QINGDAO, Jun 19 : The 6th Qingdao Multinationals Summit opened at the Qingdao International Conference Center on Thursday, offering a high-level platform for policy dialogue, industrial collaboration and project matchmaking under the theme “Multinationals and China: Connecting the World for Win-Win Cooperation”.
The summit, which has attracted wide attention from the global business community, will unveil the highly anticipated Multinationals in China research report series, a key barometer of foreign corporate trends in the Chinese market.
A total of 465 multinational firms are attending, including 135 Fortune Global 500 companies and 330 industry leaders. Enterprises hail from 43 countries and regions, with over 50% representing emerging market economies.
Notably, more than 20% of participants come from sectors like modern finance and artificial intelligence, reflecting the momentum of service-sector opening in China. While traditional markets such as Japan, South Korea, the U.S., Germany and France are well-represented, there is a marked rise in attendees from emerging regions including ASEAN, the Middle East and Africa.
Companies from nine nations, including Vietnam and Egypt, are making their first appearance at the summit, underscoring its growing global reach. The event aims to strengthen ties between multinationals and China’s economic landscape, with discussions focusing on supply chain resilience, digital transformation and green development.