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Qingdao forum urges closer cooperation among state, private and foreign firms
The 2026 China-Europe Entrepreneurs Qingdao Forum took place in Qingdao in Shandong province on October 27.
More than 300 businesses and organizations from China and abroad attended.
The forum focused on cooperation among state-owned, private and foreign companies to support innovation and high-quality development.
Speakers said state-owned firms can contribute resources and platforms, private firms market knowledge and new ideas, and foreign firms technology and international experience.
They also pointed to practical barriers, including difficulties in arranging investments and balancing risks and returns.
Speakers said the three types of firms need to combine their strengths to build stronger industries and develop projects together.
The forum has been held seven times, and organizers said it is a platform for opening up and supporting development in Qingdao.
The 2026 Qingdao Forum of European and Chinese Entrepreneurs called for closer cooperation among state-owned, private and foreign companies.
The forum was held on Oct. 27 in Qingdao West Coast New Area, Shandong province.
More than 300 companies, business associations and other institutions from China and abroad took part.
Speakers said cooperation could combine the companies’ resources, market strengths, technology and international experience.
The forum also highlighted challenges including difficulties aligning equity interests, risks and returns, and capital needs.
- Who
- More than 300 companies, business associations and other institutions from China and abroad attended. Speakers included executives from China Post, Airbus Helicopters China and Sunshine Insurance Group.
- What
- The 2026 Qingdao Forum of European and Chinese Entrepreneurs focused on cooperation among central and local state-owned, private and foreign companies.
- When
- Oct. 27, 2026.
- Where
- Qingdao West Coast New Area, Qingdao, Shandong province, China.
- Why
- The forum discussed cooperation to support innovation and high-quality development. The sources do not state a specific reason for holding it on that date.
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- Attendees
- More than 300 companies, business associations and other institutions
- Location
- Qingdao West Coast New Area, Shandong province
- Theme
- Coordination, innovation and high-quality development among central and local state-owned, private and foreign companies
- Forum history
- The Qingdao Forum of European and Chinese Entrepreneurs has been held seven times
- Hosts
- Qingdao Municipal People’s Government, Shandong Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and China Association of Entrepreneurs and Enterprises
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What people are saying
Only through the joint efforts of the three can strong overall industrial competitiveness be formed.
This model of European technology plus Chinese manufacturing is a vivid example of the three-company linkage in high-end equipment.
Cooperation among state-owned, foreign and private companies cannot stop at business connections and project matchmaking.