Representatives from 24 countries and regions participated in the conference and inspection, facilitated 16 foreign cooperation projects, and tracked and promoted 17 projects... At the recent 2026 "Encountering Future Multinational Enterprises in Shanghai Tour" event, a "two-way rush" between multinational enterprises and Chinese enterprises is taking place. More and more Chinese science and technology innovation enterprises are exporting innovative solutions, and domestic and foreign enterprises are sharing development opportunities in the fields of automobile manufacturing, embodied intelligence, and green energy.  
Entering the Anbofu factory located in Jiading District, Shanghai, this global industrial technology enterprise that has been deeply rooted in China for more than 30 years is undergoing intelligent transformation and is no longer just bringing overseas experience and products to China. Shen Guoliang, Vice President and Asia Pacific General Manager of Anbofu Connector System Division, said that keeping up with the pace of the times, Anbofu's strategic direction has shifted from "in Shanghai, for China" to "in Shanghai, for China, for the world".
In recent years, Anbofu has continued to increase its investment in Shanghai and promote factory automation and digital transformation. At present, the factory is introducing embodied intelligent robots from Shanghai Tashi Zhihang Technology Co., Ltd. It is expected that more than 100 robots will be deployed in dozens of production workstations by the end of the year, covering eight major production scenarios and 33 sub scenarios.
From order scheduling, production operation management to automated warehouse management, our production line has completed full chain data connectivity before we have the conditions to introduce embodied intelligent robots, "said Shen Guoliang. This human-machine collaborative manufacturing solution will be replicated in the global market after iteration and maturity.
Shanghai Tashi Zhihang Technology Co., Ltd., which has independently developed a universal embodied base model, a 21 degree of freedom dexterous hand, and a robot body, has expressed its intention to cooperate in Europe, Japan, South Korea, South America, the Middle East, and other regions. Shanghai R&D, China landing, and global orientation have become the development path for enterprises. This company places large models and robot bodies on rigorous automotive parts production lines, iterating technology in practical applications.
Robots cannot stay in the laboratory, they must undergo the most rigorous testing in real production lines, "said Chen Yilun, the founder of the company. The company is expected to move towards a cluster of thousands of robots next year
The industry trend is quietly changing. Ten years ago, multinational corporations landed mature overseas solutions in China; Nowadays, more and more overseas companies are coming to China with demand, looking for industrial intelligence solutions in China.
The German Federal Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises brings German "hidden champions" enterprises, hoping to find innovative partners in China and open up two-way markets between China and Germany. China is an important market and partner, and we hope to expand the market together with our Chinese partners, "said Joachim Leonhardt, Chairman of the German Federal Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises.
Brett O'Reilly, the New Zealand representative of the APEC Business Advisory Council, is optimistic about China's lightweight and low-cost energy storage technology and hopes to bring Chinese innovative solutions to Pacific island countries to solve the problem of independent energy supply for remote communities and schools.
In China, companies from various countries can easily connect with partners throughout the entire process of research and development, trial production, and mass production, making innovation more efficient and easier; China insists on opening up and innovating, helping more developing countries to adopt new technologies and products for household use; The concept of "green innovation sharing" in China has also provided new ideas for the development of the world economy.
Shanghai Municipality and CITIC Group jointly launched the 2026 "Encountering Future Multinational Enterprises in Shanghai" campaign, promoting the gathering of international resources, high-quality projects, and high-end elements in Shanghai and establishing deep connections. It is reported that as of June 2026, Shanghai has recognized a total of 1107 regional headquarters of multinational corporations; In the first half of this year, about 320 high-tech enterprises were born in Shanghai every day.
Shanghai's acting mayor Zhu Zhongming stated that Shanghai will strengthen its role as a source of technological innovation, accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as its backbone, deepen high-level reform and opening up, continue to create a market-oriented, rule of law, and international first-class business environment, and attract more enterprises to "come to Shanghai, in China, and for the world".