As Trump's lingering new tariffs rattle global markets, over 100 multinational executives are in China's Guangdong Province this week to explore investment opportunities. Representatives from tech, manufacturing, and finance sectors are attending government-organized sessions. CGTN Reporter Xu Hua has more. 

Here in Guangdong, hundreds of multinational executives are meeting with Chinese officials and enterprises this week to explore partnerships. Guests say the looming threat of new U.S. tariffs is casting a shadow over global trade.

FABIEN PACORY, Executive Vice President, French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China "For sure, protectionism is not something really good, right? We need multilateralism. We need more globalization. Actually, we need more exchange. Everyone is waiting for to see what's going to be those new tariff."

Yet foreign organizations in China are doubling down on opportunities here.

DAVID PEREZ DES-ROSIERS, Director, Beijing Chapter, Canada-China Business Council "Canada has always been a country that is looking for trading partners and China remains Canada second largest trading partner. So it's a significant market for us. For us, our job is really to advocate for businesses that are trying to do business in China, shared the opportunities."

VICTOR CADENA, Executive Vice President, Mexican Chamber of Commerce in China "We separate politics from business and from the business perspective, our economy, Mexico, China are very close, very tight. So that means in the years to come, most likely we will continue be China's secondary trade partner, regardless what happened in US policy."

At Guangdong's networking events, officials are positioning China's high-quality development agenda as a strategic buffer against global economic turbulence.

XU HUA, Guangzhou "For now, Guangdong's message is clear: China remains open for business—on its own terms. Even as global markets respond to shifting tariff policies, China stays confident in its economic vision. Xu Hua, CGTN, Guangdong Province."