On November 5th, 2025, the 8th China International Import Expo (hereinafter referred to as the Import Expo) opened its doors. On the following day, as a supporting on-site event of the Expo, the Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Internation

As a technology company with long-term focus on wireless communication and mobile computing, Qualcomm has always been driven by innovation. For years, Qualcomm has invested about 20% of its annual revenue into research and development, accumulating a

Xia Quan mentioned in his speech that for 30 years, Qualcomm has maintained close cooperation with China's mobile ecosystem enterprises, jointly grasping the tremendous opportunities brought by AI and 5G/6G. As the latest progress in cooperation betw

Qualcomm has always regarded sustainable development as an important strategy. In China, by 2024, Qualcomm has carried out more than 30 different types of corporate responsibility projects, benefiting more than 1.7 million people. This year, Qualcomm

Xia Quan believes that the intellectual property system, as the basic guarantee for stimulating innovation, is of great significance for encouraging domestic innovation, attracting foreign investment in China, jointly building a global industrial inn

Following is the full text of Xia Quan's speech:

Dear leaders and guests, good morning everyone. It is a great honor to participate in this forum. On this opportunity, I would like to discuss with you how to leverage the role of intellectual property protection, promote the innovative collaboration

First, let me introduce Qualcomm. As a technology company focusing on wireless communication and mobile computing for a long time, Qualcomm has always taken innovation as its engine. Currently, Qualcomm is working with its ecological partners to expa

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Qualcomm. For a long time, Qualcomm has invested about 20% of its annual revenue in research and development. So far, its cumulative investment in R&D has exceeded $100 billion. As a result of our research and

This year also marks the 30th anniversary of Qualcomm's deep commitment to the Chinese market. For 30 years, Qualcomm has maintained close cooperation with China's mobile ecosystem enterprises. Currently, we are working with a wider range of partners

Qualcomm's business model is centered on invention and innovation, which can be summarized as 'invent, share, collaborate'. As an important enterprise in the intellectual property field, Qualcomm possesses industry-leading patent portfolios. Meanwhil

Here we showcase our latest collaboration progress with Chinese industry partners. In September this year, Qualcomm launched the fifth-generation Snapdragon 8 Premier mobile platform, featuring the third-generation Qualcomm Oryon CPU, which is curren

In the field of IoT, Qualcomm has released its fifth edition of the "IoT Innovation Casebook", showcasing the latest technological directions and innovative eco-friendly collaboration models. Over the past five years, we have worked with over 90 part

To fully unleash the new capabilities of edge intelligence, during the “Snapdragon Summit China” event in September, Qualcomm officially launched the “AI Acceleration Plan”. By working with numerous partners such as China Telecom, China Mobile, China

In terms of corporate responsibility, Qualcomm has always taken sustainable development as an important strategy. For example, in 2006, Qualcomm launched the 'Wireless Care' program, which is committed to using advanced technologies to play an active

In addition, Qualcomm has long been committed to promoting STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education development and talent cultivation.

In China, as of 2024, Qualcomm has carried out more than 30 different types of corporate responsibility projects, benefiting more than 1.7 million people.

Since 2020, through the “Wireless Care” program, Qualcomm has partnered with the China Rural Development Foundation to promote the “Smart Agriculture” project. We are delighted to see the “Smart Agriculture” project being launched in Chongli District

In addition, we have launched new projects such as elderly assistance and education this year. Just last month, we partnered with our collaborators to launch the “Visionary World” program for children with weak eyesight, utilizing VR technology to pr

In terms of promoting and incentivizing innovation, China has done a lot and achieved great results in the protection of intellectual property rights. China has ranked among the top ten countries in the world for the first time in the recently releas

Qualcomm is pleased to see China's continuous efforts in strengthening intellectual property protection, which is crucial to our business development. Meanwhile, we also believe that under the background of innovation led by frontier technologies suc

Looking ahead, Qualcomm will continue to deepen collaboration with partners from various industries, taking intellectual property as a link to enable more industries with connectivity and intelligent technology, and facilitate the international devel