China News Service, Berlin, January 22: Recently, the 21st China-ASEAN Expo Promotion Conference was held in Berlin, Germany.

Chinese and German business people gathered together to discuss business opportunities.

  Deputy Secretary-General Zeng Zhong of the China-ASEAN Expo Secretariat focused on the overview of the Expo.

He said that the expo is co-organized by the governments of China and ASEAN countries and is open to the world. It is held in Nanning every year. It is a national and international economic and trade event with high level of organization, practical economic and trade results, and distinctive brand characteristics.

The expo also invites representatives from international organizations such as the World Trade Organization and the United Nations International Trade Center to participate in the expo to promote cooperation between China and ASEAN as a regional whole and other economies including Germany and the European Union.

This provides new business opportunities for Germany’s economic, trade and industrial cooperation with China, ASEAN and even with East Asia.

The picture shows a group photo at the venue.

(Photo courtesy of EU Guangxi General Chamber of Commerce)

  Michael Schumann, chairman of the German Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade, said that for more than 20 years, the association has been committed to establishing connections between enterprises and institutions in Germany and other countries around the world, and promoting long-term and harmonious economic and trade relations between Germany and China. While developing in depth, it also provides constructive support for practical work such as market entry and expansion to establish long-term business relationships.

It is hoped that China and ASEAN countries will continue to enhance friendship and expand cooperation. The association also supports various bilateral and multilateral economic and dialogue forms at various levels, and will encourage members of the association to actively participate in China-ASEAN Expo activities.

  Huang Ping, President of the EU Guangxi General Chamber of Commerce, said that this promotion conference aims to promote the quality and upgrading of economic and trade cooperation between China and Germany, give full play to the advantages of the digital economy and green economy in gathering global resources and efficiently allocating factors, and promote the in-depth integration of related industries into global industries. chain supply chain, committed to promoting future cooperation between Guangxi, Germany and European countries.

  The promotion meeting was hosted by the China-ASEAN Expo Secretariat, hosted by the European Union Guangxi General Chamber of Commerce, and supported by the German Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade, the Berlin-Brandenburg Automotive Suppliers Association, and the Berlin-China Automotive Suppliers Network.

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