Chen Jining, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, held a discussion with the heads of some equity investment institutions who came to Shanghai to participate in the 23rd China Equity Investment Annual Forum this afternoon (December 13).
Chen Jining expressed his gratitude to all investors for helping Shanghai's high-quality economic development and vigorously cultivating innovative enterprises. He said that the general secretary personally visited Shanghai for inspection and guidance, delivered an important speech, and put forward a series of new positions, new assertions, new requirements and new tasks for Shanghai's development. As the forefront of China's reform and opening up and an international metropolis with deep links to the world, we adhere to the guidance of scientific and technological innovation, continue to deepen the reform and innovation of the scientific research system and mechanism, accelerate the construction of an innovation system and regulatory system that are compatible with high-level opening up and new technological changes, give better play to the supporting and driving role of finance in scientific and technological innovation, and promote the joint development of Shanghai International Financial Center and Science and Technology Innovation Center. Welcome all the heads of leading venture capital companies and well-known investors in the field of equity investment to grasp the new opportunities and new strategies for Shanghai's development, give better play to their respective advantages, aim at cutting-edge key areas, expand their business layout in Shanghai, make greater efforts to develop long-term capital and patient capital, invest early, small and hard technology, incubate and cultivate more dynamic innovative enterprises in Shanghai, and help form a high-level cycle of "science and technology-industry-finance". We will continue to optimize the business environment, strengthen efficient communication and docking, listen carefully to opinions and suggestions, focus on answering the same questions, and promote high-quality development and modernization with more breakthrough and innovative measures. Ni Zhengdong, Chairman of Qingke Group, Xiong Xiaoge, Founding Chairman of IDG Capital, Gong Hongjia, Chairman of Jiadao Private Capital, Kwong Ziping, Founding Managing Partner of Qiming Venture Partners, Fang Fang, Partner of Shuimu Investment Group, Li Jiaqing, President of Legend Capital, Zhou Kui, Partner of Sequoia China, and Xiao Bing, President of Dachen Caizhi, introduced the investment and business development of their respective enterprises and institutions in Shanghai, and talked about their ideas and suggestions on helping the linkage development of Shanghai International Financial Center and Science and Technology Innovation Center. They said that they are firmly optimistic about the future development of Shanghai, and will firmly grasp the opportunity of deepening the construction of the "five centers" in Shanghai, continue to do a good job in the long-term investment layout, more closely integrate Shanghai's industrial innovation needs with their respective key development areas, support more innovative enterprises with high growth potential to thrive in Shanghai, and actively contribute to Shanghai's all-round promotion of pioneering reform and leading opening up. City leaders Li Zheng and Xie Dong attended the forum. (*Photo by Chen Zhengbao).