China's expansion of opening up will bring more opportunities -Clemens Boma Gatener, deputy mayor of Munich, Germany and director of the Economic Labor Bureau

Despite the influence of the new crown pneumonia's epidemic, Germany's economic and trade cooperation with China remains strong. According to data released by the German Federal Bureau of Statistics, as of the end of 2021, China has won the largest trading partner in Germany for six consecutive years. This fully shows that Germany and China economic and trade cooperation is very important to both parties, adding motivation to the development of the two countries.

Since China's reform and opening up, German companies have launched investment in China to share the opportunities brought by China's rapid development, and have also contributed to China's economic development and technological progress. In recent years, Chinese companies have also increased investment in Europe and strive to tap the potential of the European market. I am in charge of economic work in the Munich City Government. Many Munich companies are conducting Chinese business and maintaining close economic and trade exchanges with China. At the same time, many Chinese companies regard Munich as an attractive investment destination. Munich has a good cooperation with China, and has a very broad prospect of cooperation in innovative environmental protection technology, life sciences, mechanical engineering and artificial intelligence, automotive, medical and health and other fields.

On November 15, 2021, Tong Defa, Consul General in Munich, to visit the Director of the Munich Economic Labor Bureau, Bomgatner (right)

Many German companies I have contacted very much appreciated China's policy measures to further expand opening up and optimize foreign investment environment, and believe that the Chinese market has brought them more opportunities. Whether it is a large multinational enterprise or a small and medium -sized enterprise, whether it is a service enterprise or a scientific research institution, everyone believes that better integration into the Chinese market is of great benefit to the development of enterprises. The strong innovation and entrepreneurial culture of Chinese society is exciting. China has created a vibrant innovation ecosystem, which not only continues to launch new technologies, but also allows new technologies to quickly apply it at the commercial level. In recent years, German companies have invested in China in China, benefiting from China's vibrant innovation culture, and also contributed to China's vibrant innovation system.

I have visited China and impressed the rapid development of China. China has built an efficient and diversified infrastructure in a short period of time, laying a solid foundation for economic development. China strives to allow all people to share the results of development and let a large number of poor people get rid of poverty in a short period of time. China's unremitting efforts to deal with climate change are equally admirable. It is not easy for overall economic and social development and ecological environmental protection. China has taken various measures to promote green development, especially the action of promoting green energy. Climate change is a global challenge. To deal with climate change requires countries to strengthen cooperation. Germany has huge room for cooperation in all aspects of energy production, energy saving, and energy storage.

Promoting the balanced economic and social development, and allowing everyone to enjoy the dividend of economic and social development is the common task of governments in various countries. China strives to promote common prosperity in high -quality development, and its efforts are constantly transforming into the well -being of the people. I believe that China will continue to move forward on the road of common prosperity and achieve greater achievements.

(The author is Deputy Mayor of Munich, Germany, and director of the Economic Labor Bureau, Clemens Boma Gatener)

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