CCTV News: A reporter learned from the National Development and Reform Commission on January 21 that the eighth batch of major foreign-invested projects in China have been launched. This batch of landmark foreign-invested projects will play an active role in driving China's import and export trade and promoting industrial transformation and upgrading.

A new batch of major foreign-invested projects include 15 projects including the second phase of Fujian Gulei Refining and Chemical Integration Project, Suzhou Bosch New Energy Vehicle Core Components Manufacturing Base, Hefei Volkswagen R&D Center, etc. The head of the Foreign Investment Department of the National Development and Reform Commission told reporters that the number of major foreign investment projects launched this time is the largest in history, with a total planned investment of US$33 billion.

Hua Zhong, deputy director of the Foreign Investment Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that foreign investment projects have a wide range of fields, including both traditional manufacturing industries such as chemicals, automobiles, and machinery, as well as service industries such as R&D centers; new projects include new energy industry projects, as well as digital and intelligent technology and green technology projects, with outstanding characteristics of high-end, intelligent and green.

From a regional perspective, these major foreign-invested projects are distributed in Beijing, Jiangsu, Shandong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Anhui, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hainan, Inner Mongolia and other places in my country, covering the eastern, central and western regions.

A relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission said that in the future, we will work with relevant departments to provide full-process tracking services for landmark major foreign-invested projects, adopt more flexible and efficient factor guarantee methods, and promote the accelerated implementation of projects. We will also combine special actions to serve foreign-invested enterprises to visit major foreign-invested projects to carry out "one-to-one" personalized services.