同济大学钟宁桦：成本优势、韧性优势、绿色优势叠加，为中国企业可持续发展注入强劲动力

Core Insights - The 2025 Sustainable Global Leaders Conference is scheduled to take place from October 16 to 18 in Shanghai, focusing on sustainable development and industry upgrades [1] - The conference is co-hosted by the World Green Design Organization and Sina Group, with support from the Shanghai Huangpu District Government [1] Group 1: Conference Highlights - The conference will feature discussions on creating a sustainable development model in the East and exploring new growth paradigms for Shanghai's five centers [1] - Sheneng Group is a global partner for the conference and will host a sub-forum addressing the theme of "Shanghai Actions and Multi-dimensional Collaboration in Global Transformation" [1] Group 2: Economic Insights - Professor Zhong Ninghua from Tongji University highlighted the resilience and competitiveness of Chinese enterprises in the global market, citing a 7% year-on-year increase in China's total export value, amounting to approximately 20 trillion yuan from January to September [3] - Notable growth in specific sectors includes a 90% increase in electric vehicle exports, over 50% in industrial robots, and more than 30% in integrated circuits [3][5] Group 3: Competitive Advantages - Zhong emphasized that China's "low-price" advantage stems from extreme economies of scale and robust supply chain resilience, rather than merely being "cheap" [5] - The diversification of export markets has strengthened competitiveness, with ASEAN becoming China's largest trading partner, bilateral trade exceeding 1 trillion USD, and trade with Arab countries surpassing 400 billion USD [5] - The structure of Chinese exports has undergone a "green upgrade," shifting from textiles to green products like photovoltaics, electric vehicles, and lithium batteries, which are now the main export drivers [5]