From September 22-23, the ninth Joint Conference of the Federation of Investment Promotion Agencies of China was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Ms. Ma Xiuhong, deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and former vice minister of the Ministry of Commerce of China, delivered a keynote speech while presenting the opening ceremony. “Best Practices Investment Promotion Agency” and “Best Practices Investment Promotion Project” were awarded during the conference. The symposium on “Strategies for Transnational Corporations’ Investment in China during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan” was also convened during the conference.