ChinesePremierLiQiangholdsasymposiumwithoverseasbuyersattendingthe135thsessionoftheChinaImportandExportFair(CantonFair)inGuangzhou,southChina'sGuangdongProvince,April17,2024.(Xinhua/LiuBin)GUANGZHOU,April17(Xinhua)--ChinesePremierLiQiangheldasymposiumwithoverseasbuyersattendingthe135thsessionoftheChinaImportandExportFair(CantonFair)inGuangzhouonWednesday.OverseasbuyerrepresentativesspokeabouttheirexperienceinstrengtheningcooperationwithChinathroughtheCantonFair,notingthatthefairhaslongplayedanimportantroleinpromotingtradeexchangesandfriendlyrelationsbetweenChinaandothercountries.TherepresentativessaidtheyarefullofconfidenceintheprospectsofChina'seconomicdevelopment.TheyarereadytousetheCantonFairasaplatformtocontinueexpandingbusinessinChina,andtomakepositivecontributionstothepromotionoffreetradeandthemaintenanceofglobalsupplychainstability.Theyalsoputforwardopinionsandsuggestionsondevelopingthecircularandgreeneconomies,onoptimizingthebusinessenvironmentinChina,andonstrengtheningpeople-to-peopleexchangesbetweenChinaandforeigncountries.Lisaidheappreciatestheirlong-term,activeparticipationintheCantonFair,aswellastheirvigorouseconomicandtradecooperationwithChina.HenotedthatmanyoverseasenterpriseshavemadeconnectionswithChinathroughtheCantonFair,andhavegrownstrongeralongwithChina'sdevelopment.ThehistoryoftheCantonFairisahistoryofcompaniesfromallovertheworldsharingChina'sopportunitiesandachievingmutualbenefits,andamicrocosmofChina'scontinuousopening-upandactiveintegrationintotheinternationalmarket,Lisaid.Chinawillsteadfastlyopenwidertotheoutsideworldatahighlevel,andpromotetradeandinvestmentliberalizationandfacilitation,hesaid.Itwillcontinuetoinjectstabilityintoglobaltradeandtheworldeconomywiththecertaintyofitsowndevelopment,andprovidebroaderspaceforthedevelopmentofenterprisesfromallcountries.LisaidthatoverseasenterpriseshavelongbeenmakingpositivecontributionstopromotingeconomicandtradecooperationbetweenChinaandtheworld,toconnectingChinesemanufacturingandoverseasmarkets,andtopromotingefficientmatchesbetweenglobalsupplyanddemand.ItisexpectedthatoverseasenterpriseswillcontinuetoexploretheChinesemarket,expandbusinessinChina,sharemoreintheopportunitiesbroughtbyChina'shugemarketdemand,opening-upanddevelopment,andactasambassadorsoffriendshiptoenhancemutualunderstandingandmutuallybeneficialcooperationbetweenChinaandothercountries,Lisaid.HenotedthatChinawillpromotethealignmentofhigh-standardinternationaleconomicandtraderules,continueexpandingmarketaccess,andensureforeign-fundedenterprisesreceiveequaltreatmenttotheirdomesticpeers.Chinawillalsostrengthenserviceguaranteesforforeigninvestmentandintellectualpropertyprotection,earnestlysafeguardthelegitimaterightsandinterestsofforeigncompaniesinChina,andprovidemoresupportandconvenienceforinternationalbusinesspeopleandforeignerslivingandworkinginChina.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.