QINGDAO,
China, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Qingdao-Italy Economy, Trade, Culture and Tourism Cooperation and
Exchange Conference was held in Milan,
Italy on April 29, hosted by
the Qingdao Municipal People's Government, and co-organized by the
Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Commerce and the Italy China Council
Foundation (ICCF). The meeting was chaired by Li Hucheng,
secretary-general of the Qingdao Municipal People's Government, and
attended by Zhao Haozhi, mayor of Qingdao City, who delivered a keynote speech,
Liu Kan, consul general of the
Consulate-General of the People's
Republic of China in Milan,
who also gave a speech, as well as 150 guests from Italian
government agencies and business circles, according to the
Information Office of Qingdao Municipal People's
Government.
Zhao Haozhi said at the meeting that Italy has close ties with Qingdao, being Qingdao's fourth largest trading partner in
Europe and the third largest
source of foreign investment. Two-way investment cooperation
is also very robust, with 185 Italian companies investing in
Qingdao. Italian enterprises such
as Intesa Sanpaolo, Bitron, Carraro, and Epta are expanding their
presence in Qingdao and tapping
into the Chinese market, which shows a promising development trend.
Italy's strong industrial
foundation means there is enormous cooperation potential with
Qingdao in areas like machinery,
automotive manufacturing, biopharmaceuticals, and cultural tourism.
Qingdao will continue to deepen
friendly exchanges with Italy to
share new opportunities for cooperation, and create a new chapter
of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation together.
Riccardo Monti, vice chairman of
ICCF, and Rosario Strano,
representative of Intesa Sanpaolo and chairman of Yi Tsai also delivered speeches on behalf of
local institutions and enterprises at the meeting. Italian
companies such as Bitron, Epta, and Haier Europe presented their
investment projects in Qingdao and
Italy and shared their investment
experiences. Wang Zhijun, director
general of the Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Commerce,
introduced Qingdao's investment environment and cooperation
and development opportunities for Italian companies in Qingdao, while Pan Feng, director general of
the Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, promoted
the cultural and tourism highlights of Qingdao.
The event received wide attention in Italy, with representatives from various
governments and institutions such as the Lombardy Region,
Milan City, Florence City,
Asti Province, Italian Trade Agency,
Italy-China Institute, China-Italy Chamber of Commerce, Camera Di
Commercio Cinese in Italia, well-known Italian companies like
Maschio, ADR, Brazzale, Ferroli, Askoll, DAB, Cima and Qingdao companies like Haier Group, Hisense
Group, Tsingtao Brewery Group also participating in the
meeting.
During the networking session, many attendees expressed their
admiration for Qingdao's favorable
investment environment and preferential investment policies,
stating that they will follow Qingdao's development closely, and visit
Qingdao to explore investment and
cooperation possibilities.
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