China News Service, Guangzhou, November 9 (Reporter Cheng Jingwei) "In Pingshan, Shenzhen, there are partners in precision components, electronics and manufacturing within a few kilometers of our factory, which allows us to develop and improve products much faster." In the view of AMTH Group CEO Wang Youcong, China not only has a market, but is also an important R&D and manufacturing base.
Four years ago, Singapore-based AMTH Group acquired Shenzhen Huikang Company. In an interview with a reporter from China News Service in Guangzhou, Wang Youcong said that for medical device companies, Shenzhen has a better environment and scenarios and is an excellent place for machine learning; at the same time, processing big data requires the world's top artificial intelligence technology, China can provide these models, and regulatory policies are forward-looking.
Foreign capital is accelerating its deployment in high-tech industries such as innovative medical care and artificial intelligence in China. Data released by the Ministry of Commerce of China show that in the first three quarters of 2026, China's high-tech industries actually used foreign investment of 228.53 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 33.8%.
"Foreign investors invest in China's high-tech industries because the development environment of these industries is very attractive." Zhou Mi, a researcher at the Institute of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, believes that the technology chain services provided by China, as well as related supporting measures for manufacturing and market integration, can bring more development opportunities to foreign investment.
As China’s “opportunity list” continues to expand, foreign capital’s willingness to reinvest has increased. Data from the Ministry of Commerce of China show that in the first three quarters of this year, more than 6,300 foreign-funded companies made additional investments in China, and foreign profits in China were reinvested at 93.99 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%.
On September 10, 2026, the Zeiss Optical Town groundbreaking event was held in Guangzhou. Photo by China News Service reporter Chen Chuhong
Zeiss Optics, which has been deeply involved in the Chinese market for decades, continues to "increase" its investment in China. In February this year, Zeiss Greater China Headquarters Comprehensive Park started construction in Shanghai. This is its largest single infrastructure investment in China to date. In September, Zeiss Optical Town started construction in Guangzhou, striving to become a global smart glasses industry highland.
"We are confident in the potential of the Chinese market and will continue to adhere to a long-term perspective." said Zeiss Optics CEO Huo Siwen.
BASF’s Zhanjiang integrated base has become BASF’s third largest integrated production base in the world. (Information picture, provided by the respondent)
In March this year, BASF's largest single investment project to date was fully put into production in Zhanjiang, Guangdong. Ma Chengke, senior vice president of BASF, said that China’s vast market space, complete and continuously developing industrial ecology, efficient and pragmatic government support and good business environment have further strengthened BASF’s confidence in investing in China.
Zhou Mi believes that foreign-funded enterprises seeking a stable development environment need to consider the balance between investment returns and risks. China is able to meet this demand of foreign businessmen, and has taken practical actions to continuously expand opening up, and is willing to share development opportunities and large markets with all parties. This is commendable in the current environment of global change.
At present, China has more than 560,000 foreign-invested enterprises, with existing foreign investment of nearly US$4 trillion, ranking second in the world in terms of scale. The member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are an important source of foreign investment for China.
Zhou Mi pointed out that the Asia-Pacific region has always been characterized by openness, and the APEC mechanism also achieves effective cooperation among economies by combining "openness, cooperation, and innovation." For various countries, linking with China means linking with opportunities and better development prospects and expectations.
Kazuo Ishii, chairman of Toray (China) Investment Co., Ltd., said that currently, Toray Group has 48 affiliated companies in China. Against the background of high-quality development of China's economy and further expansion of domestic demand, the company's high value-added materials business will usher in huge development opportunities.
The 33rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting will be held in Shenzhen soon. "We hope that international exchange platforms like APEC can further open up innovation resources, link industrial partners, release market opportunities, create more opportunities for multinational companies, and help companies deepen cooperation in China and the entire Asia-Pacific region," Huo Siwen said. (over)
