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WEIFANG, China, May 14, 2020 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

According to the Publicity Department of Weifang City, on April 28, an online

meeting -- Weifang Online Travel, Presidents of Chambers of Commerce at Home

and Abroad -- was hosted by Weifang City, Shandong Province. With the focus on

Online Connection for Common Development, the event used Cloud Conferencing to

connect 62 presidents of chambers of commerce from 26 countries and regions,

including Japan, South Korea, the UK, Germany, the US, France and Canada as

well as over 90 attendees from China, to showcase the charm of Weifang city and

to facilitate the implementation of key cooperation projects.

The Weifang government signed strategic cooperation agreements with eight

chambers of commerce and enterprises. Also signed off were six key cooperation

projects including: the Weifang Postpartum Recovery Center; Weifang-HK City

Cultural Industry Center Project; Equipment Development and Production Base for

Sampling, Testing and Analysis of Bulk Materials; Annual Output of 20,000 Tons

of Lactate; and Annual Output of 3,000 Tons of Meltblown and Spunbond Fabrics.

In addition, 26 domestic and international presidents of chambers of commerce

were recruited to be Weifang Investment Promotion Ambassadors. The event

concluded agreements for 17 foreign investment projects, 12 projects involving

returned Shandong businesses, one military-civilian integration project, and

one Top 500 Chinese Enterprise project, with a total investment of 12.89

billion RMB.

Source: The Publicity Department of Weifang City

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   Caption: Signing Ceremony of Weifang Key Cooperation Projects

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   Caption: Tian Qingying, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of

Weifang issues letters of appointment to the Investment Promotion Ambassadors.