Shanghai: Foreign "old friends" continued to cultivate

Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, June 16th. Title: Shanghai: Foreign "old friends" continued to cultivate

Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhou Rui

The epidemic did not block the footsteps of foreign "old friends" in Shanghai. As of the end of May, a total of 848 multinational companies in Shanghai have settled in Shanghai, 512 foreign research and development centers, and Shanghai continued to become one of the world's most attractive foreign -invested hot land.

Foreign capital continues to cultivate Shanghai

On the 15th, Shanghai issued certificates to the 30 multinational company headquarters and 10 foreign -funded R & D centers. This is the first time that this round of the epidemic has a licensed to the regional headquarters and foreign -funded R & D centers of the multinational company. Most of the foreign -funded enterprises that have been awarded the certificate belong to Shanghai's key development industries, involving biomedicine, intelligent manufacturing, automobiles, and high -end service industries.

Toshiba Elevator (China) Co., Ltd. was awarded the Global R & D Center this time, and the energy level was improved again. According to the company's general manager of the company, this global R & D center will not only carry out innovation for the Chinese market, but also output innovation results for the global market. In the future, enterprises will take the global R & D centers as the platform, with scientific and technological innovation and achievement transformation and empowerment. Product and service quality.

Austrian Magnesium Group from Austria is a "invisible champion" in the field of high -end refractory materials. Enterprises have "moved" the East Asian headquarters from Singapore to Shanghai to invest in the Chinese market.

Ma Shiji, President of Ao Magne China and East Asia, told reporters that through the establishment of a multinational region headquarters in Shanghai, Ao Meng Group can better coordinate the Group's business in China and East Asia.

"Our commitment and confidence in the Chinese market will always remain unchanged." Ma Shiji said that Ao Meng Group hopes that in the future, the area headquarters in Shanghai will become the group's Asia -Pacific headquarters.

Industry experts pointed out that in recent years, the number of regional headquarters and foreign -funded R & D centers settled in Shanghai has continued to increase, and the ability to increase levels has continued to increase, indicating that foreign companies have not changed their expectations and confidence in Shanghai investment.

New investment is "ready to go"

"We are ready to invest in the investment location." "We expect to open China's largest flagship store in the second half of the year." "We hope to make new global products in Shanghai." Many new investments are "ready to go."

The world's leading freight company Tezwei recently upgraded the Shanghai headquarters of Shanghai to the Asia -Pacific headquarters. Enterprises also prepared to invest 300 million yuan to establish a new logistics base in the Yangtze River Delta.

"In May of this year, the Chinese -Old Railway and the Central European trains began to test and operate. Cargo from Southeast Asia can since then they can take the China -Lao Lao Railway to the Central European trains to arrive in Europe. After the enterprise is upgraded to the Asia -Pacific headquarters, it will use Shanghai as the 'Qiaotoubao' ' , More efficiently to control the logistics business of the entire Asia -Pacific region, "said Cao Binhui, Executive Vice President of Shanghai Tezwei International Freight.

"The Chinese market is one of our fastest growing markets worldwide." Li Zhanyu, head of the Asia -Pacific region headquarters of Ang Run Sports (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., said that since June, the online sales of enterprises have increased. More than 200%, "The recovery of the consumer market makes us more confident."

Li Zhanyu said that with the "Shanghai" of the Asia -Pacific headquarters, companies will continue to increase investment. In the fourth quarter of this year, Ang's largest flagship store in the country will debut in Shanghai Xintiandi.

"We will focus on Shanghai as the center, strengthen strategic layout and resource allocation, and continue to launch the latest products and leading global launch in China." Huang Shaojie, vice president of Dason Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Sen will continue to invest 100 million pounds in China.

The business environment is constantly optimized and added energy

Foreign business confidence in Shanghai is inseparable from Shanghai's continuous optimization of the business environment: On May 29, the Shanghai Municipal Government issued the "Shanghai Municipality to Accelerate Economic Recovery and Revitalizing Action Plan", which made many foreign companies look forward to it; Since June 1, the Shanghai Municipal Government has held 11 consecutive real estate enterprises to communicate the round table, listening to enterprise demands, responding to corporate concerns, stabilizing foreign -funded enterprises to develop expectations and confidence in Shanghai ...

"The epidemic is temporary, but the important position of Shanghai in the Yangtze River Delta and even the Chinese market is long -term." Xiao Weirong, president of Baikai Industrial Automation Greater China, said that during the epidemic, Baikai's delivery capacity was affected. But in mid -to -late April, the company's business operation capabilities gradually recovered. "We will strive to ensure that the performance of 2022 will continue to maintain double -digit growth."

East Meixu, Vice President of the China University of China, said that setting up the Greater China Headquarters in Shanghai can also form a better interaction with the Asia -Pacific R & D Center in Jiangsu Jiangyin and make full use of the advantages of the Yangtze River Delta. Local innovation such as packaging is now exported to the global market. "

Zhu Yan, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission, introduced that Shanghai will continue to accelerate the pace of opening up to the outside world, release the policy effects to a greater extent, actively build the international first -class business environment, and help multinational companies and other types of enterprises in Shanghai to achieve greater development in Shanghai.

[Editor in charge: Shi Ge]

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