On April 25-26, in order to further gather the wisdom and strength of overseas Chinese, expand exchanges and cooperation with overseas Chinese and businessmen in the fields of economy, trade, industry, and investment, and promote the high-quality development and high-level opening up of Lianyungang, the Municipal Bureau of Commerce and the Municipal Overseas Chinese Federation, together with the Italian Chinese Enterprise Development Promotion Association, successfully held the Cross Sea and Sea Connectivity -2025 Lianyungang Italy Economic and Trade Exchange Conference. Liu Biao, Secretary and Chairman of the Party Group of Jiangsu Overseas Chinese Federation, Lu Gang, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the United Front Work Department, Wu Gangyu, Standing Committee Member of the Municipal Party Committee and Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Government, attended the exchange activity. More than 70 overseas Chinese business leaders and representatives from Italy, Germany, Spain, Austria, Hungary, Luxembourg, Vietnam, and Macao, as well as representatives of overseas Chinese business in our city, participated in the exchange activity.
Vice Mayor Wu Gangyu of the municipal government welcomed Italian businessmen, overseas Chinese businessmen and leaders, as well as friends from all walks of life who came from afar in his welcoming speech. He introduced the geographical advantages and economic and cultural development of Lianyungang, and expressed the hope that this exchange meeting would be an opportunity to further strengthen communication, deepen mutual trust, expand cooperation areas, and continuously improve the level of cooperation with all business friends. Our city will continue to create a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, rule of law, and international. We will strive for excellence in serving enterprises, help investment enterprises in Dalian develop rapidly, grow stronger, and repay the trust of entrepreneurs with high-quality services. With the good reputation of entrepreneurs, we will promote greater progress in attracting businesses through business.
Chairman Liu Biao stated that overseas Chinese businessmen should continue to carry forward their fine traditions, actively participate in economic and social construction, and demonstrate the responsibility of the overseas Chinese community in promoting the new growth of Lianyi's foreign trade. We should fully leverage our role as a bridge and link, actively promote economic and cultural exchanges and integration between China and foreign countries, achieve complementary advantages and mutual benefit, and jointly write a new chapter of two-way opening up. To keenly perceive the trend of industrial transformation, fully leverage one's own advantages in technology, capital, management, etc., and seize the opportunity in deepening the integration of technology and industrial innovation and development. To gain a deeper understanding of Lianyungang's dominant and leading industrial development layout in petrochemical, new medicine, new materials, new energy, and high-end equipment manufacturing, and to anchor a new direction and embark on a new journey in response to the new trends of the times.
Mr. Mao Li, Vice President of the China Italy Chamber of Commerce and CEO of Italy's Yimar Global Business Consulting Company in China, expressed his hope that through this exchange and inspection, we can achieve precise docking with enterprises in Lianyungang in more fields and establish long-term stable and mutually beneficial cooperative relationships.
Lu Gang, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, presented the appointment letter of "Lianyungang Investment Ambassador" to Ye Xulang, Chairman of the Italian Euro Trend Group.
At the exchange meeting, the person in charge of the Municipal Investment and Trade Promotion Center introduced the city situation, and the relevant persons in charge of Lianyungang Economic Development Zone and Lianyungang High tech Zone respectively made investment recommendations. Italian and Kuwaiti overseas Chinese businessmen and new overseas Chinese innovative enterprises signed project cooperation agreements with Haizhou District Industrial Park and Sino-Europe Sci&Tech Industrial Park respectively.
After the meeting, overseas Chinese businessmen at home and abroad went to Sino-Europe Sci&Tech Industrial Park, China Pharmaceutical Port, Lianyungang Port, China Kazakhstan Logistics Base, Crystal Creative Culture Industrial Park and other places to visit and investigate, and get to know Lianyungang on the spot.
