Global Leaders Gather in Huangpu, Guangzhou to Shape the Future of Smart Manufacturing

On September 10, the 2025 Guangzhou Development District Smart Manufacturing Industry Matchmaking Event was successfully held in Huangpu District, Guangzhou.

At the event

Photo by Li Jianfeng

With the theme of “Ignite Huangpu’s New Engine, Create Global Opportunities,” the event focused on “AI Empowerment · Smart Manufacturing Upgrade,” bringing together leading experts and scholars in smart manufacturing, representatives from Fortune Global 500 companies, and industry elites. During the event, Guangzhou Development District Investment Group signed a cooperation agreement on industrial investment promotion with the American Chamber of Commerce in South China, committing to jointly promote more U.S.-funded projects in Guangzhou Development District and Huangpu District.

At the event

Photo by Li Jianfeng

In a keynote speech titled “China Remains the Top Choice for Reinvestment,” Dr. Harley Seyedin, Chairman and President of the American Chamber of Commerce in South China, emphasized that despite global economic uncertainties, China remains the world’s most strategically valuable investment destination.

According to the “2025 Special Report on the Economic Situation in South China” released by the American Chamber of Commerce in South China, 39% of surveyed enterprises rank China as their top investment destination, while 58% of foreign-funded companies list China among their top three global investment priorities. Additionally, 61% of surveyed companies reinvested in China in 2024.

It was reported that Guangzhou has been ranked as China’s top investment destination for eight consecutive years. As a core engine of this achievement, Guangzhou Development District and Huangpu District are home to more than 330 Fortune Global 500 companies. With preferential corporate income tax rates of 15% for high-tech enterprises, R&D subsidies of up to 50 million yuan, an administrative approval efficiency rate of 90%, a world-class business environment, strong industrial clusters in biomedicine and AI, and an international, livable ecosystem, the districts have become a strategic hub for global capital to establish a presence in China and achieve long-term success.

Moving forward, Guangzhou Development District Investment Group and the American Chamber of Commerce in South China will establish long-term cooperation mechanisms in areas such as investment promotion, industrial research, and enterprise services. Together, they aim to attract more U.S. projects to Huangpu, foster a world-class smart manufacturing hub, and drive the district’s high-level opening-up and high-quality development.