Ministry of Commerce spokesman He Yadong said at a regular press conference that since the establishment of the first batch of 14 national economic and technological development zones in 1984, national economic development zones have insisted on expanding opening-up and deepening reform and innovation, and have gradually become the main position for stabilizing foreign trade and stabilizing foreign investment, a gathering area for the development of new quality productivity, and a strong engine for coordinated regional development. According to the 2025 assessment and evaluation results, in 2024, the national economic development zone achieved a total import and export volume of 10.6 trillion yuan, and the actual amount of foreign capital used was 26.84 billion US dollars, all accounting for nearly 1/4 of the country's total, gathering more than 110,000 foreign trade enterprises and 70,000 foreign-funded enterprises. The quality of the use of foreign capital in national economic development zones continues to improve, and national economic development zones in places such as Suzhou, Guangzhou, and Hefei have become gathering places for regional headquarters and functional institutions for multinational companies. In the next step, the Ministry of Commerce will thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, optimize the national economic development zone assessment and evaluation index system, improve the system related to dynamic management, continuously stimulate innovation vitality and endogenous motivation, and promote the upgrading of national economic development zone standards.

Ministry of Commerce spokesman He Yadong said at a regular press conference that since the establishment of the first batch of 14 national economic and technological development zones in 1984, national economic development zones have insisted on expanding opening-up and deepening reform and innovation, and have gradually become the main position for stabilizing foreign trade and stabilizing foreign investment, a gathering area for the development of new quality productivity, and a strong engine for coordinated regional development. According to the 2025 assessment and evaluation results, in 2024, the national economic development zone achieved a total import and export volume of 10.6 trillion yuan, and the actual amount of foreign capital used was 26.84 billion US dollars, all accounting for nearly 1/4 of the country's total, gathering more than 110,000 foreign trade enterprises and 70,000 foreign-funded enterprises. The quality of the use of foreign capital in national economic development zones continues to improve, and national economic development zones in places such as Suzhou, Guangzhou, and Hefei have become gathering places for regional headquarters and functional institutions for multinational companies. In the next step, the Ministry of Commerce will thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, optimize the national economic development zone assessment and evaluation index system, improve the system related to dynamic management, continuously stimulate innovation vitality and endogenous motivation, and promote the upgrading of national economic development zone standards.