Oct 14 – Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining met with Christian Fischer, chairman of the board of management of Germany's Bosch Group, and his delegation in Shanghai.

Chen encouraged Bosch to leverage its technological strengths and align its business strategy more closely with Shanghai's industrial priorities.

He called for deeper cooperation in the intelligent transformation of industry, industrial robotics, energy conservation and carbon reduction, and services supporting Chinese companies' global expansion. He expressed hope that the two sides would jointly develop models for industrial transformation and green, low-carbon development.

Fischer said Bosch will continue to expand its business presence and enhance its innovation capabilities in Shanghai. The company will strengthen cooperation in the automotive industry, embodied intelligence, energy transition, and urban renewal, further integrate into Shanghai's industrial ecosystem, and contribute more to the city's transformation and development.

Oct 15 – Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining met with Kuok Khoon Hong, chairman and CEO of Singapore-based Wilmar International, and his delegation in Shanghai.

Chen encouraged Wilmar to seize opportunities arising from changes in China's consumption patterns and increasingly diverse consumer demand, strengthen its R&D and innovation efforts in Shanghai, and expand its business presence there. He welcomed deeper cooperation in healthy foods, medical services, elderly care, and talent development.

Kuok said Wilmar will play a greater role in developing health products, expanding the health and elderly care sectors, and providing medical services. The company will contribute more to Shanghai's "five centers" initiative to develop international economic, financial, trade, shipping, and science and technology innovation centers, and to the Healthy Shanghai initiative.

Oct 16 – Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining met with Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of Hamburg, Germany, and his delegation in Shanghai.

Chen said Shanghai and Hamburg have achieved fruitful results through close cooperation in trade, technological innovation, ports, education, culture, and tourism since establishing friendship-city relations. Shanghai will take the 40th anniversary of the partnership as a new starting point to seize opportunities arising from green and intelligent transformation.

Chen called for deeper exchanges and practical cooperation in green shipping, smart ports, technological innovation, and urban resilience, alongside stronger youth and arts exchanges and closer cultural and tourism exchanges.

Tschentscher said Hamburg hopes to use the anniversary to explore new development opportunities, connect with new partners, and further strengthen cooperation in business, trade, technological innovation, and other fields.

He also expressed hope for closer cooperation and exchanges of experience on greener, lower-carbon logistics and sustainable urban development.

Oct 16 – Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining met with Tim Cook, executive chair of US technology company Apple, and his delegation in Shanghai.

Chen encouraged Apple to leverage Shanghai's strengths in reform and opening-up, technological innovation, and market channels. He called for deeper cooperation in the supply of smart devices, the development of an innovation ecosystem, and the healthy development of artificial intelligence, bringing more new products, technologies, and services to Shanghai.

Cook said Apple will continue to deepen its presence in Shanghai and work with partners to strengthen cooperation in AI development, industrial ecosystem development, supply chain management, and green and low-carbon transformation.

Oct 15 – Shanghai Mayor Zhu Zhongming met with Syed Murad Ali Shah, chief minister of Pakistan's Sindh province, and his delegation in Shanghai.

Zhu said Shanghai is ready to deepen economic and trade cooperation with Sindh and use the China International Import Expo to bring more of the province's distinctive products and services to Shanghai and the wider Chinese market, and showcase them to the world.

He called for closer practical cooperation in port planning, green shipping, and smart shipping, alongside deeper exchanges in culture, arts, and education to strengthen mutual understanding and friendship.

Shah noted that Karachi, Sindh's capital, is a friendship city of Shanghai. He expressed hope for deeper cooperation between the two cities in urban governance, port management, trade, and industrial investment.

He said Karachi hopes to learn more from Shanghai's experience and welcomed more Shanghai companies to invest and operate in Sindh.

Oct 18 – Shanghai Mayor Zhu Zhongming met with Zhang Lei, founder and chairman of Hillhouse Investment, and representatives of multinational companies and overseas investors in Shanghai.

Zhu encouraged multinational companies and investment institutions to expand their investment and business presence in Shanghai and bring more new technologies, business formats, and models targeting global markets to the city. He also invited them to participate in developing high-caliber talent in fields such as AI-powered manufacturing.

The business leaders and investors expressed hope for deeper cooperation with Shanghai to expand AI applications in the real economy to support manufacturing and modern services, and jointly promote innovation in biomedicine and other sectors.