SFC Markets and Finance｜"Pudong Parallel Session" Disclosed, Global Insights on Pudong
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"PudongParallelSession"DisclosedonNov6
Theparallelsessionofthe7thHongqiaoInternationalEconomicForum(HQF)—PudongandtheWorld:High-StandardInstitutionalOpening-upForNewDevelopmentOpportunitieswasheldinShanghaionNovember6.First,let'sheartheinsightfulthoughtsfromourkeynotespeakers.
ErikSolheim,FormerUnder-Secretary-GeneraloftheUnitedNations
Shanghaiisoneofthemostmiraculouscitiesintheworld.Noothercityinhumanhistory,exceptShenzhen,hasdevelopedsorapidlyoversuchashortspanintoahigh-tech,world-classgreenmetropolis.
IhavetwosuggestionsforShanghai.First,PudongandShanghaishouldcontinuetodevelopasagreenshowcasecityfortheworld.Andsecondly,ShanghaiandPudongshouldactasabridgebetweenChinaandtheoutsideworld,particularlyintheareaofbusiness.
PleasecontinuetodevelopShanghaiandPudongasagreencity.Peoplearoundtheworld,thosefromlow-greencities,haveawayofmeasuringit—peoplewanttoliveingreencities.Pudongisalreadygreen,andChinesecities,byandlarge,arefantasticallygreen.Shanghaihasahugewetlandrightinthecitycenter.ThisWestLakeinHangzhouisrestored.ItsDianchiLakeinKunming,hasbeenbroughtbackfromheavypollutionintoabeautifulplacewithgreenpathways,bikingareas,walkways,andwalkingareasforthepeople,andofcourse,Pudong.Shanghaihasahugeamountoftreesthat,whencontinued,willmakethecityevengreener,toshowcasethistotheworld.
IfinternationalcompaniesfeeltheycansucceedintheChinesemarket,theywillbecomeadvocatesforglobaltradeandhelpdefeatprotectionism.So,facilitatingthesuccessofinternationalwind,solar,electric,ortechcompaniesintheChinesemarketwillalsohelpChinainothermarkets.EnsuringthatglobalcompaniessucceedintheChinesemarketwillencourageChinesecompaniestoinvestmoreinEuropeandothermarkets.Andofcourse,thisisnotaone-waystreetdiscussion,(but)betweenChineseleadersandEuropeanleaderscanmakethismorelikely.AndIbelieveShanghaihasabrightfuturewhereitcanplayacriticalroleinbringingtogethertheWestandothermarketswithChina.
ZhangJunkuo,DeputyDirectoroftheProposalCommitteeofthe14thCPPCCNationalCommittee
FortheShanghaiFreeTradeZone(SFTZ),acceleratingtheadvancementofhigh-standardinstitutionalopeningupisbothanecessityforitsowndevelopment,andamajormissionentrustedbythecountry.
Sinceitsestablishment,theSFTZhaskeptitsmissioninmind,activelyexploringandboldlyinnovatingtoconstantlyimprovethelevelofinstitutionalopeningup,gainingexperiencesofsuccess.Whilerealizingitsowndevelopment,ithasmadeoutstandingandsignificantcontributionstotheoverallreformandopeningupofChina.
Pudongshouldmakefulluseofitshigh-levelopeningupplatforms,includingthefreetradepilotzoneandcomprehensivetrialsforfurtheropeningupoftheservicessector.Itshouldcombineopennesswithreformandacceleratetheopeningupofkeyservicesectorssuchastelecommunications,theinternet,education,andculture.Itshouldfocusoncross-borderdataflowandbalanceopennessandsecuritytofacilitateforeigncompaniesinChinatooperatetransnationallyandparticipateinglobalresearchanddevelopment.
Inaddition,ithasbeenmadeclearthatintermsofbiotechnology,foreign-fundedenterprisesareallowedtoengageinthedevelopmentandapplicationoftechnologiesincludinghumanstemcellsandgenediagnosisandtreatmentintheSFTZandHainanFreeTradePort.Chinaplanstoallowwholly-ownedforeignhospitalsincitiessuchasShanghai.
Next,withtheguidancefromthespiritoftheThirdPlenarySessionofthe20thCPCCentralCommittee,wewillspeeduptheimplementationofthesepoliciesandrapidlyreleasethepolicydividendsofreformandopeningup.High-standardinstitutionalopeningupshouldbeleveragedtoformanopenandinnovativeecosystemwithglobalcompetitiveness.Thisrequiresthefreetradezonestocombinetheirrealitieswiththeneedsofnationaldevelopmenttoactivelyexploreinnovationsinpracticeandputforwardspecificandactionableopinionsandsuggestions.
GlobalEnterprisesThriveinPudong
Pudonghaslongbeenafront-runnerinChina’shigh-levelopenness,attractingnumerousforeignenterprises.Currently,Pudongishometo42internationaleconomicorganizations,346FortuneGlobal500companies,andtheregionalheadquartersof468multinationalcorporations.Attheforum,executivesfrommultinationalcompaniessharedtheirdevelopmentstoriesinPudong.Let’sfindoutwhattheyhavetosay.
ChristianBruch,PresidentandCEOofSiemensEnergyAG
China'senergyindustryhasrapidlydeveloped,thankstoitssustainedtechnologyinnovation,excellentcompanies,robustsupplychainanditslargemarket.
In2023,China'snewlyinstalledrenewableenergycapacityaccountedformorethanhalfoftheglobaltotalcapacity.Andbasedonastronghomemarket,Chinesecompanieshavealsobecomekeyplayersintheglobalenergymarket.GlobalenergytransitionwillnotbepossiblewithoutChina.In2019,weestablishedSiemensEnergyintheShanghaiFreeTradeZone.Sincethen,ShanghaiPudonghasbeenourbaseinGreaterChina.LastOctober,weopenedournewregionalheadquarterhereinPudong.WeareastrongpartnerofthecountryandthecityofShanghai.WearehappycitizensofShanghai.
Shanghaiisadvancinggreenandlowcarbonenergy，amodernandsustainableenergysystemtosupportitsgrowthasamegacity.ForShanghaitoachievehighqualitygrowth,itmustalsobeanincubatorforinnovativetechnologies.NewtechnologiesaresomethingSiemensEnergycanoffer.AtourregionalofficeandheadquartershereinPudong,weestablishedtheSino-GermanLow-CarbonEnergyResearchCenterwithourpartners.Thiscenterunitesandbringstogetherglobalresearchtalents,integratesindustry,academia,researchandapplication.SiemensEnergywillcontinuetoworkwithpartnersinChinatoaccelerategreenandlowcarbonenergytechnologiesfromlabtomarkets.
MarcHorn,EVP,PresidentofMerckChina
We'vebeeninChina,particularlyinShanghaisince1933.OurfirstlocationwasatthePeaceHotel,whereweopenedapharmashop.So,wehaveaverystrongroothere,andwereallyfeelathomeinShanghaiitself.Chinaforusisnowthesecond-largestmarketintheworld,andnotonlyfromapatientandcustomerperspective,butalsoasourceofinspiringinnovations,whichissomethingwherewetrytocollaborate.
Currently,outofthe5,000peoplewehaveinChina,wehavethreeR&DcentersinChina.Wehaveroughly1,700peopleworkinginPudong,withtwoR&Dcenters,oneforlifescienceandoneforelectronics.Wealsohavetworegionalheadquartershere.Whenwelookatthecollaborationswedohere,IthinkPudonghasalwaysbeenapilotwhenitcametoopeningupandgraspingthenewmegatrendsinChina.
Atthemoment,whenyoulookatthemegatrends,it'saboutdigitalizationandhowtodevelopbiopharmaceuticals,lifescience,andnewmaterialsoverall.WefeelverymuchathomebecausewehavehereinPudongservingroughly10,000localandinternationalcompaniesfromalifescienceperspective.
MaximilianFoerst,PresidentandCEOofZEISSGreaterChina
WecametoShanghaiintheearly1990sandtoWaigaoqiaoPudongoftheFreeTradeZonein1999.Thiswasthestartofanexplosivegrowth,anditwasclearlyaverygoodthingthatwecametoPudonginthosedays.Today,thebusinessmodelhaschanged,butPudongisflexible,andithaschangedwithus.
Currently,wearepractically100%localizedinourmanufacturinginShanghai,asexamplesofhowtheecosysteminPudongandShanghaiarehelpful.Wehavetwodifferenttopics.Oneishomegrown,internallydevelopedwiththepeoplewehaveinPudong,intheareaofnewenergyvehicleswhereweareworkingtogetherwiththetopbatterymanufacturers,developingsolutionstoenhancein-linequalityofbatteries,sothattoimprovethesafetyandefficacyofbatteriesthroughouttheirlifetime.TheseareideasandcompetencewhichhavebeenbuiltupinPudong.
Thesecondoneisleveragingthelocalecosystem.Therearealotofinterestingnewyoungcompanies,veryactiveinthebiotecharea.Herewehaveproductswhichwe'realsopresentingatCIIE,togetherwithasmallstartupfromShanghai.
Andclearly,ifwelookforward,thegrowthwillbecomingoutofinnovation.ThisiswhereweareheadingasacompanyhereinPudongandinShanghai.
GlobalInvestmentPartners'VoicesforPudong
Withitsopenness,innovation,andsustainabledevelopment,PudongNewAreaisemergingasavibrantmodelofamoderncity.SeveralglobalinvestmentpartnersspokeupforPudongNewArea,sharingfrommultipleangleswhytheareahasapowerfulmagneticappealthatattractstheworld’stopcompanies.
PatriciaXia,EYChinaCentralManagingPartner
Inordertohelpenterprisesgrowbetter,Pudonghaslaunchedaseriesofcultivationprograms,suchastheGlobalOperatorProgram(GOP)andtheGatheringofInternationalEconomicOrganizationsProgram(GOC),gatheringtheglobaladvancedresourcesinPudong.AnditprovidescontinuoussupportofPudongHeadquartersServiceCenterforcompanies,toenhancetheattractivenessforglobaltalents.
Whenthenumberofenterprisesgraduallyincreases,thekeytobolstertheirgrowthliesincontinuousempowerment.Toensuretheefficientoperationofheadquarteredenterprises,Pudonghasformedaservice"ecosystem"withgovernmentservicesandactiveparticipationofsocialprofessionalorganizations.Throughprofessionalempowerment,"oneenterprise,onebooklet"servicemeasurestoensurethatenterprisesreceivecustomizedall-roundservicesinPudong.
Whentheheadquartersecosystemgatheredadvantageousfactorsandtheintra-industryandcross-industryinnovativesynergies,Pudongachievedafurtherleapbothinquantityandquality.AsoneofthesixcoreindustriesinPudong,innovativepharmaceuticalshavewitnessedmanysuccessfulcases,andmanyhigh-capacitypharmaceuticalcompanieshavebuiltupaninnovativeecosystemwithclosecollaborationandresourcesharinginPudong.
SherriHe,ManagingDirectorofKearney'sChinaUnit
InnovationcapabilitieshasbecometheprimaryfactorattractingforeigninvestmentinChina.ThePudongNewAreagovernmentreleaseditsGroupOpenInnovation(GOI)plan,whichhasgathered103leadingenterprisestosharetheirinnovationresourceswithsmallandmedium-sizedenterprisestoincubateandempower.Weknowthat5,000smallandmedium-sizedenterprisesarenowbenefitingfromthis,whichisatrueexampleofShanghai’sandPudong'scommitmenttobuildinginnovationcapabilities.
Withunremittingeffortssince2017,Shanghaihasupgradeditspolicyenvironmenttophase7.0,coveringallbasicservicesandvalue-addedservicesthroughouttheentirelifecycleofabusiness.
IfwelookbackatPudong,wecanseethatitisapolicytestinggroundforpilotimplementation.ThePudonggovernmenthasmadefulluseoftheadvantagesofpilotimplementationtointroduce18PudongNewArearegulationsand29managementmeasures,suchasbusinessregistrationmanagementreforms.
Lookingtothefuture,weareconfidentthatthePudonggovernmentwillmakebreakthroughs,keeppacewiththetimes,continuetoleadthemajorprojectsofimprovingthebusinessenvironmentinShanghaiandthewholecountry,andcontinuetoreachnewheightsinbusinessenvironment.
LiQingwen,ManagingDirector,EastChina,Cushman&Wakefield
Asweallknow,Economicdevelopmentisthemostimportantbasisofmoderncitydevelopment.PudongNewAreaiscreatingsevenindustrialclusters,includingLujiazuiFinanceCity,ZhangjiangScienceCity,ExpoInternationalCity,andLingangFutureCity,withadiverserangeofoptions.Inaddition,aCushman&Wakefieldstudyalsofoundthatgreenbuildingsareanimportantindicatorforforcorporatesiteselection.
Lastyear,Shanghailedtheworldinthenumberofcertifiedbusinesses.IntermsofthenumberofgreenbuildingprojectsdeclaredinShanghailastyear,Pudongaccountedforone-thirdofthetotal,alsointhelead.PudongNewAreawillupholdtheinnovativeconceptsofreformandopeningup,andcontinuetoupgradecitycapacityandquality.
策划：于晓娜
监制：施诗
编辑：和佳
记者：杨雨莱李依农实习生李宥瑾
制作：蔡于恬李群
新媒体统筹：丁青云曾婷芳赖禧黄达迅
海外运营监制:黄燕淑
海外运营内容统筹:黄子豪
海外运营编辑：庄欢吴婉婕龙李华张伟韬
出品：南方财经全媒体集团
（作者：杨雨莱,李依农编辑：和佳）