Premier Li Qiang presided over a symposium on the economic situation with experts and entrepreneurs. Who were the participants who spoke at the meeting?

On the afternoon of April 9, Li Qiang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, presided over a symposium with economic experts and entrepreneurs to solicit opinions and suggestions on the current economic situation and the next steps in economic work.

At the symposium, Zhang Bin, Li Xunlei, Shen Jianguang, Wan Min, Zheng Jin, Peng Zhihui, and Wang Zuan delivered speeches successively. They believed that since the beginning of this year, China's economic operation has been generally stable and improving, with new development momentum accelerating. Although changes in the external environment have brought many difficulties, China's economy has numerous advantages, strong resilience, and great potential, with a long-term positive development outlook. They also put forward opinions and suggestions on responding to external shocks and promoting sustained economic improvement.

Among the seven speakers, Zhang Bin is the Deputy Director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Li Xunlei is the Chief Economist of Zhongtai Securities Co., Ltd., Shen Jianguang is the Vice President and Chief Economist of JD Group, Wan Min is the Chairman of China COSCO Shipping Group Co., Ltd., Zheng Jin is the Chairman of Guangxi Liugong Group Co., Ltd., Peng Zhihui is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Zhiyuan Robotics, and Wang Zuan is the President of Fujian Zongteng Network Co., Ltd.

Public information shows that Zhang Bin is a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as the Deputy Director, Researcher, and Doctoral Supervisor of the Institute of World Economics and Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Zhang Bin's main research areas include China and global macroeconomics, focusing on issues such as China's economic structural transformation, macroeconomic and financial market fluctuations, RMB exchange rate and foreign exchange management policies, and global macroeconomics. He has received the Outstanding Researcher Award from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the First China Young Financial Scholar Award, and the "Pusan World Economics Excellent Paper Award" in 2014.

Li Xunlei is the Chief Economist of Zhongtai Securities Co., Ltd. His main research areas include multinational corporations, exchange rates, government bonds and government bond futures, and securities markets.

Shen Jianguang, Ph.D. in Economics, is currently the Vice President and Chief Economist of JD Group. He previously served as a consultant for the OECD and a visiting scholar at the People's Bank of China, and is one of the authors of the OECD's 2002 monograph "China and the World Economy."

Wan Min is currently a member of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Chairman and Party Secretary of China COSCO Shipping Group Co., Ltd., and Executive Director and Chairman of the 6th Board of Directors of COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd.

China COSCO Shipping Group was formed through the reorganization of China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company and China Shipping (Group) Company. Headquartered in Shanghai, it is a super-large state-owned enterprise directly managed by the central government. As of December 31, 2024, the group's fleet had a comprehensive capacity of 130 million DWT/1,535 ships, ranking first in the world. Among them, the container fleet size was 3.388 million TEU/542 ships, ranking among the top in the world; the dry bulk fleet capacity was 49.826 million DWT/468 ships, the oil and gas fleet capacity was 32.8 million DWT/251 ships, and the general and special cargo fleet capacity was 7.883 million DWT/207 ships, all ranking first in the world.

Zheng Jin is currently the Chairman of Guangxi Liugong Group Co., Ltd. and Vice Chairman of the Autonomous Region Association for Science and Technology. Liugong Group was established in 1958 and is a large state-owned enterprise in the equipment manufacturing industry formed through the authorization of state-owned assets. Its core enterprise is Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co., Ltd.

Peng Zhihui, born in 1993 in Ji'an, Jiangxi, is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Zhiyuan Robotics and a well-known KOL in the tech circle.

Peng Zhihui was also a former "Genius Youth" at Huawei. He left Huawei at the end of 2022 and co-founded Zhiyuan Robotics in February 2023, serving as the Chief Technology Officer. In the rapidly developing field of artificial intelligence and robotics, Zhiyuan Robotics is leading industry trends with its outstanding innovation capabilities and cutting-edge technology. Since its establishment in 2023, Zhiyuan has developed at an astonishing speed. In 2023, they released the Expedition A1 robot; in 2024, they released five general-purpose robots including the Expedition A2 and Lingxi X1; in 2025, they launched the world's first general embodied base model GO-1 and released the all-around exploration robot Lingxi X2, integrating motion, interaction, and operation intelligence.

Wang Zuan is currently the President of Fujian Zongteng Network Co., Ltd. Zongteng Group was established in 2009 with the corporate positioning of "Global Cross-border E-commerce Infrastructure Service Provider," focusing on cross-border warehousing and logistics, providing overseas warehousing, commercial dedicated logistics, and customized logistics solutions for global cross-border e-commerce merchants, export traders, and global brands. The group owns well-known brands such as GuCang Overseas Warehouse, YunExpress, and WORLDTECH.