Hosted by the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), the China Inbound-Outbound Forum has been held annually since 2013. The 2026 forum will take place in Beijing on October 17–18, and will provide a high-level platform for dialogue among government, industry, academia, and research communities, bringing together global expertise and industry resources to offer forward-looking guidance, practical support, and an international resource network for Chinese companies pursuing high-quality global growth.

Event
The 13th China Inbound-Outbound Forum
Date
October 17–18, 2026
Location
Beijing
Participants
Company founders and CEOs; government investment-promotion officials; representatives of international organizations; and partners from leading professional-service institutions

Program

October 17 — Opening Ceremony, Thematic Forums and Matchmaking

09:00–09:30 Opening Ceremony: Globalization Policy Signals and Major Trends

Purpose: A high-level reading of the policy environment shaping Chinese companies’ international expansion.
· Policy dividends and strategic opportunities for Chinese companies amid a new phase of high-standard opening-up.
· How Chinese companies should respond and adjust their positioning as global trade and economic rules are reconfigured.
· How think tanks and industry organizations can work together to build policy and resource bridges for companies going global.

09:30–11:00 Keynote Addresses by Benchmark Business Leaders: Practical Strategies for Globalizing Chinese Enterprises

Purpose: Leading entrepreneurs share first-hand experience and unpack the underlying logic of successful globalization.
· A long-term strategy for Chinese companies navigating geopolitical and business-cycle volatility.
· The path from contract manufacturing to global brands — and the resulting leap in competitiveness.
· Balancing technology innovation and deep localization with profitability and risk management.

11:00–12:00 Entrepreneurs’ Session: Sustaining Overseas Growth and Building Resilience Across Cycles

Purpose: Entrepreneurs from different sectors discuss hard-won lessons, common pitfalls, and practical growth methods.
· Localization playbooks for different industries: a practical guide to avoiding mistakes from zero to one.
· Coordinated international expansion across industrial chains: how leading companies can bring ecosystem partners overseas and create shared growth.
· Business resilience and cash-flow management amid geopolitical risk and market volatility.

12:00–13:30 Business buffet lunch and networking

Afternoon — Hall A: Three Thematic Forums

13:30–14:45 Thematic Forum 1: AI and the Digital Economy Going Global — Compliance Pathways and Growth Models

Purpose: Clarifying compliance red lines and profit models in the AI era while capturing the upside of technology globalization.
· Compliance boundaries and implementation pathways for Chinese technology companies amid the global wave of AI regulation.
· Cross-border data flows and localized storage: regulatory differences among countries and practical responses.
· Taking digital products and services overseas: upgrading from tool exports to ecosystem operations.

14:45–15:00 Networking break and room transition

15:00–16:15 Thematic Forum 2: Globalizing New Energy — A Practical Guide to Overseas Manufacturing and Industrial-Chain Coordination

Purpose: Addressing the key pain points of new-energy expansion, including plant compliance, supply-chain development, and risk controls.
· Market-access barriers in major global new-energy markets and compliance essentials for localized manufacturing.
· Cross-border coordination across the new-energy value chain: building overseas supply systems and controlling costs.
· International cooperation opportunities in the energy transition and a systematic response to geopolitical risks.

16:15–16:30 Networking break and room transition

16:30–17:45 Thematic Forum 3: Global Expansion Services Ecosystem — Selecting and Coordinating Full-Cycle Service Providers

Purpose: One-stop access to leading professional-service providers to address the difficulty and risk of sourcing overseas-expansion support.
· A full-lifecycle service map, from pre-entry planning to post-launch operations.
· Coordinating legal, tax, finance, human-resources, and business-travel support to avoid hidden cross-border operating risks.
· Balancing standardized services with tailored needs for companies of different sizes.

Afternoon — Hall B: Three Regional and Country-Focused Forums

13:30–14:45 Regional Forum 1: Southeast Asia and the South Pacific — Capacity Deployment and Market Access under RCEP

Purpose: Connecting participants with official ASEAN and South Pacific resources and translating RCEP benefits into action.
· Putting RCEP into practice: tariff preferences, rules of origin, and a guide to business use.
· Manufacturing relocation in Southeast Asia and resource development in the South Pacific: entry paths for different sectors.
· Localized operations: cultural adaptation, employment compliance, and operating-risk mitigation.

14:45–15:00 Networking break and room transition

15:00–16:15 Regional Forum 2: Middle East and North Africa — Energy Transition and Major Infrastructure Opportunities

Purpose: Connecting with Gulf sovereign wealth funds and infrastructure projects while capturing large-scale energy-transition orders.
· Opportunities for Chinese companies in the region’s energy transition and new-infrastructure wave.
· Investment preferences of Gulf sovereign wealth funds and pathways for project cooperation.
· Trade barriers, foreign-exchange controls, and cross-border operating-risk management.

16:15–16:30 Networking break and room transition

16:30–17:45 Regional Forum 3: Latin America — Resource Cooperation and Consumer-Market Implementation

Purpose: A deep look at key Latin American market rules and the challenge of balancing high risk with high returns.
· Investment environments and market-access policies in major Latin American economies.
· International expansion by resource companies and consumer brands: essentials for localized operations.
· Systematic approaches to cross-border tax, legal, and foreign-exchange risk.

Evening Program

18:00–19:00 Networking reception

19:00–21:00 Dinner for Outbound Entrepreneurs and Ambassadors to China

Purpose: A high-level closed-door gathering with diplomats from 60+ countries and leading entrepreneurs, alongside the release of authoritative industry lists.
· Closed-door dialogue among senior Chinese and international government and business leaders, linking bilateral resources and cooperation opportunities.
· Release of the “100 Recommended Chinese Outbound Enterprises,” “100 Recommended Professional-Service Institutions for Chinese Companies Going Global,” and “100 Rising Young Chinese Entrepreneurs Going Global.”
· Private, in-depth networking to advance major cooperation opportunities toward implementation.

October 18 — Dedicated Targeted Matchmaking Day

Morning — Hall A: Thematic Forums

09:00–10:15 Thematic Forum 4: Global Compliance and Risk Control — Trade Barriers, ESG and Overseas Investment Security

Purpose: A comprehensive breakdown of compliance risks and practical frameworks for enterprise risk control.
· Building end-to-end compliance systems as global trade barriers intensify.
· Localizing ESG practices and addressing overseas investment security reviews through strategy and case studies.
· Protecting cross-border intellectual property and trade secrets, from registration through enforcement.

10:15–10:30 Networking break and room transition

10:30–11:45 Thematic Forum 5: Cross-Border Tax, Finance and Treasury — Structural Optimization under the Global Minimum Tax

Purpose: Solving core cross-border tax and finance challenges, optimizing tax costs, and protecting funds.
· Practical tax planning and structural optimization as the global minimum tax is implemented.
· Building global cash pools and managing foreign-exchange volatility for multinational companies.
· Cross-border asset allocation and outbound funds: compliance boundaries and common pitfalls.

11:45–12:00 Intermission

12:00–13:15 Thematic Forum 6: Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Going Global — Registration, Market Access and Local R&D

Purpose: End-to-end solutions for R&D, registration, market access, and commercialization in global healthcare markets.
· Regulatory differences between Europe, North America, and emerging markets: filing pathways and timelines.
· Localized overseas R&D and clinical cooperation: partnership models and cost controls.
· Taking medical devices and health services overseas: market-entry and channel-development strategies.

13:15–13:30 Business buffet lunch

Morning — Hall B: Regional and Country-Focused Forums

09:00–10:15 Regional Forum 4: Europe — Responding to CBAM and Accessing Premium Markets

Purpose: Addressing carbon-border measures while developing routes to European brand access and technology cooperation.
· The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): corporate accounting, reporting, and compliance.
· Brand entry and technology cooperation in premium European markets: pathways and case studies.
· Investment opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe: industrial-chain positioning and policy incentives.

10:15–10:30 Networking break and room transition

10:30–11:45 Regional Forum 5: North America, Australia and New Zealand — Investment Screening, Data Compliance and Technology Cooperation

Purpose: Understanding regulatory red lines in developed markets while identifying two-way opportunities in technology and resources.
· Latest trends in North American investment screening and data compliance, and corporate response strategies.
· Two-way cooperation opportunities in the resource and technology sectors of Australia and New Zealand.
· Brand localization in developed markets: channel building, marketing, and compliant operations.

11:45–12:00 Intermission

12:00–13:15 Regional Forum 6: Africa — Capacity Cooperation and Infrastructure Project Delivery

Purpose: Decoding African market opportunities and project implementation under China–Africa cooperation frameworks.
· Capacity cooperation and infrastructure investment opportunities amid Africa’s industrialization.
· China–Africa policy support: project applications, financing, and implementation pathways.
· Localized operations in Africa: talent, supply chains, and risk-control systems.

13:15–13:30 Business buffet lunch

Afternoon — Hall A: Thematic Forums

13:30–14:45 Thematic Forum 7: Cross-Border E-Commerce and Trade in Services — Global Brands and Supply-Chain Efficiency

Purpose: Moving from product sales to brand building and unpacking growth methods for e-commerce and service exports.
· Cross-border e-commerce beyond product listing: localized operations and traffic growth for brand development.
· Overseas warehousing and cross-border logistics optimization: balancing cost and delivery speed.
· Digital upgrading of trade in services: new models for education, consulting, and other services going global.

14:45–15:00 Networking break and room transition

15:00–16:15 Thematic Forum 8: Global Family Planning for Entrepreneurs — Wealth Succession, Children’s Education and Residency

Purpose: A one-stop response to the cross-border planning needs of founders and their families.
· Cross-border wealth succession: family-trust design and tax compliance.
· Preparing the next generation: overseas education planning and building a global outlook.
· Cross-border residency planning and comprehensive arrangements for family life and security overseas.

16:15–16:30 Intermission

16:30–17:45 Thematic Forum 9: Comprehensive Overseas Security — People, Assets and Emergency Response, followed by Closing

Purpose: Establishing a security baseline for global operations through practical protection plans for personnel and assets.
· Personnel security systems and emergency-response mechanisms in high-risk regions.
· Security for cross-border assets and overseas projects: integrating physical protection with digital risk controls.
· Evacuation and asset-preservation plans during geopolitical conflict and public emergencies.

Afternoon — Hall B: Regional and Country-Focused Forums

13:30–14:45 Regional Forum 7: South and Central Asia — Connectivity and Market-Development Opportunities

Purpose: Capturing demographic dividends and corridor-economy opportunities in emerging markets.
· Consumer-brand and industrial-cooperation opportunities arising from South Asia’s demographic dividend.
· Central Asian connectivity and energy-corridor development: areas for Chinese enterprise cooperation.
· Regional investment policies and key operating-risk controls.

14:45–15:00 Networking break and room transition

15:00–16:15 Regional Forum 8: Advanced Technology in Japan and South Korea and Northeast Asian Supply-Chain Cooperation

Purpose: Connecting with advanced technology resources and opening channels for supply-chain coordination and premium-market access.
· Technology introduction and joint R&D with Japan and South Korea: compliant pathways and cooperation models.
· Northeast Asian supply-chain coordination: component sourcing, capacity cooperation, and local support.
· Accessing premium consumer markets in Japan and South Korea: certification, channel building, and operations.

16:15–16:30 Intermission

16:30–17:45 Regional Forum 9: Emerging Belt and Road Markets — Niche Blue-Ocean Opportunities and Lean Market Entry

Purpose: Identifying underexplored markets and low-cost, lightweight implementation options.
· Evaluating investment opportunities and risks in smaller emerging Belt and Road markets.
· Lean international expansion into smaller markets: low-cost experimentation and rapid implementation.
· Finding policy incentives and localized partnership models in non-core economies.

18:30–21:00 Closing appreciation dinner

Registration and Contact

Reserve your place now for the 2026 Beijing gathering.

Dates: October 17–18, 2026

Eligible participants: Company founders and CEOs; government investment-promotion officials; representatives of international organizations; and partners at leading professional-service institutions

Registration: https://www.ccgupdate.org/p/register-now-the-13th-china-inbound

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