Shenzhen, a city emerging as China's leading innovation hub, has made great efforts to enhance its business environment over recent years, in the interest of further stimulating the vigor and vitality of private businesses.
Dan Dan, secretary general of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Standard Innovation Alliance, introduced major measures Shenzhen has taken in this endeavor.
"We have taken the lead in promoting reform of the business registration system, strengthening ongoing and ex post oversight, and deepening reform leading to separating out the business license from certificates required for starting up a business. The various reform measures we've adopted focus on lowering the threshold for market access and giving rise to fair, open and transparent market rules," she said.
Mindray is a Shenzhen-based company specializing in the manufacturing of high-end medical equipment and apparatus. Recently, it launched a type of AI handheld ultrasound equipment.
Now, Mindray has emerged as one of China's largest and a global leader in medical equipment manufacturing and solutions, thanks to the government's support.
"In particular, the government has made significant efforts to support the development of high technology, and to cultivate a favorable vibe for us high-tech enterprises in terms of funding, land use, policy making and environment," said Li Xiting, president of Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics.
Improving the business environment has been a key focus in post-Spring Festival official meetings across China. For example, authorities in China's financial hub of Shanghai has released "Version 8.0" of an action plan to improve the business environment, spelling out 58 measures to elevate the business environment to a new level.
Official data show that by the end of September 2024, the number of registered private companies nationwide had exceeded 55 million. And the private sector now accounts for over 70 percent of technological innovation.
The Private Enterprises Symposium was held on Monday in Beijing, bringing together representatives from some of the country's most eminent private companies. Addressing the symposium, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged efforts to promote healthy and high-quality development of the country's private sector.
Shenzhen strives to improve business environment for private enterprises development
China is willing to provide humanitarian assistance to Cambodia to help resettle displaced people in border areas, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday in Yuxi, southwest China's Yunnan Province.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during a meeting with Prak Sokhonn, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Following the signing of a joint statement agreeing to a ceasefire, the Cambodian and Thai foreign ministers are leading delegations meeting in Yunnan from Dec. 28 to 29 at Wang's invitation.
China has been closely following the tense situation on the Cambodia-Thailand border and remains committed to facilitating peace through talks, Wang said, adding that China congratulates both sides on reaching a ceasefire agreement.
The ceasefire marks the beginning of peacebuilding, Wang said, calling on the two sides to proceed in a phased and measured approach to promote a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire, restore normal interactions, rebuild mutual trust, achieve turnaround in bilateral relations, and uphold peace and stability in the region.
He said that both countries can make good use of this face-to-face opportunity for diplomatic and military representatives to engage in dialogue and communication in a flexible manner, enhance mutual understanding, and build mutual trust. He also expressed hope that all sides would jointly send a message of peace from Yunnan, reach a consensus on peace, and demonstrate prospects for peace.
China supports ASEAN in playing its due role and stands ready to provide assistance to the ASEAN observation mission in monitoring the ceasefire, Wang said.
He added that China also hopes Cambodia will continue to enhance protection for Chinese citizens and projects in the country.
Cambodia highly values China's positive role in mediating the conflict, said Prak Sokhonn, citing the informal tea gathering among the foreign ministers of Cambodia, China and Thailand in Anning, Yunnan Province, as well as shuttle diplomacy conducted by China's special envoy.
Thanks to the joint efforts of China and other parties, Cambodia and Thailand were able to convene a meeting of the Joint Boundary Commission, and their militaries signed a ceasefire agreement, he said.
Sokhonn said Cambodia is ready to work with Thailand to fully implement the ceasefire agreement, make full use of existing dialogue mechanisms, and steadily build mutual trust between the two countries and their armed forces.
These steps, he noted, are vital to restoring bilateral exchanges, normalizing relations, and resolving the boundary issue at an early date.
Cambodia hopes for the early arrival of peace and expects the trilateral meeting to help rebuild lasting stability, he said.
The two sides also exchanged views on China-Cambodia relations, agreeing that under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, positive progress has been made in building an all-weather Cambodia-China community with a shared future in the new era.
The Cambodian side expressed gratitude for China's support and assistance to its development, describing China as its most reliable and trusted partner. It reaffirmed its adherence to the one-China principle, its opposition to Taiwan secessionism, and its support for China's reunification cause.
China will deliver humanitarian aid to Cambodia for displaced people along border: Chinese FM
