Positive comments on President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 4th CIIE

Hiroshi Nakajima, Vice President of Canon (China) Co., Ltd.

Positive comments on President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 4th CIIE

Today, the global COVID-19 pandemic remains severe, but this year's CIIE is still held in an orderly manner as scheduled, and the scale of the exhibition has reached a new high. In his keynote speech, President Xi Jinping emphasized four unswerving principles, which show us China's determination to share market opportunities with the world, further expand high-level opening up, safeguard the common interests of the world, and promote global economic recovery. It also injects greater confidence for Canon to further invest in the Chinese market and develop and grow together with China.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of China's accession to the WTO and the beginning of China's 14th Five-Year Plan. China is embarking on a new journey to achieve its "2035 Vision Goals". Comprehensively promoting the construction of a healthy China and prioritizing the protection of people's health will become an important strategic move. Canon has been committed to "contributing to the peace of mind and safety of mankind" for many years and has continuously strengthened and expanded its health and medical business. Facing the Chinese market, which has been rooted for more than 40 years, Canon hopes to "laugh out of great health" with the Chinese people and make efforts to promote the construction of a healthy China.

In his keynote speech, President Xi Jinping proposed the beautiful vision of "Let the spring breeze of openness warm the world". As an old friend of the CIIE for four consecutive years, Canon also hopes to seize the "CIIE opportunity" to showcase a series of leading achievements in the field of health care at this CIIE and further embrace the Chinese market, which is developing with high quality. Canon's corporate philosophy is "symbiosis". Canon will spare no effort to bring better products, technologies and services to the Chinese people, and achieve symbiosis and win-win with the Chinese market.

About Canon Group

Canon started its business in 1937. Adhering to the corporate philosophy of "symbiosis", Canon aims to create world-class products and continues to develop towards diversification and globalization. At present, Canon's business is centered on optical technology, covering a wide range of fields such as office products, imaging system products, medical system products, industrial equipment and other products. The group headquarters in Tokyo is closely connected with the regional headquarters in America, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Japan, building a management system that organically combines globalization and localization. In 1996, Canon launched the "Global Excellent Enterprise Group Concept" aimed at serving society with technology and becoming a trusted and respected company worldwide.

(Data as of July 2021)

Introduction to Canon (China) Co., Ltd.

Canon's business in China began in the 1970s. From the initial technical cooperation to the establishment of a wholly-owned factory to the establishment of a sales company, it has gone through the exploration of various business models. In March 1997, Canon (China) Co., Ltd. was established to be fully responsible for all aspects of Canon's sales in the Chinese market. After years of hard work, 13 branches including the three major regional headquarters in North China, East China, and South China, as well as exhibition halls, quick repair centers, and quick service stations have been basically established, forming a sales and service network covering the whole country. The current business scope covers multiple fields such as imaging system products, office products, industrial equipment, and smart IT solutions, and is constantly expanding new businesses that meet the needs of Chinese consumers. Canon (China) is deeply rooted in the Chinese market and is committed to becoming a company trusted and respected by the Chinese people. (Data as of July 2021)