China News Agency, Brussels, January 13th (Reporter De Yongjian) The two major chambers of commerce in China and Europe, the European Chamber of Commerce in China and the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, held a roundtable dialogue in Brussels on the 13th to promote high-level dialogue and cooperation between Chinese and European companies.
As far as we know, this is the first formal dialogue with the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China after the EU-China Chamber of Commerce was inaugurated in April 2019.
In addition to Chinese and European political and business representatives, the European Commission also sent observers to the meeting.
On January 13, local time, the two major chambers of commerce in China and Europe, the EU-China Chamber of Commerce and the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, held a roundtable dialogue in Brussels to promote high-level dialogue and cooperation between Chinese and European companies.
As far as we know, this is the first formal dialogue with the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China after the EU-China Chamber of Commerce was inaugurated in April 2019.
The picture shows the participants taking a photo of "Family Portrait".
Photo courtesy of China News Agency issued by EU China Chamber of Commerce
Xu Haifeng, President of the EU-China Chamber of Commerce, and Woodcker, President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, delivered video speeches successively.
Xu Haifeng said that with the optimization of epidemic prevention and control measures, Chinese and European enterprises have ushered in new opportunities for exchanges and cooperation, and there is huge potential for cooperation in areas such as greening, digital transformation, and economic modernization; They are all working hard to improve the market business environment, and the optimization of epidemic prevention and control measures has laid the foundation for a higher level of exchanges between China and Europe and the establishment of mutual trust.
Zhang Hui, member representative of EU-China Chamber of Commerce and vice president of NIO Europe, said in his speech that both China and the EU have ambitious climate goals and have become important partners in addressing climate change, developing electric vehicles, and building a green economy. The development of Weilai Automobile brings opportunities; Weilai Automobile will support the green transformation of Europe and promote the economic and trade development of China and Europe.
Kong Yu, head of the Digital Economy Group of the EU-China Chamber of Commerce and vice president of Huawei European Public Affairs, introduced in his speech that in 2021, Huawei will support 143,800 jobs in Europe and generate 5.2 billion euros in tax revenue; Huawei is not only a digital company, but also a green company , looking forward to the strengthening of coordination and cooperation between the two chambers of commerce in China and Europe.
Peng Gang, Minister of the Chinese Mission to the EU, was invited to attend the meeting and delivered a speech.
He emphasized that economic and trade cooperation is the ballast and an important pillar of China-EU relations. The cooperation between the two sides has continued to increase in value and breadth, and has continued to deepen in many fields such as climate change, green development, digital transformation, infrastructure, and connectivity.
Chinese and European companies help China and Europe to form a strong economic symbiotic relationship, and promote bilateral cooperation to achieve fruitful results.
Peng Gang also called on the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the EU and the European Chamber of Commerce in China to be loyal representatives of the interests of their respective business circles and play an important role as a bridge for China-EU economic and trade relations. "Decoupling and broken chains" and protectionism, and jointly promote the creation of a more open, friendly business environment with development potential for enterprises of both sides.
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