Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China's enthusiasm for attracting global investment continues unabated

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China's enthusiasm for attracting global investment remains unabated. On 26 May, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning held a regular press conference. A reporter asked: we have noticed that at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Global Trade and Investment Promotion Summit a few days ago, many participants expressed optimism about China's economic prospects, saying that "decoupling" would bring additional burden to global economic development. A few days ago, the chairman of the board of Siemens of Germany and the CEO of the US chipmaker Nvidia also said in an interview that the Chinese market is irreplaceable and that withdrawing from the Chinese market is not a feasible option. What is the spokesman's comment? Spokesman Mao Ning said that since the beginning of this year, China's economic operation has been recovering, the market potential has been continuously released, and it has been favored by global investors. From January to April this year, China actually used nearly 500 billion yuan of foreign capital, an increase of 2.2% over the same period last year. According to a recent survey by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), 92.4 per cent of foreign companies surveyed said that China's position in its global investment decisions has not declined. The Swiss Central Group also released a report a few days ago, showing that 62% of the Swiss companies surveyed in China expect their profits to increase this year. Mao Ning stressed that China's development cannot be separated from the world, and the world's development cannot be separated from China. We will continue to create a first-class business environment of marketization, rule of law, and internationalization, and share the dividends of China's market and opening up with enterprises from other countries. China will never close the door to opening itself, and all countries that are willing to cooperate with us for win-win cooperation are willing to work with them to promote the prosperity and development of the world economy.