By Wu Siya

 

BEIJING, Mar. 18 (China Economic Net)–On March 16, a briefing on the 2025 Two Sessions was held by the China Public Relations Association, to provide in-depth interpretation of the spirit of this year's Two Sessions for domestic and foreign companies. 

 

 

Jiang Yi, Director of the Policy Research Office of the National Development and Reform Commission, and Wang Ya, Deputy Director of the Foreign Investment Department of the Ministry of Commerce, delivered keynote speeches as well as interacted with participants. More than 150 representatives from foreign-invested, state-owned and private enterprises, and domestic and foreign public relations companies in China attended the meeting.

 

The newly released 2025 Government Work Report, with a series of related documents, have made clear responses to major issues of concern at home and abroad. Companies are eager to further understand China’s macroeconomic situation and policy orientation for deepening reform and development, especially the relevant policy measures for deepening high-level opening up and attracting foreign investment.

 

Jiang Yi noted that the basic trend of China’s economy continuing to recover and improve in the long run and the clear orientation to deepen reform and expand high-level opening-up have not changed and will not change.

 

“The NDRC will make top-level designs for policies to promote high-quality development in 10 fields in accordance with the specific arrangements of the Government Work Report, including vigorously promoting the combination of expanding domestic demand and improving people's livelihood, the integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, the deep integration of deepening reform and expanding opening up, and the coordination of economic development and green transformation,” Jiang stressed.

 

In a detailed interpretation of China’s policies on expanding opening up and attracting foreign investment, Wang Ya pointed out that in the past year, China has lifted all restrictions on foreign investment access in the manufacturing sector. In addition, Beijing and nine other provinces and cities allow the establishment of wholly foreign-owned hospitals. As of the end of February this year, 13 foreign-invested enterprises have been approved for value-added telecommunications services, 48 foreign-invested enterprises have landed biotechnology projects, two new wholly foreign-owned hospitals have been approved, and numerous foreign-invested enterprises are actively promoting investment projects in pilot opening-up areas.

 

"The Ministry of Commerce is currently carrying out a campaign to provide service and guarantee for foreign enterprises across the country. We will also visit foreign-invested enterprises for in-depth consultations on issues of their concerns," Wang added.