On the afternoon of June 30, the Pudong New Area multinational company regional headquarters symposium was held in the Shanghai Center. Representatives of seven companies talked freely about the cooperative development, future planning, opinions and suggestions with Pudong at the symposium, and four representative projects were signed and settled in Pudong.
Zhu Zhisong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the District Committee, Hang Yingwei, Deputy Secretary-General of the Municipal Government, Deputy Secretary of the District Committee, and District Mayor, Dong Yiwen, Member of the Standing Committee of the District Committee and Executive Deputy District Mayor, Yang Chao, Member of the Standing Committee of the District Committee and Deputy District Mayor, Deputy District Mayor Wu Qiang Attended the symposium and witnessed the project signing.
The projects signed at this symposium include: General Motors, a world-renowned automobile brand, plans to increase its investment by US$100 million to locate its high-end imported car business in Pudong; Stryker, one of the world's largest orthopedics and medical technology companies, plans to newly identify itself as a multinational company. Regional headquarters; Kecon, a world-renowned automotive exhaust system supplier, plans to be newly designated as a global R&D center; Asia's largest biopharmaceutical company Takeda plans to be newly designated as an Asian R&D center. These projects cover key industries in Pudong New Area such as medical equipment, automobile manufacturing, and biomedicine. They are also leading companies with global influence in their respective industries.
Corporate representatives who participated in the symposium said that although the epidemic has brought short-term difficulties and challenges, thanks to the implementation of various corporate relief policies and the support of relevant departments in the new district, corporate business has been able to resume as soon as possible and investment projects are in an orderly manner. Moving forward, companies are still confident in the potential and resilience of the Chinese market.
The investment and development of foreign-funded enterprises in Pudong is a vivid practice of my country's reform and opening up. Faced with the unprecedented severe and complex impact of the epidemic this year, the vast number of foreign-funded enterprises have also been with Pudong through thick and thin, overcoming the difficulties together, fully supporting and cooperating with the epidemic prevention and control work, and actively donating donations Donate materials, take the lead in resuming work and production, and jointly win the "Greater Shanghai Defense War". At the symposium, Hang Yingwei expressed his heartfelt thanks to people from all walks of life in foreign-funded enterprises who have always cared about, supported and participated in my country's reform and opening up and the development and opening up of Pudong!
"The process of Pudong building a modern new city on a piece of farmland is a process in which foreign-funded and foreign-owned enterprises and Pudong work together and work together. It is also a process in which foreign-funded and foreign-owned enterprises are increasingly integrated into the overall development of Pudong and share the results of development and opening up." Hang Yingwei said, facing In the current situation where the century-old changes in the world and the epidemic of the century are intertwined, Pudong has the window advantage of reform and opening up, the industrial advantage with a solid foundation, and the spatial advantage of abundant land. It is the best choice for corporate strategic development, fertile ground for investment and entrepreneurship, and expansion of production. potential. Pudong New Area will strive to be the "best partner", provide sufficient resource guarantees, strive to create a fair and just business environment, and strive to create a livable and workable living environment. We look forward to working with everyone to create miracles and show new things. brilliant.
In response to the common demands raised by multinational companies during the previous "preventing the epidemic, stabilizing the economy, and ensuring security" visits and inspections, Yang Chao announced at the meeting several measures for Pudong New Area to boost foreign investment confidence and optimize the business environment. Pudong will encourage foreign-funded enterprises to expand investment, encourage regional headquarters of multinational companies to upgrade their capabilities, encourage the establishment of foreign-funded R&D centers, support the growth of commodity trade, facilitate the entry of foreigners, encourage enterprises to increase project construction, and provide financing for foreign-funded enterprises. We will support and implement employment subsidies and other measures to stabilize employment, continue to promote accelerated economic recovery, and support foreign-invested enterprises to become better and stronger.
editor-in-chief Yang Linyu
