What signals will foreign executives release when they launch another wave of "coming to China"?
2023-06-02
Recently, Tesla CEO Musk arrived in China. This Musk's "China Tour" is full and highly anticipated. From May 30th to 31st, in less than two days, three ministers from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Ministry of Commerce respectively met with Musk. In addition to Musk, several foreign company executives visited China this week, including the CEO of JPMorgan Chase and the CEO of Starbucks. What signals have foreign executives once again set off the "wave of coming to China"? The so-called "decoupling and chain breaking" is unpopular. On May 30th, when Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with Musk in Beijing, the two sides had witty conversations. Qin Gang used Tesla Motors as a metaphor and said that to develop good Sino US relations, we should not only "align the steering wheel" but also "step on the brakes" in a timely manner to avoid "dangerous driving", and also be good at "stepping on the accelerator" to promote mutually beneficial cooperation; Musk compared the interests of the United States and China to "conjoined babies", which are inseparable from each other, and stated that Tesla opposes "decoupling and chain breaking". Regarding this, Bai Ming, a member of the Academic Degrees Committee of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, stated that as the United States advocates for "decoupling and chain breaking" with China, Musk's visit to China, as a representative of the high-end manufacturing industry in the United States, is a denial of "decoupling and chain breaking". The actions of the US government do not represent the true thoughts of the domestic industry in the United States. At the recently held 2023 Global Trade and Investment Promotion Summit, many participants expressed their opposition to the so-called "decoupling and chain breaking". "Some countries pursue unilateralism and protectionism, and try to 'contain' China through the so-called 'decoupling' policy, which is the main threat facing the current globalization pattern." The President of the New Development Bank, Rousseff, said that unilateral tariff increases, the introduction of the Chip and Science Act and other practices will only disrupt the value chain of the global industry chain and further exacerbate the global division. In April this year, the European Parliament held a plenary meeting in Strasbourg, France, to discuss the EU's policy on China relations. European Commission President von der Leyen said that China is an important trade partner of the EU, and "decoupling" between the EU and China is not feasible, desirable and unrealistic. In addition, many foreign executives are also emphasizing the impossibility of "decoupling" from China. Recently, in an interview, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Siemens in Germany, Bolleren, and CEO of American chip manufacturer NVIDIA, Huang Renxun, stated that the Chinese market cannot be replaced and exiting the Chinese market is not a feasible option. Many foreign companies have used their "feet" to cast a "vote of trust" for the Chinese economy, not only in verbal opposition to the so-called "decoupling and chain breaking", but also in practical actions to cast a "vote of trust" for the Chinese economy. On the one hand, in recent times, multiple executives from foreign companies have come to China and exchanged views with Chinese government officials on economic and trade cooperation and other issues. On May 31st, Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong met with Musk and exchanged views on the development of new energy vehicles and intelligent connected vehicles. On the same day, Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with Musk. The two sides had extensive and in-depth exchanges on topics such as Sino US economic and trade cooperation and Tesla's development in China. Musk expressed confidence in the Chinese market and is willing to continue deepening mutually beneficial cooperation
Edit:Hou Wenzhe Responsible editor:WeiZe
Source:voice of china
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