The 2026 Annual Meeting of the China Development Forum will be held in Beijing from March 22nd to 23rd. Representatives from international organizations, Fortune 500 multinational corporations, and the global business community gathered together to engage in in-depth exchanges on China's new development blueprint for the 15th Five Year Plan, new measures for opening up to the outside world, and new opportunities for global cooperation. The attending guests generally believe that during the 15th Five Year Plan period, China's high-quality development will continue to unleash its growth and cooperation potential, injecting momentum into world economic growth. China is firmly committed to expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world, empowering global development with its own development, and serving as the "cornerstone of certainty" and "harbor of stability" for the world. All parties will continue to deepen their cultivation of the Chinese market, increase their investment layout in China, and move in the same direction as China. As the first national level large-scale international forum held after the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the theme of this year's annual conference is "China in the 15th Five Year Plan: High quality Development and Joint Innovation Opportunities". During the two-day conference, 13 specialized seminars and multiple closed door meetings were held intensively, with guests discussing topics such as macro policies and high-quality development, new trends and opportunities in consumption growth, global green and low-carbon transformation and sustainable development, technological innovation and future industrial development, and digital transformation of manufacturing industry, casting a "vote of confidence" for China's development prospects. In the past 30 years, I have visited China multiple times and witnessed the tremendous development achievements that China has made. ”Apple CEO Tim Cook said that every visit can deeply feel China's innovative spirit and creative vitality. "Apple is full of confidence in China's outstanding development achievements and is always committed to working together." "China is entering a new stage of development and will shape the next era of global growth. ”HSBC Group CEO Ash Ai stated that the Chinese economy is unleashing the vitality of emerging industries and possessing the ability to achieve greater breakthroughs. The pace of Chinese enterprises going global is accelerating, and the growth momentum of outward direct investment is strong. John Quelch, the American President and Executive Vice President of Duke Kunshan University, believes that China's continuous growth of around 5% for many years is very rare in the context of many uncertainties in the global economy. China is one of the most important markets in the world, with a highly dynamic innovation ecosystem. ”BMW Group Chairman Zipser introduced that in the second half of this year, BMW will launch the next generation of models in the Chinese market, which will be the most localized product of BMW in China. BMW's deep cooperation with Chinese partners from research and development to supply chain and digital ecosystem demonstrates confidence in the development of Chinese industries. ABB Group President and CEO Martin believes that China has built the world's largest and fastest-growing renewable energy system, with the proportion of renewable energy installed capacity increasing to around 60%, playing an important role in the global industrial and energy landscape. China is a stabilizing force and core engine for global stability and growth, trade, and technological change. ”New Development Bank President Rousseff said that high-quality development has become a distinctive feature of China today, marking the country's shift towards growth centered on new quality productivity, innovation, sustainability, and resilience. When asked about their expectations for Sino foreign cooperation in providing certainty and predictability for the medium to long term growth of the global economy, many foreign guests' answers pointed to the outline of the 15th Five Year Plan. The outline of the 15th Five Year Plan sends a clear signal that China is focusing on innovation driven, new quality productivity, and sustainable development. Against the backdrop of rising global economic uncertainty and accelerated transformation of growth momentum, China provides certainty and predictability for the medium - and long-term growth of the global economy. ”The CEO of Standard Chartered Group, Wen Tuosi, stated that China's acceleration of innovation and digital economy development, further optimization of economic structure, and continuous expansion of high-level opening-up will create more opportunities for the world in trade, investment and financing. Rio Tinto CEO Joe De believes that the "15th Five Year Plan" outline has drawn a clear roadmap for China's high-quality development, innovation, and technological development. Medtronic Chairman and CEO Jeff Massa stated that during the 15th Five Year Plan period, China will focus on driving high-quality development through innovation and sustainable development, and promote the deep integration of new quality productivity with practical needs. Medtronic will continue to deeply cultivate in China, relying on its full value chain layout in China, and continue to invest and deepen cooperation. Zhao Guohua, Chairman of Schneider Electric Group, believes that the deep integration of China's energy transformation and intelligent technologies such as artificial intelligence will provide powerful impetus for social and economic development and industrial upgrading, and also bring broad development space for Schneider Electric. PepsiCo's continued confidence in investing in China stems from the fact that China is one of the most dynamic consumer markets in the world. ”PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Long Jiade stated that the "15th Five Year Plan" clearly states "adhering to the strategic basis of expanding domestic demand", which is highly in line with PepsiCo's business priorities. According to Gao Qiaoan, CEO of Taipeisi Qi Group, China's booming market vitality, advanced digital infrastructure, and high-quality talent resources enable the group to closely collaborate with partners and continuously explore innovation in products, experiences, and faster listing models. Michael Nielsen, President and CEO of Amway Global, stated that the "15th Five Year Plan" emphasizes the close integration of investment in goods and investment in people, and proposes to accelerate the construction of a healthy China. With the continuous growth of service consumption and the emergence of new consumer trends such as the silver haired economy in China, new opportunities are being created for enterprises. The guests attending the conference believe that China is committed to becoming the "cornerstone of certainty" and "stable harbor" of the world, continuously expanding high-level opening-up, and working together with all parties to expand the global economic and trade cake, opening up unprecedented market space and cooperation opportunities for domestic and foreign enterprises. The certainty of the Chinese market is the cornerstone of corporate investment in China. ”Thai Tencel Group CEO Xu Xinxiong stated that the group firmly believes that investing in China is investing in the future, and has always regarded China as one of the most important markets in its global strategy, continuously cultivating China with a long-term perspective. The continuity and predictability of China's policies are themselves scarce resources in today's world. ”BASF Group's Chairman of the Executive Board, Kelly, stated that BASF will continue to deepen its presence in China, work together with upstream and downstream partners in the Chinese industrial chain, and jointly seize the development opportunities brought by green transformation and technological innovation. On March 23-24, Siemens' first technology conference was held in Beijing. China has shown strong development vitality and is playing an increasingly important role in the global innovation ecosystem, "said Boren, Chairman, President and CEO of Siemens AG. China continues to optimize the business environment for foreign-funded enterprises, sending a positive signal to the global business community. The open policy environment, coupled with strong innovation momentum and abundant talent resources, has opened up vast space for German enterprises to deepen cooperation with China and achieve growth. Zou Jiayi, President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, stated that the 15th Five Year Plan injects confidence into China's future development and will also make positive contributions to the industrialization process of developing economies and the supply of global and regional public goods. The President and CEO of Wacker Chemie GmbH in Germany, Heda, stated that the "15th Five Year Plan" outline proposes "actively expanding independent opening up" and "creating a transparent, stable, and predictable institutional environment", indicating that China will embrace global cooperation with a more open attitude, creating rich opportunities and more stable expectations for cross-border enterprises. China is firmly committed to expanding opening up and promoting high-quality development, and will continue to play the role of a 'stability anchor' to provide valuable confidence and certainty for the world economy. The global geopolitical landscape has undergone profound adjustments, and the momentum of economic recovery has weakened. The Chinese economy has demonstrated valuable stability and leadership. ”KPMG China Chairman Zou Jun stated that during the "15th Five Year Plan" period, China will better coordinate the effective improvement of quality and reasonable growth of quantity through systematic institutional design. "We will open up unprecedented market space and cooperation opportunities for domestic and foreign enterprises in high-level opening-up, industrial chain and supply chain innovation cooperation, and green and low-carbon transformation. (New Society)