Import fair bolsters high-tech innovation

A1 Microsoft has attended every CIIE and this one coincides with Microsoft's 30th anniversary in China. The CIIE has evolved into a platform to share ideas, connect with customers and partners and share innovations from not only Microsoft, but also our customers and partners. This year, our booth highlights China innovations and global partner solutions around sustainability, industry transformation and healthcare aimed at empowering efficiency, resilience and better outcomes.

A2 The CIIE is well-timed this year to showcase both the forward momentum of economic recovery as well as the true value of technology solutions for global recovery. Technology platforms and the ecosystem of local and international solutions providers have helped the world adapt to COVID-19 in remarkable ways, accelerating the adoption of cloud solutions that empower hybrid work, using data intelligence for efficiency, and much more. As a result, companies today are much more nimble, resilient and sustainable and therefore, more capable of ramping up and pivoting to what's next.

A3 The efficiency gains, flexibility and resiliency benefits of the digital transformation that many companies have chosen to adopt during these challenging years have empowered many to not only stay in business, supplying goods and services to the world, but also to grow in the face of uncertainty. They are creating new business models, digital products and more. This means that businesses are well-positioned to serve the world and help stabilize the global economy today. The potential of China's digital economy presents opportunities for both domestic and foreign businesses, with Chinese digital innovation serving as a pipeline for global improvements across industries and organizations.

A4 In recent years, the market environment has been moving toward sustainability, industrial transformation and healthcare innovation. Companies like Microsoft have opportunities to advance these transformations with technological solutions. The opportunities involve the convergence of the global reach and vast depth of value of Microsoft's global platforms, services and other resources with the many innovative Chinese technology companies in our ecosystem providing localized solutions and services to deliver value to customers from anywhere.

A5 Microsoft is in the business of optimizing business results through digital technology and empowering partners with data-driven transformations. Moving forward, we will continue to leverage our leading platforms, technologies, services and resources to help multinational companies deepen their presence in China, and help Chinese companies grow their international opportunities, while bringing China's innovative power to the world.