2024 ciftis｜multinational medical technology companies are optimistic about the potential of sino-foreign cooperation
2024-09-17
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xinhua news agency, beijing, september 16 (reporter zhou siyu, guo yujing, yan jie) the 2024 china international fair for trade in services was held in beijing from september 12 to 16. at this service trade fair, many multinational medical technology companies expressed optimism about the potential of sino-foreign cooperation and will continue to deepen their presence in the chinese market and share china's development opportunities.
on september 12, an intelligent robot made a "heart" gesture to the audience at the china national convention center of the china international fair for trade in services. photo by xinhua news agency reporter zou guangping"medtronic actively participates in national exhibitions such as the china international fair for trade in services and the china international import expo. these open platforms provide multinational companies with valuable opportunities for communication and cooperation. we look forward to sharing china's opportunities and also look forward to china playing a role in promoting the development of the global medical industry." said gu yushao, global senior vice president and president of greater china at medtronic, a multinational medical technology company.
medtronic, which participated in the ciftis for the first time, brought more than 60 innovative exhibits and solutions this year. in the 35 years since entering the chinese market, medtronic has built a full value chain layout in china covering r&d, production, sales, training, after-sales, and investment funds.
gu yushao said that china continues to improve its business environment and the market has huge potential. "china is medtronic's second largest single market worldwide, and we are determined to develop in china for a long time."
in recent years, china has continued to promote institutional opening-up. not long ago, china clearly stated that it would carry out pilot work to expand opening-up in the medical field, including allowing foreign-invested enterprises to engage in the development and application of human stem cell, gene diagnosis and treatment technologies in the china (beijing) pilot free trade zone and other regions.
in this regard, ilona kikbusch, founder of the center for global health research at the graduate institute of international relations and development in geneva, switzerland, said in an interview with reporters: "this is a revolutionary development and i very much welcome this move."
kickerbusch said that healthcare is one of the world's largest industries and is closely linked to the development of technological innovations such as digitalization and artificial intelligence, which requires all parties to strengthen exchanges and cooperation. "china continues to promote sharing and innovation in the fields of healthcare, artificial intelligence, etc., which is very important for promoting human health."
de witte, chairman of the belgium-china economic and trade committee, told reporters that china's high level of openness in the medical and health sector is a good opportunity for foreign companies and will promote cooperation and exchanges between all parties and chinese partners.
the ge medical booth was photographed at the medical equipment and healthcare exhibition area of the 6th china international import expo on november 8, 2023. photo by xinhua news agency reporter wang xiangge healthcare, a multinational company participating in the ciftis for the fifth time, has been deeply involved in the chinese market for many years and has established six major production bases in beijing, tianjin, shanghai, etc. at the company's booth, ct equipment equipped with quantum platforms, intelligent mobile x-ray machines, a new generation of hybrid operating room robots and other high-tech medical equipment produced in china attracted much attention.
xu jun, vice president of ge healthcare china and general manager of government relations and market access, said that as a vivid practice of promoting high-level opening up, the services trade fair is an important window to showcase the high-quality development of global medical services. "in the future, ge healthcare will further deepen the boundless innovation of global resources and chinese wisdom, and inject momentum into the development of domestic and international dual circulation."
natural cavity diagnosis and treatment robots, ultrasonic scalpels, surgical sutures...the multinational company johnson & johnson medical technology brought dozens of innovative products to the services trade fair, covering multiple fields such as surgery, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, and orthopedics.
a relevant person in charge of johnson & johnson medical technology said that the company has been rooted in the chinese market for 30 years and will continue to drive development with innovation and continue to deepen its presence in the chinese market in the future.
at present, trade protectionism is impacting the world market and trade system, which runs counter to the spirit of openness and cooperation. balash dostel, a scholar at marmara university in istanbul, turkey, said that china's continued promotion of high-level opening up and holding of large-scale economic and trade exhibitions such as the china international fair for trade in services not only demonstrates the vitality of the chinese economy, but also contributes to the stability of global trade and supply chains.
peng hangyingping, chairman of the new zealand oceania digital financial exchange group, said that since the beginning of this year, china has continuously introduced innovative development policies for service trade and digital trade, promoted institutional opening-up, and promoted the improvement of the business environment, which is conducive to attracting more foreign companies to participate in china's service trade market and share china's development opportunities. "i believe that as china's door to opening up opens wider and wider, china's super-large market potential will continue to be released, and continue to provide confidence and impetus for the world economy."
