China's sustained market opening, a palpable welcome for innovative enterprises, along with the sheer gravitational pull of its super-sized market, has turned it into a primary arena for global innovation and product launches, a senior executive said during the eighth China International Import Expo.

"China remains a market of scale, fast-moving innovation and policy support. That keeps us committed to China for the long term," Puay Koon Chia, president of US chemicals company Dow in Asia Pacific, told China Daily during the expo in Shanghai.

In Dow's global strategy, China stands as the company's second-largest market in the world and largest international market, she said, noting that Dow has participated in the CIIE for eight consecutive years.

"We appreciate the government's determination to continuously open the Chinese economy and promote the innovative development of trade," she said.

The company has launched a total of 13 debuts — 10 global and three China debuts — spanning sectors such as intelligent manufacturing, new energy, mobility, sustainable packaging, and consumer goods.