份,用一句话或一个动作让别人猜到。
谭森把这个挑战套到了中美投资关系上,他认为,如果现在还有人把中国有14亿消费者当成美企投资中国的主要因素,那就直接暴露了其对中国市场的无知。
如果不只是为了卖货,外企选择加码投资中国还为了什么?进博会提供了一个观察窗口。
在一些外企看来,中国是“健身房”,能帮它们把肌肉练得更结实。
作为进博会九届“全勤生”,松下集团首席执行官楠见雄规在接受三里河采访时称:“中国市场不仅是‘训练场’,还是‘实战场’。”
他表示,松下正深度融入中国产业基础设施体系,并从众多本土强企的实践中汲取经验。“中国拥有全球首缺一指的产业基础设施。我相信,若能在中国市场胜出,便可制胜全球。”
松下并非孤例。英特尔也连续九年参与进博会,英特尔中国区董事长王稚聪提到,外企在华角色已从上世纪八九十年代的“把好产品和技术带进来”,转变为“共同创新的合作伙伴”,原因正是中国高速迭代的技术生态。
从“带进来”到“一起做”,两家企业都指向同一个判断,中国是一个必须置身其中才能保持竞争力的创新场。
但对外企来说,练兵的前提是场地本身的安全和可靠。
“中国具备一种可靠性,且这种可靠并非停滞不前,而是拥有强大的自我更新和升级能力。”IQAir全球首席执行官弗兰克·哈姆(Frank Hammes)对三里河表示,对一家需要提前数年做研发、布局供应链的跨国企业而言,中国市场的可预测性意味着可提前规划并知道如何可持续地发展。
这种可靠落到企业体感上,就是包容的制度与稳定的预期。
以连续七年参展的邓白氏为例,其业务主要是以全球数据能力助力企业跨境贸易。邓白氏中国区总裁吴广宇在接受三里河采访时称,中国经济内生活力强,邓白氏本身就是中国高水平开放的受益者。
进博会不只是展台,更是外企确认中国高水平对外开放持续落地的窗口。规则清晰、环境稳定,外企才敢做长期规划,加码的底气才足。
在谭森看来,多年前,全球跨国公司来华投资更看重“中国市场”,而如今,这些企业更看重“中国平台”。美国企业青睐中国,不只为“卖货”,而是更想寻找伙伴。
进博会正是一个关键的对接平台,让不同体量、不同阶段的企业都能快速省力地找到进入中国、深耕中国的机会。
瑞士中心客户成功经理穆松涛(Guillaume Muriset)对三里河提到,今年进博会瑞士联合展台中的33个品牌中有13家是首次参展。对大量在本国知名、在中国尚无声量的中小企业而言,进博会大大降低试水门槛,让它们能集中对接经销商、媒体和消费者,先被看见,再谈深耕。
丹麦驻华大使孔墨客(Michael Starbæk Christensen)则称,进博会是外国企业展示产品和技术的最大平台。“这里是你展示自己能力的地方,但在进博会之后,你还得走出去证明自己。”中国市场的规模、重要性以及经济的创新活力,都是吸引企业留下来、深耕下去的重要因素。
这或许就是外企坚定选择中国的完整答案,它们来这里,不只是因为市场大,更是因为这里能练兵、规则稳、生态活。
当全球都在谈不确定性时,持续参加进博会、深化合作的外企用行动说明:留在中国就是留在全球竞争的牌桌上。

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