On November 17th, the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC) hosted a thematic briefing on the spirit of the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee for international business communities in China. Over 160 foreign political leaders, representatives of foreign business associations, multinational companies in China, and economic and trade officials of some foreign embassies in China from the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Switzerland, Japan, Singapore, Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, Africa and other countries and regions attended the event. Ma Hui, Vice-minister of the IDCPC, Jiang Xiaojuan, former Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council and Professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Liu Quanhong, Director of the Institute of Industrial Economy and Technological Economy of the National Development and Reform Commission, and Mei Xinyu, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce, introduced the main spirit of the plenary session and the key contents of the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development to the foreign guests.

Ma said, under the leadership of the CPC, the Chinese people keep moving forward until our goal is met and have continuously achieved significant economic and social development. The 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) is a crucial period for laying a solid foundation and making comprehensive efforts to basically realize socialist modernization. It provides a top-level design and strategic blueprint for China's economic and social development in the next five years. China is firmly committed to expanding high-standard opening up and sharing opportunities with the world for common development, injecting stability and certainty into the world economy. 

Jiang said, the deployment of the Recommendations for the 15th Five-Year Plan on expanding high-standard opening up brings major opportunities for global economic and trade cooperation. A stable and developing China will inject vitality into world economic growth. China's commitment to high-quality development led by innovation has opened up new space for multinational companies to invest in China. The increasing demand for high-quality goods and services in the Chinese consumer market will also provide more opportunities for service-oriented multinational companies to invest in China. 

Liu said, the Recommendations for the 15th Five-Year Plan adhere to the directions of intelligence, greenness, and integration, accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system, and lay a solid foundation for a modern industrial system. China looks forward to deepening cooperation with business friends from all countries, jointly promoting the deep integration of advanced manufacturing, digital economy, artificial intelligence, and green and low-carbon industries, and building a more resilient and dynamic global industrial ecosystem to achieve win-win results and share new opportunities brought by China's development. 

Mei said, China will continue to create a transparent, stable, and predictable institutional environment, continuously expand practical cooperation with economies around the world, and work together to make high-standard opening up a great cause that benefits both China and the wider world.