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The 2018 Sino-German Investment Cooperation Forum series concludes successfully

The following content is partially reproduced from various media reports.

Qingdao Station

On October 14, 2018, the 2018 Sino-German Investment Cooperation and Hidden Champions Forum was held in Qingdao, organized by the Investment Promotion Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of China, the Qingdao Municipal Government, and Beijing Foreign Studies University. The forum, themed "Focus on Qingdao, Sharing New Opportunities for Green and Innovative Development," aimed to facilitate connections between Chinese and German enterprises and promote the direct implementation of project results through a variety of formats, including high-level forums, thematic reports, park visits, enterprise matchmaking, and project pitches.

The forum invited over 50 hidden champion entrepreneurs from Germany, investment cooperation advisors, and representatives from some state and municipal governments and investment consulting institutions to visit the park and present project pitches. The forum also specially invited Professor Hermann Simon, a renowned German management thinker and the "father of hidden Champions," to deliver a keynote speech. Yu Hongjun, an expert on the Belt and Road Initiative, Zhu Hongren, chairman of the China Enterprise Confederation and the China Entrepreneurs Association, and Li Yong, the deputy director of the Investment Promotion Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, attended the event. Other attendees included Li Fengli, the director and mayor of the Qingdao West Coast New Area Management Committee, Zhao Shiyu, the director of the Qingdao International Economic Cooperation Zone Management Committee, and representatives from relevant departments of the West Coast New Area and Chinese entrepreneurs.

At the forum, representatives of Chinese and German entrepreneurs, along with Professor Hermann Simon, discussed topics related to the growth and internationalization of hidden champions, as well as the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in intelligent manufacturing and transformation and upgrading. The representatives expressed their views and exchanged ideas from their respective perspectives, providing new ideas for German cooperation to the attending entrepreneurs. This included CMS Law Firm, Carl Zeiss Group, Lincoln International, Eurasian Consulting GmbH and other organizations presented a total of 13 Sino-German cooperation projects. The Investment Promotion Agency of Saxony-Anhalt highlighted the state’s distinctive strengths, promising projects and investment policies. (People’s Daily report)

A group from the German delegation took a group photo at Qingdao Station.

At the forum, Qingdao International Economic Cooperation Zone (the Sino-German Eco-Park) signed cooperation memoranda with the German-Chinese Friendship Association, the Saxony-Anhalt Engineers Association, the Saxony-Anhalt China Center and the German Asia Economic Circle Association.

Hefei Station

The 2018 Sino-German Hidden Champions (Hefei) Summit, organized by the Investment Promotion Agency of the Ministry of Commerce of China, the People's Government of Hefei City, and Beijing Foreign Studies University, was held on October 16, 2018, in Hefei, Anhui.

This summit focused on the specialized, refined, innovative, and new development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their path to internationalization, aiming to strengthen exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and German SMEs. It introduced the success stories of German "hidden champions" and sought to assist Chinese manufacturing enterprises in their transformation and upgrading, fostering more "hidden champions" that belong to China.

The 38 German companies participating in the summit included organizations and associations for economic cooperation, law firms and investment and financing, management consulting, intelligent manufacturing, precision machining, engineering consulting, Industry 4.0, process reengineering, optical lenses, integrated circuits, shipbuilding, and healthcare. The Chinese and German participants discussed and shared their experiences in the development of "specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative" enterprises and their internationalization processes, marking a new starting point for the intelligent collision and innovative breakthroughs of "Hefei Manufacturing" and "German Manufacturing."

Eurasian Consulting GmbH was invited to participate in this summit.

Mr. Su Rui, a senior advisor at Eurasian Consulting GmbH, conducted a project pitch at the summit on that day.

Taicang Station

On October 18, the 2018 German Business Delegation Visit to China's Taicang leg was launched, jointly organized by the Investment Promotion Service Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce and the Taicang Municipal Government. Professor Hermann Simon, known as the "Father of Hidden Champions," visited Taicang again and, together with experts and entrepreneurs from both domestic and international circles, offered advice and suggestions for the development of Taicang.

At the "Lun Dao Taicang" forum on that day, Professor Simon and experts and entrepreneurs from China and Germany, along with officials from government departments, discussed and exchanged views on themes such as the development path of the "green environmental protection and intelligent manufacturing" industry in the new era and the practice and thinking of diverse German elements in urban construction. In Professor Simon's view, "green environmental protection and intelligent manufacturing" is not just the responsibility of producers; it should be a joint effort between producers and consumers, and a corresponding consumer-oriented approach must be established.

Currently, Taicang has gathered over 300 German enterprises with a total investment exceeding $4,500,000,000 and an annual output exceeding 50,000,000,000 yuan RMB. Nearly 50 of these are global "hidden champions" in their respective industries, attracting renowned German companies such as Schaeffler, KERN-LIEBERS, Trumpf, and Mubea. It has become one of the best, most densely populated, and most profitable regions for German enterprises in China, earning the reputation of the "German Enterprise Hometown" of China. (China Daily report)

Ms. Cheng Na, a senior manager at Eurasian Consulting GmbH, was invited to present the project at the forum on that day.

Shenzhen Station

On October 19, the Shenzhen Bao'an Investment Environment Promotion Conference for Germany (Europe) and the 2018 Sino-German (Bao'an) Investment Cooperation Forum was held in Shenzhen Bao'an District. This event was organized by the Investment Promotion Service Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, the Foreign Affairs Office of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government, and the Bao'an District People's Government of Shenzhen. It was co-hosted by the China International Investment Promotion Center (Germany) and the Shenzhen Bao'an Sino-German (Europe) Industry Development Cooperation Alliance. Participants in the forum included Liu Dianxun, Director of the Investment Promotion Service Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, Ai Xuefeng, Vice Mayor of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government, Yao Ren, Secretary of the Bao'an District Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government, and Cai Ying, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government.

This forum focuses on innovation and cooperation. Representatives from China and Germany will introduce the investment business environment in Bao'an and Germany, respectively. Business leaders will share their achievements and experiences in cooperation with Germany. Distinguished guests and scholars who have traveled from afar will engage in in-depth exchanges with the business leaders, discussing cooperation.

According to the report, the forum brought together more than 30 German companies, including Lufthansa Technik, Zeiss, Ebeike and Quedlinburg Metal, and more than 250 Chinese companies, including Han’s Laser, Hangsheng Electronics and Yinbaoshanxin. More than 200 of the Chinese participants were from Bao’an. Ten projects were signed by 18 participating entities. (Xinhua report)

Eurasian Consulting GmbH partner Ms. Fang Lu was invited to present the project at the forum on that day.

Eurasian Consulting GmbH would like to thank the organizers for their invitation, as well as the dedicated efforts and meticulous arrangements made by the leaders of the Investment Promotion Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce for this series of activities. Eurasian Consulting will continue to strive to build a bridge for communication between Chinese and German/European enterprises, promote in-depth cooperation between Chinese and German/European enterprises, and contribute our share of strength to the development of Chinese enterprises going global and the advancement of high-end industries.

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