China News Service, Paris, November 9th. On November 8, local time, the French branch of the 2021 Shenzhen Global Investment Conference was held in Paris, France.
This event was guided by the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Commerce and undertaken by the Shenzhen Office of Economic and Trade in Europe.
Minister Shen Xiang of the Economic and Commercial Section of the Chinese Embassy in France, Sybille Dubois-Fontaine Turner, Secretary-General of the France-China Commission, Wu Na, General Representative of Guangdong Economic and Trade Representative Office in France, and Li Ping, Vice President of China Merchants Bank Luxembourg Branch, attended the event and delivered speeches, from Shenzhen He and French entrepreneur representatives shared their experiences in business operations in the two places and Sino-French cooperation.
The event attracted nearly 50 people from local government departments, enterprises, innovation incubators, investment and financing institutions, business associations, colleges and The France-China Exchange Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Paris Region, France, and other institutions that have very close cooperation with Shenzhen.
In his speech, Minister Chen Xiang highly affirmed Shenzhen's comprehensive strength and innovation capabilities. He hoped that Chinese and French companies would deepen mutual trust, work hard to build communication bridges, and make China-France and China-Europe cooperation projects solid, detailed and well done.
In his speech, Secretary-General Sybille Dubois-Fontaine Turner congratulated Shenzhen on the establishment of the French office of the Shenzhen Economic and Trade Representative Office in Europe, and emphasized that in the face of common challenges such as the epidemic, economic recovery, and technological innovation, the two places should strengthen cooperation and increase cooperation. learn.
Ms. Mao Xi, Shenzhen Economic and Trade Representative Office in Europe, introduced Shenzhen's business environment and future development plans.
Jian Zheng, deputy director of the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Commerce, said that in recent years, China and France have become increasingly close and pragmatic cooperation has been steadily advancing. Shenzhen and France have very close economic and trade exchanges. France is also one of Shenzhen's most important trading partners in Europe.
In 2020, the total import and export volume between Shenzhen and France was US$5.04 billion, a year-on-year increase of 12.5%.
At present, many well-known French companies, including Airbus and Sanofi, have taken root in Shenzhen for development. More than 20 Shenzhen companies, including Huawei and China General Nuclear Power, are also investing in France.
On the 57th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, Shenzhen has set up an economic and trade office in France. It is hoped that the French office will open up new bridges and paths to promote business cooperation, technology docking and market expansion between Shenzhen and France.
We look forward to further strengthening exchanges and cooperation between Shenzhen and France in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, and new energy, so as to achieve complementary advantages, information sharing, and win-win cooperation.
In 2019, the first Shenzhen Global Investment Promotion Conference was successfully held. Shenzhen sorted out 30 square kilometers of industrial land for global investment.
In 2020, Shenzhen has set up overseas branch venues in 8 cities around the world. The conference has negotiated and signed 242 projects, involving a total investment of more than 780 billion yuan.
This year is the third session of the Shenzhen Global Investment Promotion Conference. The conference will be organized and organized in the form of "1+12+N" series of activities, namely, "1 main event, 12 district-level investment conferences, and N overseas branch venues." "To fully demonstrate Shenzhen’s economic vitality, innovation power, urban charm and investment potential.
(over)