Zhang Yuzhuo, Chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), met with Alois Zwinggi, Interim President and CEO of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Beijing on May 20.
The two sides exchanged views on further strengthening communication and coordination, promoting collaborative innovation and advancing pragmatic cooperation.
Zhang welcomed the delegation led by Zwinggi and expressed appreciation for the WEF’s efforts in facilitating the participation of central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in international cooperation.
Zhang said that Chinese President Xi Jinping has attended the WEF events on multiple occasions and delivered a series of important speeches, offering China’s solutions to global challenges. SASAC and central SOEs will thoroughly implement the guiding principles of President Xi’s important speeches, he added.
Zhang noted that SASAC and central SOEs would thoroughly carry out the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) and uphold the principles of opening-up and cooperation, and stand ready to share the opportunities of China's vast market, technological innovation and industrial upgrading with enterprises worldwide.
Zhang also emphasized the willingness to deepen cooperation with the WEF in various key areas, including artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing and energy transition, better participant in the Fellowship Program, and contribute more Chinese expertise and insights to the global business community.
Zwinggi expressed his appreciation for SASAC and Chinese central SOEs’ active participation in and long-term support for the activities held by the WEF.
He lauded Chinese central SOEs’ notable achievements in the operational quality and efficiency, technological innovation, and industrial transformation.
Zwinggi also highlighted the WEF’s readiness to further deepen cooperation with SASAC and Chinese central SOEs, and expressed its intention to invite more Chinese enterprises and experts to participate in WEF activities and contribute to agenda-development, join the Fellowship Program, and jointly inject new momentum into stable global economic growth.
(Executive editor: Hao Wen)
