Chunyuan Gu, Chairman of ABB China：

President Xi's keynote speech delivered at the opening ceremony of the fourth China International Import Expo is very inspiring. It once again conveyed China's determination to promote high-level opening-up, to share market opportunities and contribute to an open world economy, which further strengthened our confidence in expanding our strategic footprint in China with a focus on the areas of digitalization, industrial Internet, artificial intelligence and sustainable development.

China is ABB's second-largest market worldwide. From the opening of ABB Xiamen Hub to the establishment of the ABB Open Innovation Center, and from the acquisition of Chargedot to the construction of our new robotics Factory of the Future which will open next year - ABB has been and will remain committed to "In China, for China and the World" and be the partner of choice for sustainable development.

This is also why we have actively participated in the CIIE for four consecutive years since the first session. ABB considers CIIE an important platform to share our latest leading digital and smart technologies that help energize the transformation of industry and work together with our customers and partners for high-quality development and a more sustainable future.