From 30 April to 1 May, the fourth International Consumption Centre City Forum was held in Shanghai. The mayor of Shanghai Gong Zheng attended the event. Sheng Qiuping, Vice Minister of Commerce, and Wang Xiaozhen, Deputy Director of CCTV attended and delivered speeches, while relevant responsible officials from the People’s Governments of Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, and Guangzhou attended and delivered remarks.

Sheng Qiuping pointed out that in recent years, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee, positive progress has been made in the cultivation and building of international consumption centre cities. In 2024, the total retail sales of consumer goods of the five cities accounted for about one-eighth of the country, with the import value of consumer goods more than half of the country, and the sales value of the tax refundable goods more than 70% of the country. Going forward, the international consumption centre cities should earnestly implement the decisions and palns made by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, to take the lead and set a benchmark in expanding consumption. The five cities should make good use of all kinds of policies, to promote the upgrading of goods consumption and the expansion of service consumption, to innovate diversified consumption scenarios, to give full play to the market, channels, among other advantages, and actively help foreign trade enterprises to find markets and expand domestic sales, so as to make every effort to stabilize foreign trade and foreign investment as well as boost consumption, to promote therefore the economic rebound and growth.

Relevant industry associations, experts and business representatives carried out exchanges and discussions around the theme of the forum, “Integration and Development: Diverse Explorations of International Consumption Centre Cities”.