CHINA remains the world’s most appealing investment destination despite the near-term headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic, said representatives from multinational corporate giants and industry insiders at the Multinationals Summit in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong Province, on Tuesday.

“We had a great performance in the first two quarters, especially in May,” noted Ai Zhouping, president of Heraues (China) Investment Co., Ltd. Ai noted that thanks to the effective control of the pandemic and the smooth work resumption progress, the logistics and related industries are recovering.

Nicolas Poirot, Air Liquide China President & CEO, said that over the past three decades, Air Liquide has made solid achievements in China, operating more than 120 plants in over 40 Chinese cities with around 5,000 employees. Air Liquide is a multinational industrial gas supplier based in France.

“We have confidence in the Chinese market,” said Poirot.

“We’ve participated in the development of China’s financial markets for a very long time. We believe the impact of the pandemic will be temporary,” said Yu Bing, general manager of the Shanghai branch of JPMorgan Chase Bank (China) Company Limited.(Xinhua)