On September 21, Ling Ji, Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy International Trade Representative of the People’s Republic of China, visited the Zhongguancun Life Science Park in Beijing for field research and chaired Roundtable for FIEs in Beijing. Representatives from more than 30 foreign-invested companies, including Cummins, Novo Nordisk, ABB and Danaher, attended the event. Tang Wenhong, Vice Mayor of Beijing, was also present.

Ling Ji said that Beijing continues to play a demonstrative role in fostering a sound business environment and expanding the opening up of the services sector. A large number of foreign-invested enterprises are optimistic about Beijing’s development prospects, keep expanding their footprint in Beijing and invest in technological innovation, creating a sound industrial ecosystem. China will unswervingly expand high-standard opening up, and provide foreign-invested enterprises operating in China with stability and certainty.

The participating foreign-invested enterprises said Beijing offers agglomerated innovation factors and a superior business environment, creating broad space for their development in the city and strengthening their confidence to further expand investment in China. They are willing to remain rooted in Beijing, deepen their presence in China, and actively participate in China’s high-quality development.

Representatives from MOFCOM, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Health Commission, the China National Intellectual Property Administration and the National Medical Products Administration, as well as competent municipal authorities, took part in the field research and the roundtable, and responded on the spot to the questions and comments raised by the foreign-invested enterprises. (Released on September 22)