Premier Li Keqiang attended the "Global CEO committee" dialogue in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai on the evening of December 15. The dialogue will be held by video. Leaders from nearly 30 Fortune 500 companies including Schneider Electric, Dow, abb, Panasonic, Cargill, Rio Tinto, Starbucks and Volkswagen spoke on topics such as innovation and development, green and low-carbon transformation and new opportunities for the development of multinational companies in China. Li Keqiang appreciated the contributions made by multinational corporations to China's reform, opening up and modernization, and had in-depth interaction and exchanges with the participants. Li Keqiang said that China is the largest developing country in the world and a developing market with great potential. *** We have thoroughly implemented the innovation driven development strategy to continuously stimulate innovative ideas and release innovative vitality. We will continue to implement institutional arrangements for tax reduction and fee reduction, including the addition and deduction of R & D expenses and the tax rebate of value-added tax, so as to increase the proportion of the whole society's R & D investment in GDP and support enterprise innovation and technological transformation through fair and inclusive market-oriented methods. Through technological innovation and cooperation, we will strengthen the development of new energy and clean utilization of coal, strive to achieve green and low-carbon transformation while ensuring energy and power supply, and better respond to the challenge of climate change. Li Keqiang pointed out that reform and opening up are the only way for China to achieve modernization. We will continue to deepen the reform of "decentralization, regulation and service", create a market-oriented, legal and international business environment, strictly protect intellectual property rights, treat domestic and foreign enterprises equally and fairly, and improve the foreign investment promotion and service system, so as to make China a strong and attractive investment destination for a long time. We welcome enterprises from all countries to continue to expand investment in China, deepen cooperation in various fields and achieve common development. Li Keqiang introduced China's economic situation and said that we will focus on economic construction, put steady growth in a more prominent position in the face of new downward pressure, coordinate steady growth, adjust structure and promote reform, keep the economy running within a reasonable range and keep the fundamentals good for a long time. China has 150 million market players, which constitutes an important support for employment and economic growth. We will do everything possible to help enterprises in their plight, stimulate the vitality of market players and endogenous driving force for development, and consolidate the foundation for stabilizing the economy and employment. We will extensively carry out mass entrepreneurship and innovation, expand employment space and enhance social creativity by gathering wisdom and strength. We will continue to formulate and implement macro policies based on the needs of market players, increase financial policy support, and help them reduce their burden through combined tax cuts and fees and reduce financing costs, so as to enable more market players to develop and grow. The participating entrepreneurs thanked the Chinese government for its valuable support for the normal operation of foreign-funded enterprises in China during the epidemic period, appreciated China's positive efforts to deal with climate change, expressed optimistic about China's economic development prospects, and was willing to actively participate in and contribute to China's comprehensive modernization process. We hope to continue to strengthen cooperation in innovation, digital economy, health, food security, green and low-carbon transformation and sustainable development, maintain the stability of global industrial chain and supply chain, and send a positive signal to the world to work together to promote economic recovery. Wang Yi and he Lifeng attended the above activities. (Xinhua News Agency)