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highlightsdistrict’sglobalinfluence
Jing’anDistrictismakingboldstridesontheglobalstage,andshowcaseditsgrowinginfluenceatthe2024ChinaInternationalImportExpofromNovember5-10.
Thedistrict’sparticipationreachedanewmilestoneonNovember7,withahighlysuccessfulTradeFairandInvestmentPromotionConferenceheldattheNationalExhibitionandConventionCenter.
Theeventsawarecordnumberofagreementssigned,withglobalgiantssuchasL'Oréal,AstraZeneca,SAPanddoTERRAsecuringmajorprocurementandpartnershipdealswithJing'’sgrowingstatureintheglobalbusinesscommunity.
Inaddition,12newinvestmentprojectsworthanestimated1billionyuan(US$138million)wereannouncedduringtheevent.
Theseprojectsrepresentawiderangeofindustries,withmajorinvestmentsfromrenownedbrandssuchasCharlotteTilbury,theinternationalbeautyleader;DurianBoatGlobalSdnBhd,aglobalshippingcompany;andTASOW,'an’slong-termstrategytostrengthenitspositionacrosssixkeysectors:tradeservices,financialservices,professionalservices,dataintelligence,culturalcreativity,andlifeandhealthindustries.
AnotherhighlightoftheeventwastheunveilingofJing'an’s"QualityProductsImportDemonstrationZone,"akeyinitiativedesignedtofurtherreinforcethedistrict’ucts,helpingtoattractinternationalmarketplayersandincreasethedistrict’sappealforhigh-qualityimports.
Thisyear’sCIIEsawasignificantincreaseinparticipationfromcompanieswithmajorbusinessorregionalheadquartersinJing'ations,upfrom16attheCIIE’sinauguraledition.
EugenioBregolatLukashov,presidentofInditexChina,spoketotheimportanceoftheCIIEforlong-termbusinesssuccessinChina.
"TheCIIEisnotjustaplatformtoshowcaseproducts;itiscrucialforestablishingalastingpresenceinChina,"Lukashovsaid,highlightingJing'an’sstronginfrastructure,governmentsupportandskilledtalentpoolaspivotalfactorsdrivingthecompany’ssuccessintheregion.
L'Oréal,anotherlong-timeparticipantattheCIIE,markedits7thconsecutiveyearattheevent,,chairmanofL'Oréal,expressedthecompany’sdeepbeliefintheCIIEasacrucialplatformforfosteringinternationalcollaboration.
OneofthemostvisuallystrikingfeaturesofJing'an’sCIIEparticipationthisyearwasthe"Jing'anGrandHall,"a300-square-meterexhibitionspacethatshowcasesthetransformationofthedistrict’siconicshikumen-stylecomplexZhangyuan,offeringvisitorsaglimpseintothedistrict’ssuccessfulurbanrenewalwhilefeaturingablofinternationalandlocalbrands.
ExhibitorsincludeglobalnameslikeEviDenS,Birkenstock,Amouage—whohavestoresinZhangyuan—andtraditionalChinesebrandssuchasLongfengcheongsamandJingdezhenporcelain.
ZhaiLei,directorofJing'an,emphasizedthatthe"Jing'anGrandHall"ismorethanjustanexhibitionspace;itisaplatformforglobaldialogueandcollaboration.
Pastandpresentbl
intheSuhewanFunctionalZone
Jing'anisaplacewherethepastandfuturecoexistinvibrantharmony,andfewplacesexemplifythisdynamicbetterthantheSuhewanFunctionalZone,orsimply,Suhewan.
LocatedalongthebanksofSuzhouCreek,Suhewan,alsoknownasSuheBay,isundergoingadramatictransformation,reshapingitsroleintheeconomic,culturalandtechnologicallandscapeofShanghai.
,SuhewanisoneofthemoststrategicallypositionedareasinJing'an,sit,
Withits“oneriver,twobanks”layout,thezoneoffersanexpansivewaterfrontthatservesasanopenspaceforbusiness,cultureandleisure—areflectionofthedistrict’sbroadervisionofamodern,water-frilyurbanenvironment.
Thezoneisnolongerjustahistoricalenclavebutanincreasinglyimportantglobalbusinessandculturalhub.
Nearlyacenturyago,SuhewanwastheheartofShanghai’’smodernization,withkeydevelopmentssuchasthecountry’sfirs’sevolutionintoaglobalcommercehub,oneofthedrivingforcesbehindwhatbecameknownasChina’s“GoldenCorridor”ofindustryandtrade.
Inadditiontoitsindustriallegacy,SuhewanalsoholdsdeephistoricalsignificanceinShanghai’,theShanghaiGeneralChamberofCommercewasfoundedinthedistrict,,,itwashometo17bankingwarehouses—includingtheiconicSihangWarehouse—thathelpedsolidifyitsstatusasamajorfinancialhub.
YetSuhewan’’sdistinctiveculturalheritage,oftenreferredtoasthehaipaistyle,whichblsEasternandWesterninfluences.
Suhewanboastsnearly500,000squaremetersofhistoricalarchitecture,offering,manyofwhichdatebacktotheearly20thcentury,serveasareminderofShanghai’smulticulturalpast,andtheycontinuetoshapethedistrict’sidentitytoday.
AmongthemostnotablelandmarksinSuhewanaretheformerresidencesofinfluentialfiguressuchasink-washpainterWuChangshuo,revoluti’svibrantpast,addingtoSuhewan’srichhistoricalandculturalcachet.
OthersitesofhistoricalimportanceincludeTianhouPalace,Shanghai’slargesttemplededicatedtoMazu,,thistempleremainsanimportantsymbolofShanghai’,aneighborhoodonceknownforitswell-preservedshikumen(stone-gate)houses,furtherunderscoresthearea’shistoricalsignificance,offeringasnapshotoflifein1930sShanghai.
Inthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury,,inrecentyears,urbanrenewaleffortshavebroughtnewlifetothishistoricneighborhood,whichisnowundergoinganambitioustransformation.
Thezone’srevitalizationispartofShanghai’sbroaderstrategytorejuvenateitswaterfrontdistricts,particularlyunderthe“OneRiver,OneCreek”,whichiscentraltoShanghai’s14thFive-YearPlan(2021-2025),aimstocreateaworld-classcentralbusinessdistrictalongtheSuzhouCreekwaterfront.
Suh,combinedwithitshistoricalcharmandmodernamenities,hasmadeitanattractivedestinationformultinationalcorporations,particularlyinindustriessuchasfinance,technology,lifesciencesandculturalinnovation.
Suhewan’sgrowingprominenceasabusinesshubwasunderscoredin2023duringthedistrict’sparticipationinthe“OurWater”initiative,ariver-inspiredeventdesignedtofosterglobalexchangesbetweenShanghaiandothermajorcities.
Thisyear’sevent,whichtookplaceinParisinApril,wasaimedatexploringopportunitiesforcollaborationbetweenSuhewanandLaDéfense,oneofEurope’ps,raisingSuhewan’sprofileontheworldstage.
InOctober,Suhewantookanothersignificantstepforwardinitsglobalaspirationswhenitwelcomedahigh-leveldelegationledbyPierre-YvesGuice,CEOofParisLaDéfenseandchairmanoftheGlobalBusinessDistrict(GBD),whichincludedleadersfrommajorbusinesshubssuchasCasaAnfainMorocco,DublinTowninIrelandandChicagoLoopintheUS,visitedSuhewantoexplorepotentialpartnershipsandcross-bordercooperation.
ThevisithighlightedSuhewan’,thedelegationtouredkeylocationssuchasAstraZeneca’sglobalRDcenterandiCampus,’sincreasingimportanceinfieldssuchaslifesciencesandtechnology,withthedistrictemergingasahubforcutting-edgeindustries.
ThetripalsoculminatedintheformationofastrategicpartnershipbetweenSuhewanandtheGBDInnovationClub,markingamilestoneinthezone’“LearningExpedition@Suhewan,”aprogramaimedatfosteringfutureexchangesbetweenglobalbusinessleadersandSuhewan’sgrowingentrepreneurialecosystem.
Suhewan’sstrategiclocation,business-frilyenvironment,andburgeoninginnovationsectoraremakingitoneofthemostattractiveinvestmenthotspotsinChina.
In2023,(US$1.6billion)intaxrevenue,,aniesandinvestors.
Today,morethan20regionalheadquartersofmultinationalcorporationshavesetupshopinSuhewan,includingglobalgiantsRolandBerger,WPP,Coach,AstraZeneca,,fromconsultingandfinancetohealthcareandconsumergoods,helpingtocreateadiverseandvibrantbusinessecosysteminthedistrict.
AkeyelementinSuhewan’,techstartups,andculturalindustries.
SuhewanalsoplaysanimportantroleinShanghai’,SuhewanisbecomingakeycenterforChina’sfinancialservicessector.
Thearea’sprominenceasaglobalbusinesshubisfur’anDistrictandtheGlobalAssetManagementForum,thiseventbroughttogetherseniorexecutivesfromglobalfinancialinstitutionsandindustryexpertstoexplorefinancialcooperationandcommondevelopment.
Meanwhile,Suhewanisalsobecomingaculturalpowerhouse.
Thelaunchofthe“ArtRipples”,withmorethan170culturalspotsnowdottingthewaterfront.
TheinitiativehasalsohelpedtoestablishSuhewanasamajorculturaldestination,withthedistricthostinghigh-profilee,turningSuhewanintoayear-rounddestination.
Oneofthemostanticipatedeventsthisyearisthe“ArtRipples”Jing’an2024Festival,,includingartexhibitions,liveperformances,,withculturalhappeningsspillingintolocalstreetsandwaterfrontspaces.
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