The sub-forum on Building Hongqiao International Opening-up Hub & HUB Conference 2025 was held on Nov 6 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai).
Under the theme "Hongqiao, Bridging the World: Chinese Enterprises Venturing Abroad Amid Global Shifts", the conference emphasized Hongqiao's strategic role as a global gateway and explored how supporting Chinese companies' international expansion contributes to high-level opening-up.
As one of the distinguished speakers, Richard Baldwin, professor of International Economics at IMD Business School in Lausanne as well as the editor-in-chief of VoxEU.org, shared his insights on the evolving phase of globalization. He analyzed how digitalization and regionalization are transforming global trade patterns.
