On March 26, the "Invest in Shanghai, Share the Future" – 2025 Annual Meeting of Shanghai Investment Promotion Institutions Joint Conference and Event of "Visiting Xuhui" was held. He Shaojun, Deputy Commissioner of the Shanghai Office of the Ministry of Commerce, Liu Zhaohui, Second - level Inspector of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, representatives from investment promotion agencies and chambers of commerce in Shanghai from 26 countries and regions including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, and Canada, as well as relevant representatives from the Xuhui District Investment Promotion Office, Xuhui District Commission of Commerce, Xietu Sub - district, and Shanghai West Bund Group, gathered here to jointly map out a new blueprint for investment cooperation with an open attitude.
Since its establishment in 2012, the Shanghai Investment Promotion Institutions Joint Conference (SIPP) has always adhered to the work philosophy of "Cooperation, Exchange, Service, and Win - Win" and has developed into an authoritative platform with 110 member units. On the same day, He Shaojun, Deputy Commissioner of the Shanghai Office of the Ministry of Commerce, and Liu Zhaohui, Second - level Inspector of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, issued certificates to the new member units, injecting fresh blood and diverse perspectives into Shanghai’s foreign investment promotion system.
It is understood that in 2025, Shanghai will take accelerating the quality improvement and upgrading of the international trade center as the strategic main line, fully align with the "14th Five - Year Plan" business economic development goals, and focus on implementing three major actions in the foreign investment field: "stabilizing the stock, expanding the increment, and improving the quality". It will continue to improve the service guarantee mechanism to create a more reassuring, secure, and caring development environment for foreign - funded enterprises. Representatives of foreign investment institutions have expressed their recognition of Shanghai’s investment environment and their expectations for future cooperation with Xuhui.
In 2024, Xuhui District ranked among the top in Shanghai in terms of regional GDP and district - level fiscal revenue. It is home to regional headquarters of multinational corporations, foreign - funded R&D centers, national and municipal - level scientific research institutions, institutions of higher learning, and Grade III Class A hospitals. Four strategic industries – digital economy, life and health, cultural and creative industries, and modern finance – are developing vigorously, making it a hot spot for investment and business development.
Before the event, the guests visited landmarks such as the Xuhui Binjiang Planning Exhibition Center and Hongkong Land’s "West Bund Central". They learned about the overall planning of the West Bund Binjiang area and walked along the winding and beautiful Binjiang belt. The guests all said that they had gained a lot from this visit, deeply felt the vigorous development vitality of Xuhui, and looked forward to more possibilities of cooperation with Xuhui in the future.
At the event, the relevant person in charge of the District Investment Promotion Office introduced Xuhui’s overall investment environment from the perspective of carriers and office environment. The relevant person in charge of the District Commission of Commerce outlined the development map of Xuhui’s commercial and trade industry with the "One Circle, One Bank, One Street, One Belt" – the Xujiahui Business Circle is undergoing iterative upgrading, the Xuhui Binjiang area is building a highland integrating culture, tourism, commerce, sports, and exhibitions, the Hengfu Style Area is radiating Shanghai - style charm, and the Caohejing Sci - tech Embroidered Belt has gathered top - tier enterprises. Both of them extended a warm invitation to global investors – "Come to Xuhui, See Xuhui".
Xuhui District is taking urban renewal as a key driver to actively expand "functional spaces" for industrial development, build high - quality industrial carriers for various enterprises, meet the diversified space needs of enterprises, and achieve the goal of "building nests to attract phoenixes".
It is reported that in the West Bund Binjiang Functional Zone, six million - square - meter industrial carriers have been laid out, including the West Bund Media Port, Digital Valley, Financial City, and Thermal Show Venue. The Greater Xujiahui Functional Zone has the landmark Xujiahui Center ITC. The Caohejing Development and Expansion Functional Zone is home to the Caohejing Development Zone, China’s first national - level development zone featuring high - and new technologies. The Xuhui Mid - city Functional Zone has scientific research land such as Xuhui Vanke Center and Fenglin International Huichuang Valley. The Huajing Gateway Functional Zone is accelerating the construction of the 1 million - square - meter Beiyang Artificial Intelligence Town and the 1.3 million - square - meter Huazhimen Project.
The West Bund Central Project, which was highlighted at the event, is uniformly built by Hongkong Land. Located in the jurisdiction of Xietu Sub - district, it is in the core area along the Huangpu River and occupies about 1.4 kilometers of the waterfront line of Xuhui Binjiang. As the largest single real estate investment project in Shanghai’s history, it is on a par with world - class financial city benchmarks such as the Bund and Lujiazui. It is also an important part of Shanghai’s promotion of building a "People’s City". After completion, it will become a central activity area integrating commercial, cultural, ecological, and other functions.
The take - off of industries requires targeted policies for support. According to the District Investment Promotion Office, at present, 6 functional policies, 12 special policies, and 1 fund management method in the district have been introduced. The implementation of these policies will fully drive the vigorous development of seven key industries, including artificial intelligence, life and health, cultural and creative industries, modern commerce and trade, sci - tech finance, professional services, and high - end manufacturing. It will also cultivate X new track industries such as blockchain, synthetic biology, and embodied intelligence, seize the "core explosion points" of industries, and expand new productive forces.
All sub - districts and towns have also successively launched service packages to provide one - stop and all - round service support for enterprises in their jurisdictions, make every effort to promote and deepen the integration of investment promotion and services, and achieve win - win development.
As the core area of Xuhui Binjiang, Xietu Sub - district takes "Xietu – a Neighborly and Business - Friendly Land" as its vision and has innovatively launched a matrix of ten service packages, covering full - chain services such as talent introduction and cultivation, industrial support, innovation and entrepreneurship, housing and household registration, and legal services for enterprises. The "Talent Introduction and Cultivation Service Package" announced on the same day focuses on attracting high - end talents, the "Industrial Support Service Package" strengthens the targeted implementation of policies, the "Innovation and Entrepreneurship Service Package" stimulates market vitality, the "Talent Housing Service Package" addresses housing needs, the "Talent Household Registration Service Package" helps enterprises retain talents, the "Legal Services for Enterprises Package" ensures enterprise compliance, the "Party - Mass System Service Package" gathers red momentum, the "Community Life Service Package" improves supporting quality, the "Public Medical Service Package" safeguards health and well - being, and the "Financial Factor Service Package" smooths capital channels. These ten service packages form a closed loop, providing "one - stop" solutions for enterprises, deepening the integration of investment promotion and services, and jointly mapping out a development blueprint.
Through the admission of new members, the promotion of the business environment, the display of carriers, and the interpretation of service policies, this "Invest in Shanghai, Share the Future" – 2025 Annual Meeting of Shanghai Investment Promotion Institutions Joint Conference and Event of "Visiting Xuhui" has comprehensively demonstrated the attractiveness of Shanghai and Xuhui District as global investment highlands. With its solid economic foundation, high - quality industrial carriers, and targeted policy support, Xuhui District is becoming a strategic location for foreign - funded enterprises to layout in China. The District Investment Promotion Office stated that with the deepening of the construction of the international trade center and the continuous optimization of the business environment, Xuhui District will continue to create greater value for global investors and share development opportunities.
