What important information was revealed at the Hongqiao International Economic Forum? Forum | International | Economy

Release time:Apr 14, 2024 11:04 AM

On July 27th, as the countdown to the opening of the 6th China International Import Expo approaches 100 days, at the 6th Hongqiao International Economic Forum Theme Release and Interpretation Conference held at the International Convention and Exhibition Center, the theme of the Hongqiao International Economic Forum was officially released, with relevant experts and scholars interpreting the theme.

The 6th Hongqiao International Economic Forum will be themed "Jointly Promoting Development, Opening up and Winning the Future", focusing on the core theme of "Global Openness" and the functional positioning of "International Public Goods". The main forum, "Investment in China Year" summit, "World Openness Report 2023" release and international seminars, and several sub forums will be held. Among them, the sub forums will be divided into four major sections: "open development", "open cooperation", "open innovation", and "open sharing".

The "Open Development" section has 5 topics, namely green development, global industrial and supply chain resilience, international cooperation in agriculture, financial services for the real economy, and high-level opening up in Pudong. It highlights the concept of "opening up to alleviate development difficulties", reflects the concept of green development, promotes internal and external linkage, enhances development momentum, and accelerates economic recovery and development.

In the "Open Cooperation" section, there are five topics, namely, new opportunities for US funded enterprises, Hong Kong Channel, international standards cooperation, regional international organizations and the construction of the "the Belt and Road", and the development of Hongqiao International Open Hub, highlighting the "power of cooperation through openness", reflecting the concept of coordinated development, promoting policy coordination, improving global governance, and jointly addressing risks and challenges.

The "Open Innovation" section has five topics, namely the improvement of international industrial park innovation, digital governance and digital industry, intelligent technology and future industry development, financial reform and innovation promoting the upgrading of free trade pilot zones, and open innovation empowering enterprise development. It highlights the trend of "opening up and gathering innovation", reflects the concept of innovative development, promotes exchange and mutual learning, strengthens innovation driven development, and promotes high-level institutional openness.

The "Open Sharing" section has six topics, namely new trends and potentials in consumption, silver economy, protection of intellectual property rights, global safety production governance, global drug safety governance and China's drug regulation, and global economic and trade governance. It highlights the concept of "seeking the benefits of sharing through openness", embodies the concept of shared development, promotes fairness and justice, and inclusive development achievements, and promotes the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

"Last year, I had the privilege of attending the 5th Hongqiao International Economic Forum in Shanghai. The sharing of global and regional development trends at the forum was extremely insightful and was a pulse-taking of the trajectory of new development." Qiao Zhan, deputy representative of the United Nations Development Programme in China, said in a video speech: "at the same time, I have also learned about many cases of innovative enterprises, which provide a very good reference for the global community to further deepen collaboration and cooperation and jointly promote the path of inclusive, green, resilient and sustainable development."

Gan Chunhui, Vice President of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, believes that the agenda set by this session of the Hongqiao International Economic Forum is an important manifestation of implementing the new development concept. In the new era and new stage, experts and scholars provide suggestions and suggestions on the topic, which helps to voice the "Hongqiao voice" for the continuous promotion of high-level opening up to the outside world, and also helps to abandon the zero sum game thinking of development in various countries, contributing our "Hongqiao wisdom".

"This year's World Open Report 2023 has four highlights and characteristics, namely scientificity, linkage, diversity, and practicality," said Pang Dapeng, Deputy Director of the Institute of World Economy and Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Sun Yonghua, Vice President of North Asia and General Manager of Public Affairs Department of Louis Dreyfus Group, said that the company's innovation fields, such as digital applications and new product research and development, are very consistent with the theme of Hongqiao International Economic Forum. "In September this year, our global research and development center will be established in Shanghai. We hope to use this platform to make our due contributions in the research and development of special proteins and health products."

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