November 3 witnessed the grand opening of the 2025 Global Investment Promotion Conference for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area at Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center. The event gathered representatives from enterprises, chambers of commerce, and industry associations worldwide to discuss cooperation plans and chart a blueprint for shared development.

The conference featured a "1+9+N" series of events—comprising one main venue activity, nine promotional conferences across the Pearl River Delta cities, and multiple roadshows and investment tours both domestically and internationally—which received enthusiastic response and strong support from global companies.

During the conference, the Guangdong Industrial Investment Map was released, highlighting the province's significant opportunities and market potential in eight key sectors, including artificial intelligence & robotics and integrated circuits.

As China's province with the most comprehensive manufacturing ecosystem, Guangdong encompasses all 31 major manufacturing categories and leads the country in the output of approximately 160 industrial products. It has cultivated nine trillion-yuan industrial clusters. In terms of innovation momentum, the province spends around 510 billion yuan on R&D, with an R&D intensity of about 3.6%. It has ranked first in regional innovation capability for eight consecutive years, while the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou science and technology cluster has held its position as the world's second-most innovative for five years running. The Greater Bay Area is steadily transforming from a "manufacturing hub" into an "innovation hub," offering global firms new platforms for collaborative innovation.

 Source: Guangzhou Daily
Reporter: Xu Xiaofang, Chen Weiwei
English Author & Editor: Wen Junhua