CCTV News: The 2026 Government Work Report proposed to further expand high-level opening up to the outside world. At the regular press conference of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade on the morning of March 31, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade stated that in 2026, they will focus on providing service guarantees for foreign-invested enterprises, promoting exchanges between Chinese and foreign enterprises, and turning China's opportunities into opportunities for the world. According to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, they will do relevant work in terms of strengthening exchange and promotion service guarantees, strengthening problem-solving service guarantees, strengthening commercial legal service guarantees, and strengthening information consulting service guarantees. Wang Guannan, spokesperson of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said that it will continue to build a cluster of foreign investment promotion activities centered on the Chain Expo, covering the Global Trade and Investment Promotion Summit, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Industry and Commerce Conference, the Global Business and Law Conference, and foreign-invested enterprises’ “Local Tour” and “Friendship Cup” Chinese and Foreign Government-Enterprise Sports Invitational Competitions. The cluster aims to promote exchanges between Chinese and foreign enterprises and promote the implementation of trade and investment projects.
The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade also mentioned that many countries in the world are generally optimistic about China's new economic development opportunities during the 15th Five-Year Plan. Recently, many multinational companies have announced a significant increase in investment in China. China's role as a defining pole and stable anchor of the global economy is increasingly prominent. Wang Guannan said that 2026 is APEC's "Year of China", and the global business community is paying close attention to a series of activities such as the APEC Business Leaders' Summit to be held in China in 2026. Many American companies have made it clear that they will continue to delve into the Chinese market and actively participate in the APEC "Year of China" series of business activities. The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade said that in the future, it will continue to organize the national trade promotion system to actively carry out the "Thousand Groups Going Overseas" campaign to promote more Chinese and foreign companies to become "zero-distance" practical partners and turn China's opportunities into opportunities for the world.
