The 2025 Global Industrial Investment Promotion Conference for the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) was held in Haikou on April 14 as a key part of the 'Invest in China' campaign. The event provided investors from around the world with an overview of the FTP's latest progress, opportunities, and business environment, and hosted the signing ceremonies of 265 projects with combined investments amounting to 233.6 billion yuan (approx. $32 billion).

The 2025 Global Industrial Investment Promotion Conference for the Hainan Free Trade Port was held in Haikou on April 14. (Photo: Hainan Daily) 

Attendees were briefed on FTP investment projects. (Photo: Hainan Daily)

The conference was attended by 3,000 representatives from government departments, domestic and international corporations and business associations. Prominent companies such as the Abu Dhabi Investment Group, the China Resources Group, Siemens Energy, Merck Sharp & Dohme, the Fosun Group, and other attendees spoke highly of the investment environment and development potential of the Hainan FTP.

Yao Zhenguo, Global Senior Vice President of Siemens Energy and CEO of Siemens Energy Greater China, stated that the company has had a significant presence in Hainan for over 30 years. This involvement has included projects such as the Yangpu Power Plant, two small and medium-sized combustion turbine distributed generators in Wenchang and Dongfang, and a Danzhou offshore wind power project that is currently under development.

Eight specialized cooperation meetings were held alongside the conference, focusing on key FTP industries such as the high-tech industry, aerospace, the low-altitude economy, high-efficiency tropical agriculture, tourism & culture, the deep-sea industry, green, low-carbon development, and modern services.

Nigeria's Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health China Office signed an MOU with the Hainan Tourism Health Tourism Association at the special cooperation meeting on the tourism and culture industry on Apr. 14. (Photo: Hainan Daily)

 

Business representatives shared their experiences at the meeting on green, low-carbon industry investment promotion projects on Apr. 14. (Photo: Hainan Daily)

A bilingual 'Hainan Free Trade Port Investment Opportunities List' was also published during the event, providing global investors with detailed information on 400 investment projects totaling almost 460 billion yuan ($62.86 billion). These projects are set to bolster industry upgrades, innovation, and infrastructure development, supporting Hainan's goal of becoming a model for China’s comprehensive reform and opening-up.