The Forum on Market Access and Quality Enhancement for Multinationals was held in Qingdao on June 20 as part of the 6th Qingdao Multinationals Summit.

Global industry-leading enterprises, policy standard setters, and renowned experts and scholars in the field engaged in dialogues and exchanges on topics such as the sustainable development of international rules and trade facilitation.

Participants expressed that the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology will reconstruct the quality infrastructure, including elements such as metrology, standards, and qualification assessment, accelerating factor reforms and multi-factor coordinated development.

With the emergence of generative large models like DeepSeek, AI technology and applications have entered a new stage of development. The combination of "AI+" is driving the deep integration of technological and industrial innovation, promoting a comprehensive transformation of the industrial development paradigm, including quality transformation.

In the future, embracing AI and advancing quality transformation will accelerate the progress of the new industrialization process and the construction of a manufacturing powerhouse and a quality-oriented country, according to Zhang Gang, vice-chairman of the China National Committee for Standardization, emphasized the importance of these advancements.

"From exporting six steam locomotives to Vietnam in 1958 as its first overseas project to expanding its products and services across 116 countries and regions on six continents by 2024, CRRC Corporation Limited has seen the value of its overseas business exceed 30 billion yuan ($4.18 billion)," said Yu Weiping, vice-president of CRRC.

Yu emphasized the evolution from product, company, to brand expansion, showcasing CRRC's technological innovation, cultural values, and social responsibility. Yu stressed the importance of continuous product innovation, craftsmanship in quality, and enduring social responsibility for global success.