Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng: Welcome New Zealand companies to come to Shanghai to participate in the 5th China International Import Expo

On August 12, Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng met with the New Zealand Ambassador to China, Fu Enlai, and his party.

He warmly welcomes more New Zealand companies to invest in Shanghai and share business and share the opportunity of economic and trade cooperation Gong Zheng to introduce Shanghai's economic and social development and epidemic prevention and control. Gong Zheng said that in the past 50 years of establishment of diplomatic relations, Sino -new relations have long been at the forefront of relations with developed countries in China for a long time. Shanghai has attached great importance to friendly exchanges and economic and trade cooperation with New Zealand and Youcheng. Last year, the total value of imports and exports in Shanghai and New Zealand reached 25.93 billion yuan, an increase of 24.9%year -on -year. New Zealand's dairy products, fruits, and seafood were loved by Shanghai citizens. Facing the future, we will conscientiously implement the important consensus of leaders of the two countries and further expand mutually beneficial cooperation with New Zealand. We are willing to build the "Belt and Road" with New Zealand, take the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Singapore as an opportunity to deepen cooperation and exchanges between economy, trade, science and technology, and humanities, and promote mutual benefit cooperation to deeper and wider areas. New Zealand companies are welcome to come to Shanghai to participate in the Fifth China International Import Expo, bring more local superior products into China and bring Shanghai. It is also enthusiastic about welcoming more New Zealand companies to invest in Shanghai and share business cooperation opportunities.

New Zealand's business community is committed to investing in the industry in Shanghai and the development of Fu Enlai thanked the epidemic for its help to support New Zealand in Shanghai institutions and enterprises during the epidemic. She said that Shanghai is an important portal for New Zealand companies to enter the Chinese market. Despite the challenges of the epidemic, the economic and social development of Shanghai has resumed rapidly, and New Zealand business community is committed to investing in industry and taking root in Shanghai. On the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, it will continue to deepen the relationship with Shanghai, support the promotion of technological innovation cooperation, and cultural exchanges in the fields of movies, games, and tourism, and will support New Zealand companies to participate in the Fifth Expo. Huangqiao, the Consul General of New Zealand in Shanghai, attended the meeting.

Source: published in Shanghai

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