BEIJING -- During the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), China will unswervingly expand high-level opening up and promote high-quality development, which will create wider market opportunities for multinational corporations, Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng said in Beijing on Saturday.

He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with senior representatives of well-known multinational corporations including HSBC, UBS, Louis Dreyfus, Siemens Healthineers, Schneider Electric, Rio Tinto, Prudential, Investor AB, Standard Chartered, Suzano and TCP Group.

He noted that China's economy is making progress while maintaining overall stability, and pushing forward with innovation-led and high-quality development, adding that China welcomes multinational corporations to increase investment in China and continuously deepen mutually beneficial cooperation.

Representatives of the multinational corporations expressed confidence in China's economy and stated their readiness to further explore the Chinese market and continue to expand investment in China.