“Invest in Shanghai, Share the Future” Overseas Promotion Campaign (Tokyo, Japan)

 

The “Invest in Shanghai, Share the Future” Overseas Promotion Campaign aims to showcase Shanghai’s dynamic opportunities, growth potential, and global appeal. By engaging with local communities abroad, the campaign highlights Shanghai as a prime destination for international businesses and talent, reinforcing the city’s commitment to further openness and development. Before this event in Japan started, Hua Yuan met with representatives of participating Japanese enterprises. The event attracted around 120 attendees, including representatives from Chinese consulates, business associations and local enterprises.

The “Invest in Shanghai, Share the Future” Overseas Promotion Campaign (Tokyo, Japan) was successfully held on the afternoon of November 15. Hosted by the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government and co-organized by the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce and the Administrative Committee of Lin-gang Special Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, the event aimed to strengthen practical economic and trade cooperation between Shanghai and Japan, while promoting Shanghai’s latest opening-up policies and investment opportunities. Hua Yuan, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee and Vice Mayor of Shanghai, delivered the keynote speech and He Dongbin, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Commission of Commerce, presided over the event. Shi Yong, Minister of the Chinese Embassy in Japan, Nobuhiko Sasaki, President of the Japan-China Economic Association, and Tomohiro Takashima, Director of the Japan External Trade Organization attended and addressed the event.

In his keynote address, Hua Yuan emphasized that, in line with the vision of President Xi Jinping and the central government, Shanghai has further deepened reform comprehensively, expanded its high-level opening up, and continuously upgraded its capacity as “five centers”. He also highlighted Shanghai’s focus on cultivating new, high-quality productive forces and striving to give full play to the leading and exemplary role in promoting Chinese-style modernization. Hua pointed out the geographical and economic closeness between Shanghai and Japan, stressing that Shanghai’s first-mover advantage in opening up offers a unique opportunity for Japanese businesses to tap into the Chinese market. He reaffirmed that Shanghai will continue to provide high-quality and convenient all-round government services for foreign investors, and remains an open, welcoming hub for international investment and collaboration. Hua also presented 31 investment opportunities across 8 key sectors, including biomedicine and equipment manufacturing.

Japan is Shanghai’s fifth-largest export market, and third-largest source of imports and investment. More than 6,500 Japanese enterprises have established a presence in Shanghai, with investments exceeding USD 25 billion. During the event, Yang Zhengwei, Deputy Director of the Administrative Committee of Lin-gang Special Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, provided a presentation on Lin-gang’s industrial park for Japanese SMEs. Hideki Ozawa, Vice President and Executive Director of Canon, Kentaro Maruki, Executive Director of Mizuho Bank, and Shan Weimin, Director and General Manager of China International Intellectech Co., Ltd., also delivered speeches. The Administrative Committee signed cooperation agreements with Mizuho Bank, MUFG Bank and Bank of Communications Tokyo Branch respectively.