Present at the round table conference held in Nanjing on Wednesday were Consul-Generals from Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, Austria, Belarus, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, France, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Slovenia.
With Jiangsu being the forefront of attracting foreign investment in China, Consul-Generals from Japan and Slovenia to Shanghai showed their confidence in having more cooperation with Jiangsu.
Akio Isomata, Consul General of Japan in Shanghai said that the two sides have huge potential to cooperate in environmental protection and intelligent manufacturing.
“I hope that Japanese companies will actively cooperate with the companies in China and in Jiangsu Province in these fields,” said Akio Isomata.
Milos Prislan, Consul General of Slovenia in Shanghai said that he hoped to continue the cooperation in the field of aviation.
“We have a project in Jiangsu, and we are hoping to start building a factory of small electric airplanes in the summer this year,” said Milos Prislan.
Olivier Zehnder, Consul-General of Switzerland in Shanghai said that he is very confident to Jiangsu’s environment to foreign business after his visit to some Swiss companies in Jiangsu.
“A lot of Swiss companies and a lot of Swiss multi-nationals and SMEs have their production sites in the region, and the feedback I had received from them is that they are very positive about their experience in Jiangsu. We are looking forward to increase Swiss investment in Jiangsu,” said him.
2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between China and Portugal. Israel Saraiva, Consul-General of Portugal to Shanghai said that he would make his contribution to closer relations between Portugal and Jiangsu.
“Jiangsu is a very dynamic province, a very important province for our investors back in Portugal. It is also important for us to attract Chinese investment from your province to Portugal,” said him.
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