On December 15th local time, a unique Suzhou "China-Germany Sustainable Development Cooperation and Exchange Conference" was successfully held at the headquarters of Knoll, Munich, Germany. In addition to the representatives of Knoll Company, there were more than 70 business owners or representatives from German companies such as ThyssenKrupp , PWG (Baowei) and Dehua business.
Director Sun Jianjiang of Suzhou Bureau of Commerce and Ms. Yu Meihua, deputy director of the Suzhou High-tech Zone Management Committee, introduced the Suzhou Municipal Government and the High-tech Zone's strong investment policies and convenient business environment in various aspects such as capital, manpower, and land use.
According to reports, more than 660 German companies including Siemens have settled in Suzhou, and more than 90 companies in Suzhou have invested and developed in Germany. Over the years, both sides have had good development and profits in investment and trade. Sun Jianjiang said that Suzhou warmly welcomes more German companies to invest in Jiangsu and share broad market space and development opportunities.
Knoll Asia Pacific CFO Thomas Lipperd (Chinese name Li Bo) also made enthusiastic speeches.
Li Bo focused on sharing the rapid development and expansion of Knoll Company's production, R&D and testing services in China with the strong support of the Suzhou Municipal Government in recent years. He also introduced the cultural heritage, beautiful environment and economic strength of Suzhou to the German guests through personal experience.
Li Bo also used PPT to show a large photo of his family of three having fun with his wife and lovely children in Suzhou, and accompanied it with a commentary: "Another very successful Sino-German joint venture in Suzhou, , has been stable and powerful since its establishment in 2010." This scene caused everyone here to laugh happily.
The snowflakes outside the hall set off the air-flowing atmosphere in the room, which is particularly warm. This scene is just like the anxiety about China of some German politicians, and the comparison with the enthusiastic exchanges and cooperation between China and Germany.
reporter asked Mr. Li Bo, as an executive in the Asia-Pacific region, his views on the development status and prospects of German companies in China and other branches in the Asia-Pacific region. Li Bo said that due to the epidemic in the early stage, China's business was affected to a certain extent, but he was generally satisfied with the business in the Chinese region. He believes that Chinese people have "very strong motivation and vitality" and will try every means to solve the difficulties when encountering them. He also hopes that the Chinese government will further "fairly treat foreign companies in terms of business access in the future with domestic capital .
dozens of photos hanging on the walls of the hall reflect the entrepreneurial history and technical background of Knoll Company over 100 years. This is exactly in line with the vitality and spirit of Chinese companies mentioned by Mr. Li Bo. Not to mention that China has a broad market, a mature business environment, and convenient infrastructure that is difficult to reach in other countries and regions.
It is reported that the Suzhou Municipal Government has chartered two flights this year to "go to sea". On the 9th of this month, the group will go to Japan to invest and make a profit. This time, a large investment group of more than 200 people was organized, and the chartered flight was to Germany and France, and divided into 30 investment groups, including Lyon, Till, France, Munich, Berlin, Germany, etc., were all working hard to "grab orders" through various methods such as promotion and exchange, and home visits.
In addition to the ambitious Suzhou, other coastal areas in China, which are responsive, have also rushed to Europe, Japan and other places to expand markets, seek business opportunities, and grab orders. In November, the investment promotion group in Foshan City, Guangdong took the lead in going abroad to invest in investment; Jiangsu Province made a big move to call for "thousands of groups and tens of thousands of enterprises to grab orders."
reporter learned in the interview that one feature of these investment groups from China is flexibility and innovation. When negotiating with German and French companies, some groups are not bound by the existing technology and foundations, but are willing and able to adjust their ideas and production plans according to European market needs, and have clear plans to transform and develop towards digitalization and artificial intelligence .
According to the reporter, in January next year, more trade groups from Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shenyang and other places will go to Europe to seize business opportunities and expand the market.
Following the German Chancellor Scholz , after the successful visit of many German leading companies, Chinese companies, with the encouragement and support of the state, provincial and municipal governments, quickly went out and brought in, and worked with overseas companies to seek development and share opportunities, which will inject new vitality and impetus into the stability and prosperity of the global economy of .
Author: Wang Beihua
Editor: Lu Shuwen
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