On March 12th, the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress concluded in Beijing, and the congress approved the 15th Five Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development. In the eyes of many foreign institutions, China's grand "construction plan" not only outlines the development direction of the world's second-largest economy in the next five years, but also presents a clear "list of opportunities" for global investors. Several foreign executives expressed their willingness to actively seize the new development opportunities hidden in the "15th Five Year Plan" and continue to deeply cultivate the Chinese market. The planning outline implements long-term strategic goals into practical actions at each stage through systematic layout and phased adjustments, while maintaining continuity and flexibility. ”Deloitte China Chairman Jiang Ying said. Propose 109 major projects, an increase compared to the 14th Five Year Plan period; The average annual growth rate of research and development funding is over 7%; Jiang Ying pointed out that the "15th Five Year Plan" plays the role of a "compass" in building a comprehensive cultivation system for the future industry chain, especially in promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, providing clear track guidance for local governments and enterprises in China. In the view of Hu Zhilu, President of UBS Group China and Chairman of UBS Securities, the innovative vitality demonstrated by Chinese companies in fields such as artificial intelligence, high-end manufacturing, semiconductors, and new energy is reshaping global investors' perception of Chinese assets. The outline of the 15th Five Year Plan proposes to accelerate high-level technological self-reliance and self-improvement, and lead the development of new quality productive forces. This will further promote the transformation of Chinese assets from "allocation options" to "strategic must-have", providing a historic opportunity for foreign financial institutions with global resource allocation capabilities to participate in China's high-quality development. Many executives of foreign companies in China have pointed out that a China with clear planning, clear goals, and continuous innovation will attract foreign investment to seize opportunities and advance deeper into the industry. The outline of the 15th Five Year Plan proposes to strengthen the support of computing power facilities. This is highly in line with Prolos China's strategic planning. ”Zhao Mingqi, CEO of Pross China, said that as the world's leading new economy investment management and industrial service provider, Pross has opened the path for the logistics park to upgrade its computing center, and is continuing to increase the investment and operation of AI computing center in China to better serve the financial, Internet and other industries. China is not only the 'world factory', but also the 'world market'. In the view of Zhu Jiangliu, Vice President of Corporate Affairs at AB InBev China, the planning outline's proposals of "building a strong domestic market" and "vigorously boosting consumption" have enhanced the confidence of the AB InBev Group in deeply cultivating the Chinese consumer sector. We see great potential in new consumer scenarios and the integration of culture and social experiences, and plan to introduce world-class IPs such as' Tomorrow's World Electronic Syllable 'into China to create high-end consumer scenarios. ”Several foreign-funded institutions have stated that the outline of the 15th Five Year Plan conveys a clear signal of China's expansion of opening-up and promotion of high-level institutional opening-up, which will inject inexhaustible impetus into the development of foreign-funded enterprises in China and cooperation with local partners. From accelerating the approval of innovative drugs and achieving global synchronized listing, to the significant support of the new version of the Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment in the fields of biomedicine, and to the continuous empowerment of open platforms such as the China International Import Expo, China is building a high-quality innovation stage for multinational enterprises through institutional openness. ”Zhang Lei, Vice President of Communication for Greater China and Northeast Asia of Bayer Group, said that the outline of the 15th Five Year Plan proposes to expand high-level opening up to the outside world and create a new situation of win-win cooperation. This further strengthens Bayer's confidence in developing in China and sharing the opportunities of China's opening up. Xia Jun, the managing partner of Anyonghua Central District, stated that the implementation of the "admission and operation permit" proposed in the planning outline directly addresses the core concerns of foreign-funded enterprises, which is conducive to breaking down various hidden barriers and creating a transparent, stable, and predictable institutional environment. This shift from 'giving preferential treatment' to 'establishing mechanisms' is the cornerstone of enhancing the long-term confidence of foreign investment, "she said. China is not only a driving force, but also a stabilizing anchor. Hu Zhilu stated that the "15th Five Year Plan" outlines the direction for high-quality development of China's financial market and provides a clearer, more stable, and predictable policy framework for foreign financial institutions to deepen their operations in China. In the view of Standard Chartered Group, innovation and domestic demand are the two major focuses in the "15th Five Year Plan" outline. The driving force of China's economic growth will come more from technology driven, productivity improvement, and stronger policies to expand domestic demand. The CEO of Standard Chartered Group, Wen Tuosi, said that the Chinese economy is "stable, predictable, dynamic, and forward-looking". In the current context of uncertainty in the world economy, "stability is a very good thing". (New Society)