Foreign executives: China is a world market with unlimited opportunities
On September 20th, the State Council Information Office held a routine policy briefing for the State Council. Officials from the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance, and the People's Bank of China interpreted the economic situation and policies.
In response to recent bearish remarks about the Chinese economy, the National Development and Reform Commission stated that there is currently a lot of internal and external noise about bearish views and negative views on China. This argument has never been realized in the past, and it is destined not to be realized now and in the future.
In fact, the trend of China's economy maintaining growth has not changed, and the magnetic force of the super large scale Chinese market continues to strengthen, attracting foreign enterprises to continuously increase their investment enthusiasm in China.
The Wall Street Journal reported on the 19th that due to the growth of the Chinese economy and the recovery of domestic air transportation, Boeing has raised its forecast for the demand for commercial aircraft in China over the next 20 years.
According to Boeing's 2023 Civil Aviation Market Outlook, driven by economic development far above the global average and domestic air travel growth, China will need 8560 new aircraft in the next 20 years.
"China is the most growing civil aviation market and will also become the largest single country market in the global civil aviation industry," said Huo Daren, Vice President of Marketing for Boeing Civil Aviation
On September 19th, Starbucks China Coffee Innovation Industrial Park was officially completed and put into operation in Kunshan, Jiangsu. The total investment in the industrial park is 1.5 billion yuan, which is Starbucks' largest investment in building a coffee production and logistics base in China. It will also be Starbucks' most green and energy-saving production base globally.
According to CNN, this is Starbucks' manufacturing and distribution center with the highest investment outside of the United States.
The article states that China has long been one of Starbucks' most important growth drivers, making it the world's second largest market and the largest overseas market.
Starbucks Global CEO Nathan said, "China is a world market with unlimited opportunities. I am very proud of the forward-looking planning of the Chinese team! China is Starbucks' largest and fastest-growing international market in the world. Continuously increasing investment in China once again confirms our unwavering confidence in the Chinese market."
On September 20th, Harm Ohlmeyer, the global CFO of Adidas, visited China for the first time after the pandemic and stated in a media interview, "China is one of Adidas' three strategic markets globally. We have great confidence and belief in the Chinese market, and we will continue to develop in China and work together with China."
Adidas Suzhou Automated Distribution Center X officially opened on the same day, with a total investment of about 1 billion yuan, which is the largest investment made by Adidas in China in the past five years.
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