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JINAN, China, Dec. 22, 2021 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

In the afternoon of December 21, Conference of the International Trade and

Investment Advisory Council for Shandong Province 2021 was held in Ji'nan. Zhou

Naixiang, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee, and

Governor of Shandong, issued appointment letters to 19 advisors from 12

countries including the United States, the UK, Russia, Germany, Italy,

Switzerland, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and

Mexico. He then engaged in comprehensive discussions with the newly-appointed

advisors on the theme of "Integrating the new development pattern and promoting

high-level development".

The 19 advisors had submitted consulting advice reports prior to the

conference, according to China Council for the Promotion of International Trade

Shandong Sub-council. At the meeting, Alexander Kalinin, President of

All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium Business "OPORA

RUSSIA", Jim McDonald, Principal and Vice Chancellor of University of

Strathclyde, President of Royal Academy of Engineering, UK, Hiroshi Onomura,

Executive Vice President, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO), Antoine

Simonnet, Chief Supply Chain Officer of Hewlett-Packard, Lim Gait Tong,

Chairman and Chief Executive of Farlim Group (Malaysia) and President of

China-ASEAN Business Association, Yoon Doson, CEO of CJ China, Li Tao, Vice

President, Head of Government & Public Affairs, Philips Greater China, and Gu

Wei, Head of Continental BU CVS China, Vice President of Continental BA VNI

China, delivered key addresses.

The 19 advisors put forward dozens of targeted suggestions on topics such as

strengthening economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between

Shandong and Japan, South Korea, Russia, and ASEAN, the transformation of

Shandong's manufacturing sector, green and low-carbon development, and further

optimization of the business environment. They were very optimistic about

Shandong's investment development opportunities and prospects. They all

expressed a willingness to deploy their own resource advantages to actively

make suggestions, and to contribute robustly to the cooperation.

Zhou Naixiang said that the establishment of the Conference of the

International Trade and Investment Advisory Council for Shandong Province is an

important initiative for Shandong to garner global wisdom and experience,

improve scientific decision-making capabilities, promote high-level opening to

the outside world, to better provide services, and to introduce new development

patterns. He thanked the advisors for their inspiring speeches and suggestions

and asked various government authorities to seriously study and absorb these

suggestions. He said that he hoped the advisors will continue to care about and

support the development of Shandong.

Source: China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Shandong

Sub-council (CCPITSD)

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