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CHANGZHOU, China, July 7, 2022 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic

relations between China and Germany. On July 7, "Jiangsu-Germany Dialogue

2022", with the theme of "Innovation, Cooperation and Win-win" opened in the

Sino-German (Changzhou) Innovation Park. It has a main venue in Changzhou,

China and a branch venue in Frankfurt, Germany, in the form of a combination of

online and offline, to further promote the docking and cooperation between

Changzhou and Germany in science and technology, economy and trade, and

industry. At the meeting, 10 Sino-German cooperation projects were signed,

according to the Information Office of Changzhou Municipal People's Government.

In recent years, Changzhou has carried out exchanges and cooperation with

Germany in an all-round way, and has made positive progress in many fields. A

number of high-quality German-funded enterprises such as Siemens, ThyssenKrupp,

Bosch, Volkswagen, and Lanxess continue to invest in Changzhou. As of December

2021, there are 234 German-invested enterprises in Changzhou, and the actual

foreign capital received is 110.8 billion dollars. It has formed the

Sino-German (Changzhou) Innovation Park, Wujin High-tech Zone and Xuejia

Foreign Capital Town and other German-funded gathering areas. Changzhou

University and other universities and German universities have joined hands to

carry out joint master training and professional laboratory construction. From

urban exchanges, economic and education cooperation, scientific and

technological innovation, Sino-German cooperation radiates many fields.

Du Chunguo, Consul General of China in Dusseldorf shared the story of "Two-way

travel" since Jiangsu Province and North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany became

sister provinces and states in a video speech. "There is huge potential for

cooperation in trade, AI and other fields." Michael Jacke, Mayor of Minden,

said in a video speech that Changzhou and Minden are inextricably linked to

maintain a close partnership.

At the opening ceremony, Changzhou Municipal People's Government signed a

memorandum of cooperation with the German Chamber of Commerce in China,

Sino-German (Changzhou) Innovation Park and Commerzbank. Representatives of

ThyssenKrupp, SVOLT Energy, and Star Charge launched a thematic dialogue about

"New opportunities for Sino-German enterprise innovation and cooperation in the

post-epidemic era" and "Paths and exploration of Jiangsu-German Manufacturing

Cooperation".

Source: Information Office of Changzhou Municipal People's Government