During the 2026 Guangdong Provincial High-Quality Development Conference held on February 24, representatives from multinational companies such as Walmart, Siemens, and ExxonMobil expressed their optimistic outlook on Guangdong's future development.

They praised Guangdong for deepening institutional opening up, optimizing the business environment, and unleashing enormous market potential, making it an ideal investment destination for transnational corporations. The foreign enterprises also expressed confidence in Guangdong's development prospects and anticipate further synergies between the manufacturing and service industries, creating greater opportunities for growth.