On February 4, 2026, the first event of "Sharing the Big Market and Exporting to China" was held in Beijing. Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and Mayor of Beijing Yin Yong attended the event and delivered speeches. More than 150 ambassadors from countries such as the United Kingdom, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Kenya, Thailand, Finland, as well as Chinese and foreign guests attended.

Minister Wang Wentao stated in his speech that holding the "Export to China" series of activities is a proactive move by China to expand its independent opening up, actively increase imports, and promote balanced trade development; It is also an innovative measure taken by China from the perspective of trading partners to jointly expand the cooperation cake, maintain the multilateral trading system and free trade with other countries.

In 2026, the Ministry of Commerce plans to hold over a hundred related events and has invited countries such as the United Kingdom, Kazakhstan, Kenya, and Thailand to serve as annual theme countries. The aim is to support more high-quality goods and services from around the world to enter Chinese households through mutual promotion, supply-demand matching, and international interaction through these events. He sincerely welcomes all countries to actively seize the new opportunities brought by "exporting to China" and make China an important export destination for more countries.

Mayor Yin Yong pointed out that China has become the world's second largest consumer market and import market. Beijing will fully leverage its functional advantages as the capital, promote the deep integration of imports and consumption, and strive to create the preferred gateway for global high-quality goods and services to enter the Chinese market. By improving the entire chain support system, continuously optimizing the business environment, linking with the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region, and radiating throughout the country, Beijing will help ensure that high-quality goods and services from around the world are not only accessible, but also sell well, thereby promoting the Chinese market to become a shared development opportunity for the world. Keywords: macro news, international news website

At the event, the British Ambassador to China, the Chief Representative of the German Chamber of Commerce, and the General Manager of COFCO Group delivered speeches respectively. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Daily and other units have released supporting measures, which will strengthen support in financial services, international communication, online and offline sales channel construction, and jointly help the "Export to China" series of activities achieve practical results.Editor/Yang Meiling