On the afternoon of April 27, Yin Li, Secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, met with Ben Keswick, Executive Chairman of Jardine Matheson.

Yin Li noted that Beijing is a vibrant super-large city where tradition meets modernity. The city is now making full efforts to implement the 15th Five-Year Plan, striving to expand domestic demand on all fronts, vigorously boosting consumption, and accelerating its development into a global leader in the digital economy and a global pacesetter in the green economy. It is also expanding effective investment in areas such as urban renewal, and continuously enhancing the quality of urban development. These initiatives offer vast growth opportunities. He expressed the hope for Jardine Matheson to actively engage in Beijing’s development into a global consumption center, promote the in-depth integration of culture, commerce, tourism, sports, and exhibitions, develop more high-quality commercial complexes, and foster new forms and scenarios of consumption. Meanwhile, he encouraged the group to leverage its global commercial networks to attract more high-quality commercial resources to Beijing. He also expressed the hope that the group would take part in the renovation of traditional commercial areas and underutilized buildings, as well as the renewal of historic and cultural blocks, create more dynamic spaces, and deliver more high-quality urban renewal projects. Furthermore, the group is encouraged to strengthen international exchanges, cooperation and experience sharing, and work with local partners to better explore overseas markets. Beijing will continue to advance high-standard opening up, strive to build a world-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, convenient and internationalized, and create better conditions for enterprises to develop in the city.

Keswick spoke highly of Beijing’s economic and social accomplishments. He said the city has abundant sci-tech innovation resources and demonstrates strong dynamism in urban development. Jardine Matheson is ready to expand investment and business presence in Beijing, deepen cooperation in urban renewal, consumption upgrading and cultural tourism, support Beijing’s enterprises to go global, and achieve better development.

Zhao Lei, Member of the Standing Committee and Secretary General of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, attended the meeting.