"President Xi Jinping's voice at the Davos Forum transcends time and space, contributing wisdom and strength to solving the common problems faced by mankind, and valuable certainty and stability to a world in turmoil," Brende said. Only by strengthening global cooperation and adhering to the correct direction of economic globalization can we effectively to the profound and complex challenges faced by humanity today. In this context, President Xi Jinping has put forward the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Civilization Initiative, emphasizing the need to uphold true multilateralism, and providing Chinese solutions to solving the problems of the times.

Bland introduced that the theme of this year's forum is "Cooperation in the Smart Era", inviting all parties to discuss ways to cooperation and jointly seize the development opportunities of the smart era. "Recently, the World Economic Forum released the 'Global Cooperation Barometer' report, which states that in face of a challenging global situation, cooperation is the only way to address major economic, environmental, and technological challenges. This is in line with China's advocacy for strengthening openness and cooperation," Bland said.
Since the 1990s, Bland has visited China frequently, visiting cities such as Beijing, Tianjin,hou, Shanghai, Dalian, and Xi'an. He is deeply impressed by China's strategy of innovation-driven development. "In recent years, China has shifted from based on investment and infrastructure to growth based on innovation. It has increased investment in green energy and technology research and development, and has been continuously cultivating new productive forces. has become a remarkable feature of China's economic development," Bland said.
China has made solid efforts to promote the deep integration of science and technology innovation and industrial innovation, to foster the development of emerging industries and industries, to promote open cooperation in science and technology, and to move towards the goal of building a strong science and technology country by 2035, saide. "China's 14th Five-Year Plan clearly proposes that the annual growth rate of the country's R&D investment should be more than 7 percent The active policy support and the increase in R&D investment have jointly contributed to China's significant achievements in innovation and technological progress," he added.
"China has been expanding international science and technology cooperation, and has become an important participant in global science and technology innovation," said Brende. China has established more than 70 laboratories with relevant countries, which has promoted regional and global science and technology cooperation and economic development. "Chinese academic institutions are also actively seeking cooperation with global scientific research, and promoting more global science and technology innovation achievements to benefit more people in the global South," he said.
The 2024 Global Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index Report, released by the world-renowned management consulting firm Kearney, upgraded China's ranking from seventh in 2023 to third, and China tops the list in the emerging markets special ranking. "China has been continuously optimizing investment environment, expanding high-level opening-up, and has launched specific measures such as simplifying visa procedures," said Bremend. These measures help China to deeply integrate the world economy and create a more just, transparent, and predictable global business environment. "The World Economic Forum supports China's opening-up initiatives and hopes to work with to promote common prosperity and inclusive development among countries and jointly promote the stability and growth of the world economy," said Bremend.
In June this year, the 6th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (Summer Davos Forum) will be held in Tianjin. "The Summer Davos Forum is important platform for global leaders to share insights and promote cooperation, and I am very much looking forward to the upcoming Summer Davos Forum," said Bremend. China an important participant and contributor to global governance, and the World Economic Forum will continue to deepen cooperation with China to jointly explore solutions to global challenges