At the regular Foreign Ministry press conference on 23 June 2026, spokesperson Guo Jiakun emphasised that China will continue to “open its doors wider” and keep global industrial and supply chains “unimpeded.” Guo pointed to the fourth China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), which opened in Beijing this week with 1,200 exhibitors from 85 countries—36 % of them foreign-invested enterprises, many from the Fortune Global 500. The ministry urged overseas companies to leverage a dense calendar of trade events—including the China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi and the China-South Asia Expo in Kunming—to tap China’s “super-sized market.” Officials framed the expos as practical venues for firms to secure on-the-spot approvals for pilot imports, negotiate fast-track work permits for technical staff, and explore regional incentives tied to new free-trade zones. The briefing comes as multiple Chinese cities roll out local measures—such as 72-hour visa-free stopovers, on-arrival business-visa facilitation desks and simplified work-permit renewals for foreigners with STEM backgrounds—to complement Beijing’s national visa-free push. Guo told reporters that further steps to “optimize people-to-people exchanges” will be unveiled before the autumn Canton Fair. For mobility teams, the remarks signal that central agencies are aligning with local governments to ease short-term business travel and longer-term assignments. Companies planning factory visits, supply-chain audits or expo participation in Q3 should monitor provincial entry rules, which can differ on supporting document requirements and health-insurance minimums. The ministry also fielded questions on China-India dialogue mechanisms and China-UK relations, but reiterated that economic cooperation would remain insulated from political transitions—an assurance likely aimed at calming multinationals concerned about geopolitical risk.
