[The Ministry of Commerce held a roundtable meeting for multinational enterprises participating in the CIIE in Shanghai] On November 4, on the eve of the opening of the 9th China International Import Expo, Ling Ji, Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy International Trade Negotiation Representative of the People’s Republic of China, hosted a roundtable meeting for multinational enterprises participating in the CIIE in Shanghai. More than 100 multinational companies and heads of foreign business associations, including Perennial, Omron, Zeiss, Sanofi, Reckitt Benckiser, Boeing, ArcelorMittal, Wolfen, Mercedes-Benz, HAECO, Alcon, Boehringer Ingelheim, Emerson, Bosch, Ford, and Eastman, attended the meeting. Ling Ji said that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China will comprehensively promote the development of intelligent, green and integrated industries. Artificial intelligence empowers thousands of industries, which will create a huge incremental market and provide broad space for multinational companies to innovate and create in China. We will protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign-invested enterprises such as equal participation in government procurement, continue to improve and optimize the export control system, and strive to create a market-oriented, legal and international first-class business environment. We hope that multinational companies will firmly work with China, make good use of open platforms such as the CIIE, and meet the diversified needs of the Chinese market with high-quality supplies. Multinational companies participating in the meeting said that the CIIE is an important bridge connecting high-quality global resources and China's large market. China is an indispensable part of the global market for companies, providing valuable certainty for companies. They will resolutely expand investment in China, integrate into China's industrial and supply chain innovation chains, and improve global competitiveness. The Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the National Health Commission, the State Food and Drug Administration and other departments conducted interactive exchanges with multinational companies.