CCTV News: New Year and new atmosphere. Entering 2025, a number of major foreign-invested projects with large investment scale and outstanding project technology will accelerate production in various places. Foreign-funded enterprises expressed their optimism about China's market advantages and economic prospects and will continue to deepen their roots in China.

Foreign capital is optimistic about China's prospects, and major foreign-invested projects are accelerating.

Just this month, BMW invested 15 billion yuan in a factory built in Chenyang, Liaoning, and officially mass-produced the second new model.

Meng Junlan, Senior Vice President of Technology and Production, BMW Brilliance Co., Ltd.: Among the latest generation of operating systems, 70% of the functions are specially customized for the Chinese market. We have established a unique architecture integrating R&D, procurement and production at our Shenyang base to ensure faster response to Chinese customer needs.

In recent times, the production line of the Japanese-funded enterprise Electric Glass Xiamen factory is stepping up the production of liquid crystal glass substrates. Since its establishment in China, the company has completed five capital increase and production expansion, with a total investment of more than 8 billion yuan, becoming the largest overseas investment factory and the most complete production process.

Director and General Manager of Electric Glass Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. Takae Fujiyu: From the perspective of the display industry, basically 70% of the world are concentrated in China, and this market will further expand in the future. We are optimistic about the Chinese market and opportunities.

Increase investment in R&D, foreign-invested enterprises are deeply integrated into the Chinese market

A recent questionnaire survey conducted by the European Chamber of Commerce of China on member companies showed that more than half of the respondents said that R&D in China benefited from the market size and would continue to increase investment in R&D.

Yanci, chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce of China, said that China has a good foundation for high-end manufacturing and also has a super-large-scale market, so it has great advantages in local research and development, production and sales.

Chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce of China Yanci: I think in China, the most cost-effective and highly productive supply chain in the world can still be found. China's manufacturing industry is very competitive. In fact, we believe that China's manufacturing industry will continue to increase competitiveness.

It is precisely because of the optimism about China's high-end manufacturing and market opportunities. At the beginning of 2025, the delegation of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Commerce went to Suzhou, Jiangsu to inspect projects and investigate business opportunities. The head of the delegation said that the Chamber of Commerce has opened a new college in China to train more outstanding employees.

Ahim Delkes, Global Deputy CEO of the German Business Conference: It is impressive to see so many German companies being able to integrate deeply into the local area. These companies are very dynamic, support each other, and cooperate well with Chinese partners. This is very important for future investment.

A "2024 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index Report" released by a global management consulting company shows that China's foreign direct investment confidence ranking jumped from 7th place in 2023 to 3rd place, ranking first in emerging markets.