Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 2 (Xinhua) -- The first China International Chain Promotion Expo was held in Beijing from November 28 to December 2. As the world's first national-level exhibition with the theme of the first chain, the Chain Expo brings together more than 500 enterprises and institutions at home and abroad, integrating five major industrial chains such as clean energy chain and digital technology chain and the first chain service exhibition area. People from many countries said that at present, the global first-class chain is facing reconstruction, and China continues to play an important role in building a safe, stable, smooth and efficient, open, inclusive, mutually beneficial and win-win global industrial chain system.
On December 1, the audience went to the smart car chain exhibition area of the Chain Expo to visit. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li He).
The "Global ** Chain Promotion Report" released at the Chain Expo believes that today's world economic recovery is difficult, economic globalization has encountered headwinds, the global ** chain is facing reconstruction, and the development of the global ** chain presents four major trends: regionalization, diversification, digitalization and greening.
The process of digitalization promotes the reconstruction of the global ** chain. Pol Hansen, head of the facilitation branch of the United Nations and the Conference on Development, said that the agency continues to focus on achieving a more diversified and high-level global chain system through digital solutions, and looks forward to multilateral cooperation to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through the joint efforts of the private sector.
Greening is another trend in the current development of the global best chain. In the face of the current global chain pattern has entered a new stage of deep adjustment, China is firmly grasping the green transformation and development model, and well-known multinational companies such as Maersk Group also hope to seize the transformation opportunities of new energy and intelligent networking through this chain expo, and join hands with Chinese and global partners to inject new impetus into the stability and development of the global green industrial chain.
On December 1, a visitor visited the sodium-ion battery products at the booth of CATL New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. in the intelligent vehicle chain exhibition area of the Chain Expo. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li He).
At the Chain Expo, China's role in the global industrial chain was highly recognized. Faluk, China Affairs Advisor of the World Turkish Business Council, said that China plays an active role in the global ** chain with its strong industrial and production capacity. Green agriculture, new energy vehicles, artificial intelligence and other fields will become the new focus of global economic development in the future, and China also plays a key role in these fields.
China's position in the global chain is irreplaceable. Chris Pereira, CEO of China Meixun (Shenzhen) Information Technology Consulting, pointed out that China's manufacturing industry has a high degree of automation, a huge market, and cost advantages in raw material procurement and component production.
Nguyen Thi Cotton Lotus, brand manager of Vietnam Sunshine United Co., Ltd., said that China's economy is deeply integrated with the global chain, and China's manufacturing industry, market volume and logistics network promote the effective and reasonable operation of all elements of the global industrial chain. China's investment in the infrastructure and digital economy has improved the operational efficiency of the global chain.
The Chain Expo provides an important platform for consolidating and strengthening the cooperation of the global industrial chain. Hungarian Ambassador to China Versy told reporters: "Connectivity is in our common interests, and I believe this is also the significance of holding the Chain Expo." ”
Plinho Innocentzi, a professor at the University of Sassari in Italy, believes that the global geopolitical situation has a profound impact on the stability of the ** chain, which once again emphasizes the importance of maintaining openness and cooperation.
In response to the so-called "first-chain transfer" argument, Gary Hufbauer, a senior researcher at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a U.S. think tank, told reporters that many of China's products are not only preferential, but also fast-paced, and some people's attempts to reject Chinese products will not succeed. (Participating reporters: Ma Zegang, Liu Xue, Bao Xuelin, Wang Jialin, Xiong Maoling).