Speech strikes chord with foreign, domestic firms

Both domestic and global companies have expressed great confidence generated by President Xi Jinping's speech at the opening of the BRICS Business Forum in Xiamen on Sunday.

Zhu Bixin, president of China Chengtong Holdings Group and chairman of the China Structural Reform Fund, said it has been 10 years since BRICS countries started working together. Under the promotion by all BRICS countries, this cooperation method has been constantly improving, achieving development goals.

"BRICS countries currently have growing influence on the world economy," Zhu said. "The cooperation among them can offer a remarkable opportunity and a solid platform for China's ongoing State-owned enterprises' reform and innovative development."