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JINAN, China, Nov. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The "Connecting Shandong with Fortune Global 500" series of events with five

special sessions in Europe, ASEAN, the United States, South Korea and Japan

have been successfully staged from August 27 to November 10. The activities

were hosted by the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee and Shandong Provincial

People's Government, and supported by the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry

of Foreign Affairs. Themed on "Deepen Communication and Achieve Win-win

Cooperation," the event was carried out mainly online plus some offline activities.

The five special sessions were broadcasted live globally in multiple languages

covering the world's major economies, thus enhancing the strategic communication

and result-oriented exchanges between Shandong Province and Fortune 500 multinationals

and its major economic and trade partners at national or regional levels.

Officials of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee and Shandong Provincial

People's Government attended throughout the activities. Fifty-nine high-level

guests from 14 countries and regions delivered speeches or participated in the

dialogues at the main sessions. The majority of them were the 38 business

leaders, including presidents and chairmen, 5 vice presidents responsible for

the global market and 10 presidents responsible for the China market from 11

Fortune 500 companies such as Glencore, Heraeus, Wilmar International, Charoen

Pokphand, Air Products, CJ, SK, Sumitomo Corporation, Marubeni, Mitsubishi UFJ,

among others. In addition, 4 foreign ministerial dignitaries from Japan, Korea,

Singapore and Cambodia, 2 Chinese ambassadors to Japan and Singapore, 1 Korean

ambassador to China, and 7 guests from the Association for the Promotion of International

Trade, Japan as well as other famous business associations took part in the events.

In addition to the main activities, the Shandong-Korea Economic and Trade

Cooperation Conference and the Investment Promotion Conference for the

Industrial Chain with Japan were held concurrently during the five sessions,

focusing on the advantageous industries of Japan and South Korea with topics

such as targeted investment and matching negotiations.

With a focus on high-end cooperation in the industry chain, targeted investment

and project promotion negotiations were conducted regarding the global

multinational corporations. A total of 64 projects were signed during the five

sessions, with the total investment amounting to US$3.7 billion, including

US$1.19 billion of foreign investment, covering industries such as high-end

equipment manufacturing, new materials, medical and health care, high-end

chemicals, modern services, modern finance, modern efficient agriculture,

modern logistics, and biotechnology.

Source: Information Office of the People's Government of Shandong Province

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