The Department of Commerce of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region recently held an investment and cooperation conference in Berlin, Germany to promote exchanges between the two sides in smart manufacturing, new energy vehicles, electronic information, and environmental protection technology.

The Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Chinese embassy in Germany Qiu Yuanling, Deputy Speaker of the German Federal Parliament Dr. Hans Peter Friedrich, Chairman of the Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade (BWA) Michael Schumann, and President of the Guangxi Chamber of Commerce in the EU Huang Ping attended the conference.

Important industrial parks of Guangxi promoted the industrial base, competitive industries, investment promotion projects, and preferential policies of the autonomous region. Representatives of more than 60 well-known enterprises and business associations had exchanges with Guangxi representatives at the conference, such as Siemens Group, TSI Group, and German Association of Chinese Automotive Engineers (VECA).

Tan Xiuhong, deputy director of the Department of Commerce of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, proposed four suggestions to deepen economic and trade exchanges and cooperation between the two sides, including developing the Belt and Road market, strengthening industrial docking, participating in the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, as well as improving the level of cooperation and development in the fields of finance, tourism, and new technologies.

A group photo of the participants of the 2019 China (Guangxi)-Germany Investment & Cooperation Conference. [Photo/chinanews.com]