CDF Voice｜Hitachi’s Toshiaki Higashihara: We will continue to contribute to China’s high-quality society construction and develop our business in Chin

The “CDF Voice” column aims to bring together business leaders and convey the voices of the forum delegates.

Since its launch in 2000, CDF have upheld its mandate of “Engaging with the world for common prosperity”.

At present, the economic recovery is still fragile, and the impact of the COVID-19 and geopolitical crisis is continuing. Although China’s economic recovery is improving, lackluster demand, slow recovery in labor market and global supply chain adjustments and other pressures are still present.

The world is experiencing unprecedented change, how do foreign enterprises in China view China's development? How can foreign enterprises grasp the opportunities and challenges in the Chinese market? What insights do they have about China's future economic recovery and social development?

As the 2023 annual meeting of the China Development Forum is about to be held, the "CDF Voice" column invites representatives of global enterprises to discuss the above topics.

The guest of CDF Voice today is Toshiaki Higashihara, President of Hitachi Manufacturing.

Hello everyone. I am Toshiaki Higashihara from Hitachi Group. It is a great honor to be invited to the China Development Forum.

The CDF is a very important platform for open discussions between Chinese government and global leaders, and it is also a valuable opportunity to deepen our understanding of Chinese important policies. Hitachi has consistently placed importance on participation in the CDF.

Since its founding in 1910, Hitachi has pursued technological innovations, expanded its business globally, and worked to solve social issues of the times.

In China, for more than 40 years since Hitachi’s first office was set up in Beijing in 1979, we have consistently focused on China business and expanded our business in line with China's development direction. Today, Hitachi is active in China with sales of 70 billion yuan, 136 companies and 50,000 employees in a wide range of fields, including social infrastructure, IT and automotive equipment, and has strong ties with China.

As the world is exposed to various changes such as environmental problems and pandemics, it is increasingly necessary to shift to a "sustainable society."

In order to realize this, Hitachi promotes social innovation businesses that solve various social issues by utilizing “IT (Information Technology)”, “OT (Operational Technology)” and “Products”.

Going forward, driven by digital, green and innovation, we will continue to contribute to China’s high-quality society construction and develop our business in China meticulously.

I am looking forward to participating in CDF 2023.