China Recasts Opening-Up Around Predictable Rules at 7th Qingdao Summit
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Updated · CGTN · Jun 17
China Recasts Opening-Up Around Predictable Rules at 7th Qingdao Summit
3 articles · Updated · CGTN · Jun 17
Summary
China used the 7th Qingdao Multinationals Summit to signal that opening-up is shifting from incentives and market access toward institutional predictability as the main draw for foreign capital.
Executives said stable policy direction, clearer regulation and longer planning horizons now matter more than ad-hoc advantages, with Acwa China calling the system increasingly “structurally investable.”
Acwa Power tied that predictability to operations: about 99% of its renewable equipment came from China, and Chinese EPCs handled nearly half of its 110 global projects.
The summit framed that shift against a wider trade transition in which tariffs matter less and standards, digital trade rules and enforceable regulation increasingly determine competitiveness.
China’s pitch is that openness now means continuity and consistent enforcement over time, even as some implementation frictions remain for multinational firms.