Chinanews, Berlin, November 5 (Reporter Peng Dawei) The first "China-Germany Connection, Dialogue with the Invisible Champion" event was successfully held on the 4th local time.
Professor Hermann Simon, the author of the concept of "invisible champion" and the honorary chairman of the German Association of Invisible Champions (DVHC), said in his speech that day that China is the new "engine" of the world economy, and Germany and China are more than ever We need to strengthen cooperation at all times.
Hermann Simon said that as we all know, there are a lot of new trade restrictions and obstacles in the world. For this reason, Germany and China need to strengthen cooperation more than ever.
He said that China has best defeated the new crown virus, its economy has grown again, and it has become the "engine" of the new world economy.
When the global direct investment was severely shrinking, the direct investment in China actually increased.
This is the future of globalization. In the future, global trade volume will not increase significantly, but direct investment will increase.
The same is true for Chinese companies. Currently, there are only 6 greenfield investment projects in Germany, and there is a lot of room for future development.
For this reason, it is particularly important for the two parties to know each other, deepen the relationship, and work together for the future.
The first event on the 4th featured the theme of "Application of Smart Manufacturing in the German Market and the Practice of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises". Two invisible champion companies in the field of German smart manufacturing were invited to come out and explore the path of cooperation between Chinese and German small and medium-sized enterprises in smart manufacturing.
In addition to the "Father of Hidden Champions" Simon, there are Li Yong, Deputy Director of the Investment Promotion Agency of the Ministry of Commerce of China, Dong Qi, President of Zhejiang College of Tongji University, Yu Peng, Professor of Tongji University, Chairman of the German Industry 4.0 Expert Group, Germany Professor Reiner Anderl, Dean of the School of Science and Letters, etc.
The conference was hosted by Xu Yaojun, director of China International Investment Promotion Center (Germany), and the corporate dialogue was hosted by Georg Türk, general manager of the German Hidden Champions Association. More than 100 people from all walks of life from China and Germany attended the conference online.
Li Yong said that in the process of the new round of transformation and upgrading of the global economy, the economic restructuring of China and Germany has provided huge room for mutual complementarity and integration. The two sides are engaged in new energy vehicles, smart manufacturing, artificial intelligence, digitalization and There are broad prospects for cooperation in emerging fields such as 5G.
As an important cornerstone of the economic and social development of the two countries, SMEs have their own advantages, have a wide range of interests and stronger complementarity, and the prospects for cooperation are very broad.
Dong Qi said that the friendly relations between China and Germany and the complementary features of the two sides in industries and markets provide huge potential and room for future cooperation. Such cooperation is positive for both governments, industries, and science, technology and education. The positive impact also requires continuous efforts from all parties to achieve the vision.
At the meeting, Andel introduced the development process of German Industry 4.0 and the current cooperation between Germany and China in the field of intelligent manufacturing, and expressed optimism about the prospects for cooperation between the two countries.
In the subsequent corporate dialogue, the host Turck, general manager of the Hidden Champion Enterprise Association, Heiko Martin, general manager of Transfact, a provider of integrated solutions for Industry 4.0, and Fabian, general manager of Cerobear, a leading manufacturer of ceramic ball bearings Bachmann) through a wonderful interactive dialogue, introduced the characteristics of Transfact’s production planning, control and tracking and other complete sets of industrial automation software, as well as the practical application in Cerobear’s production, and used practical experience to provide reference for Sino-German small and medium-sized enterprises to promote Sino-German intelligence Manufacturing cooperation takes root as soon as possible.
The Jiaxing Municipal Government, where the Zhejiang College of Tongji University is located, used the opportunity of interactive dialogue to introduce Jiaxing’s location advantages and preferential policies, and welcomes more German companies to invest and build factories in Jiaxing.
According to reports, the "China-Germany Connection, Dialogue with the Hidden Champions" series of activities are jointly organized by China International Investment Promotion Center (Germany), the German Hidden Champion Enterprise Association, Zhejiang College of Tongji University, and the European Times Culture Media Group. The activities will be corporate interviews. In the form of online communication, it introduces the success of the invisible champion enterprise, explores the cooperation model of combining government, industry, university and research, and promotes the exchange and cooperation between the government, universities and enterprises.
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