Openness, predictability key to investments

Editor's Note: This year marks a critical milestone as China concludes its 14th Five-Year Plan. To help in assessing the success of the process, we have asked multinational executives to share with our readers their insights about their business achievements in the past few years and further expectations in the years to come.

Q1 What's your view on this year's two sessions? Do you expect any specific policy measures for further deepening reforms and expanding high-standard opening-up? What more should China do to create a more enabling business environment for foreign investors?

DEPOUX: China's economic resilience has been noteworthy, particularly given the global headwinds such as geopolitical tensions and inflationary pressures in the past few years. Yet, resilience is not enough — growth is also a crucial objective for the Chinese economy and society. In the two sessions, policies were established to find a new balance between resilience and growth.