BEIJING, June 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The three-day 15th Annual
Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos,
opened in Dalian on June 25, drawing global attention to China once again. The initial impression from
the outside world is one of "unprecedented scale" - this year's
forum has set new records in terms of number of sessions, and guest
attendance, with approximately 200 events and nearly 50 meetings
livestreamed online. Over 1,700 representatives from more than 100
countries and regions around the world are participating. This
highlights the international community's strong desire to seek
opportunities through cooperation, against the backdrop of
decoupling and supply chain disruptions challenging the global
economy, particularly in high-tech fields. The Summer Davos, dubbed
the "flower of technology and innovation" of the summer, has once
again built a bridge for mutual achievements between China and the world.
This year's forum features the theme "Next Frontiers for
Growth," with key topics including exploring paths for cooperation
in the current international landscape, the outlook for the Chinese
economy, seeking growth amid complex risks, reconfiguring global
trade routes, and addressing the fragmentation of the global
financial system. From this, it is not difficult to discern the
organizers' intent: to explore paths for cooperation in a world
full of uncertainties. On one hand, geopolitical conflicts and
regional trade frictions are placing global industrial and supply
chains at a disadvantage; on the other hand, emerging economies,
represented by China, are playing
a crucial role in the global economic landscape. It can be said
that this year's forum theme is particularly relevant to current
realities.
Several guests attending this year's forum have noted the
significant presence of foreign participants at the venue, showing
no signs of the alleged exodus of foreign businesses
from China or the world's attempt
to "decouple" from China. To the
outside world, China's appeal
remains robust. Data shows that in the first five months of this
year, China's total value of goods
trade reached 17.5 trillion yuan
($2.46 trillion), an increase of 6.3
percent year-on-year; 21,764 new foreign-invested enterprises were
established nationwide, a year-on-year increase of 17.4 percent.
Additionally, in the World Economic Forum's 2024 Technology
Pioneers cohort released in June, 11 Chinese companies were
included, ranking second globally in number. At this forum,
China will once again show the
world its firm commitment to advancing high-level openness and
continuously promoting economic globalization.
The influence of the Summer Davos on global innovation and
development is becoming increasingly evident. Besides the forum's
long-standing good reputation, a key reason is China's significant achievements in the
high-tech field. The new technologies and industries discussed at
the Summer Davos have found the best experimental grounds and
development space in China. From
5G to artificial intelligence, and then to the digital economy,
China's progress in these areas is
redefining the global innovation map. The technological progress in
China and its open attitude toward
cooperation form a certain resonance and give rise to a chemical
reaction in the global chain. It means that global cooperation in
the field of technology requires a broader imagination than in the
past.
In Global South countries, people see more opportunities,
fairness, and development in technological progress. On the road of
human technological progress, the question of whether to choose to
cooperate and share destiny or to go separate ways, even to the
point of life and death, has once again been answered by the Summer
Davos. China's tremendous
achievements in recent years are a vivid footnote to this.
The significance of global economic leaders coming to
China during the Summer Davos to
seek, discover, and witness new frontiers and opportunities is
unique. Among the latest batch of 153 global "Lighthouse Factories"
announced by the World Economic Forum, 62 are Chinese companies,
including high-tech enterprises in photovoltaics, new-energy
vehicles, and more. China has the
most "Lighthouse Factories" in the world. This not only means that
China, with its vast size and
intellectual resources, provides immeasurable driving force for
global technological innovation, but also signifies that the
development rights of global technology will become increasingly
equal, making it more difficult for any country to transform
hegemony into technological monopoly in the future.
The Summer Davos is an important window for China to understand the world, and also
provides a platform for enterprises from various countries to enter
the Chinese market. Chinese enterprises that are "riding the waves
to go global" hope to learn more experience from well-established
multinational companies, while multinational foreign enterprises
see greater business opportunities in the Chinese market. This is a
group that is most sensitive to the direction of development in
this era, and they are actively participating in the Summer Davos.
What people feel here is vitality, optimism, and resonance, which
is exactly the real impression that the "unprecedented scale" of
the Summer Davos brings to the world.
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SOURCE Global Times