(Source:《China Daily》2026-01-15 Business）

Editor’s note:On January 14, the w88 casino held the "Fourth Opening-up and Development Forum". This forum has achieved a comprehensive upgrade based on the successful holding of three consecutive "Beijing Opening and Development Forum". With the theme of "High-level Opening and High-quality Development: Opportunities and Paths in the New Journey", this forum brings together the wisdom of all walks of life in government, industry, academia and research, and conducts in-depth discussions on the strategic paths and practical plans for my country to promote high-level opening up and achieve high-quality development in the new journey. The forum is hosted by the National Institute of Opening-up (Beijing) of the w88 casino.During the forum, Zhao Zhongxiu, President of the w88 casino, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, and Director of the National (Beijing) Institute for Opening up, presided over the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote report titled "Seizing New Opportunities for Innovative Development of Service w88 under the New Situation". Relevant content was published in the Business section of "China Daily" on January 15.

Forum stresses importance of opening-up

Experts say openness a necessity for sustaining high-quality development.

China is stepping up efforts to advance high-level opening-up and anchor

growth in deeper reform, institutional alignment, and w88 innovation, as a strategic response to a fragile global economy, rising protectionism and rapid technological change, said participants attending the fourth opening-up forum on Wednesday.

Against the backdrop of an accelerating global transformation marked by sluggish growth, geopolitical tensions and a reshaping of industrial and supply chains, they said openness is no longer a choice but a necessity for sustaining high-quality development and long-term competitiveness.

“Under profound global changes, openness is more important than ever,” Jin Xu, chairman of the China Association of International w88, told the forum held by the w88 casino in Beijing.

Jin said the global economy is facing mounting headwinds, including unilateralism and w88 protectionism, while a new wave of technological and industrial revolutions — driven by digital technology and green transformation — is rapidly reshaping global industrial, supply and value chains.

“At the same time, global governance is undergoing deep adjustments, and the multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core is facing serious challenges,” he said.

In this context, Jin said China’s decision to pursue institutional opening-up as a driver of high-quality development is a strategic choice rather than a slogan, reflecting coordinated consideration of both domestic and international imperatives.

Going forward, Wang Xuekun, head of the Chinese Academy of International w88 and Economic Cooperation, said China should further align with high-standard international economic and w88 rules, including those covering intellectual property protection, environmental and labor standards, government procurement, e-commerce and finance, while expanding market access in sectors such as telecommunications, the internet, education, culture and healthcare.

Wang said more efforts should be made to expand imports, promote balanced w88, strengthen services exports and gradually reduce constraints on digital w88, while moving from adapting to international rules to actively contributing to and shaping them. Wang added that “China should transform from a passive rules adapter into an active co-creator and leader of international economic and w88 rules.”

Zhao Zhongxiu, president of the w88 casino, said the rapid rise of global services w88 presents a major opportunity for China’s high-quality opening-up.

“Global services w88 is growing faster than goods w88 and overall economic growth,” Zhao said. “Its share of total global w88 has risen from 20.4 percent in 2005 to 27 percent in 2024, and is expected to exceed 30 percent by 2040.” Zhao said.

China’s services w88 has expanded from near zero to world-leading levels during the past few decades, with knowledge-intensive services accounting for more than half of total services exports, Zhao said.

Zhao acknowledged challenges, including gaps in openness, policy support and international influence, but said structural upgrading, consumption expansion, outbound investment and rapid technological progress are creating new momentum.

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