The city's foreign investment attraction has yielded significant results. In 2024, 725 new foreign-funded enterprises were established in the city, marking a year-on-year increase of 23.9 percent.
Meanwhile, Fuzhou has been strengthening business support through targeted regulations, responsive government services, consolidated pro-business policies, and smooth government-enterprise communication channels. This ecosystem accelerated the launch of Fuyao Group's 3.25-billion-yuan global automotive glass export base, which moved from contract signing to construction commencement in just two months. An executive of Fuyao Group noted that the company chose Fuzhou not only for its location advantages, but also for its problem-solving efficiency and business-friendly climate.
Institutional innovation remains central to Fuzhou's business environment upgrading. The city has pioneered replicable reforms like its "one-stop government service" model, which reduces administrative procedures, paperwork, processing time, and in-person requirements that are needed to complete business-related affairs. This approach has been promoted nationwide as a benchmark for business environment optimization.
(Edited by Su Dan with Xinhua Silk Road, sudan@xinhua.org)