JianJing attended the Opening Ceremony of the 7th Meeting of the China-Italy Entrepreneurship Committee and the Sub-forum Event

    On July 28, 2024, Premier Li Qiang attended the opening ceremony of the seventh meeting of the China-Italy Entrepreneurship Committee with Italian Prime Minister Meloni at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and delivered a speech.More than 150 entrepreneurs from China and Italy attended. Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao presided over the opening ceremony. The meeting was co-organized by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Italy, and hosted by the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products, the Italian Foreign Trade Commission and the Federation of Italian Industrialists. It aims to strengthen trade and investment cooperation between Chinese and Italian enterprises in the fields of machinery manufacturing, automobile, energy, agricultural science and technology, medicine, finance and fashion consumption. The conference includes an opening ceremony and parallel forums.

   Li Qiang said that over the past 10 years since its establishment, the China-Italy Entrepreneurship Committee has played a positive role in promoting economic and trade cooperation between the two countries and the development of bilateral relations. Against the backdrop of the current sluggish recovery of the world economy, China and Italy need to strengthen economic and trade cooperation and inject more momentum into the development of the two countries. China and Italy should vigorously carry forward and practice the Silk Road spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual understanding, and mutual benefit and win-win situation, maintain the enthusiasm of two-way to run to, adhere to the principle of reciprocity and mutual benefit, and always have the breadth of mind of each other's achievements, and continue to support each other's development, and work hand in hand to achieve common prosperity.

   Li Qiang pointed out that the continuous and in-depth development of China-Italy comprehensive strategic partnership will create more stable expectations, bring more extensive opportunities and attract more abundant resources for China-Italy economic and trade cooperation. China is promoting Chinese-style modernization with high-quality development, and the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee has made systematic deployment for further deepening reforms in a comprehensive manner and promoting Chinese-style modernization, which will not only push China's economy to grow at a relatively fast pace, but also promote the optimization and upgrading of the economy, continue to release huge development potential, and provide vast space for the cooperation between enterprises of the two countries. At present, the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial changes are advancing in depth, and the cooperation and reshaping of the global industrial chain is pregnant with infinite business opportunities. China and Italy should explore new opportunities for cooperation in line with the general trend, and take the mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries to a deeper level. We should support enterprises of both sides to explore the potential of cooperation in intelligent manufacturing, new energy, biomedicine and other fields, and continue to expand the breadth and depth of cooperation.

      Li Qiang emphasized that China's open door will always be open to enterprises from Italy and other countries. We will create a transparent, stable and predictable institutional environment, further liberalize market access, guarantee national treatment for foreign-funded enterprises, and provide more support and convenience for enterprises from all countries to invest and prosper in China. We hope that Chinese and Italian entrepreneurs will seize the opportunity and move forward side by side to realize greater development of their own enterprises, as well as to make the cake of common interests of the two countries bigger and bigger, and to tighten the relationship of friendship and cooperation between the two countries more and more.

      Meloni said that in the face of the current complex and volatile global situation, Italy and China should strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership, give full play to their complementary advantages and enhance economic and trade cooperation. Italy is willing to work with China on the basis of mutual respect and trust, fairness and mutual benefit to expand practical cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, investment, artificial intelligence and other areas, innovate cooperation modes, unleash the potential of cooperation, enhance the competitiveness of enterprises, and join hands to deal with global challenges. We look forward to more fruitful results in Italy-China economic and trade cooperation, adding new impetus to the development of relations between the two countries.

     On July 29, the five sub-forums of the seventh meeting of the China-Italy Entrepreneurs Committee were held as scheduled, which are: Energy/Sustainable Development sub-forum hosted by Bank of China and Ansaldo Energy Company, Medical sub-forum hosted by China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical Products, High technology/Machinery manufacturing/Automotive/Logistics sub-forum hosted by the Italian Automobile Industry Association, food/Agricultural technology sub-forum hosted by the Federation of Italian Industries and China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Food, Soil and Livestock, And the Fashion Cooperation/Home/daily Necessities sub-forum hosted by China Textile Import and Export Chamber of Commerce.

      Mr. Huang Zhiting, Chairman of JianJing Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. participated in the Opening Ceremony and Energy/Sustainable Development Sub-forum and made a speech. Mr. Huang said,“Founded in 2003, JianJing has been engaged in the consulting business of the whole industry chain and the whole life cycle of the engineering field. Under the wave of global change, JianJing has been innovative and actively engaged in sustainable business, providing comprehensive, in-depth and suitable sustainable solutions for Chinese and foreign enterprises. Currently, the company has a group of sustainability experts who provide clients with a full range of professional services from carbon footprint, energy management, emission reduction programs, and sustainability strategies. The efforts of Jianjing in the field of sustainability have been widely recognized by governments, corporations, academic institutions and partners. With 18% of the world's population, China's energy transition is critical to its future and to the success of the global energy transition. For JianJing, sustainability is not only a responsibility, but also a driving force for innovation. We firmly believe that the shift to renewable energy is critical to environmental health, economic prosperity and social progress. In the next step, JianJing is committed to leveraging the impact of its professional consulting services to work with the community to shape a greener, lower carbon and more efficient future.

      The forum was also attended by more than 130 Chinese and Italian enterprises and nearly 200 delegates, including Bank of China, State Grid, CSR, COFCO, Huawei, ZTE, Trina Solar, Ningde Times, YWL, Xiaopeng Automobile, CMT, Italian Savings and Loan Banks, Italian National Grid, Italian National Gas, Eni, Strantis Group, Pirelli, Ferrero Group, Class Media Group, Italian Pharmaceutical Enterprises Association, Federation of Italian Industrialists, Dolce & Gabbana, Zegna, Redima, Delonghi, Zegna Group and so on.

     President Xi Jinping said during his meeting with Prime Minister Meloni,“China and Italy are located at the two ends of the ancient Silk Road, and the long history of friendly exchanges between the two countries has made important contributions to the exchanges and mutual understanding between the civilizations of the East and the West and to the development and progress of the human society, and the spirit of the Silk Road, which has peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual understanding, and mutual benefit and win-win situation at its core, is a common wealth of China and Italy. China is willing to promote the optimization and upgrading of traditional cooperation in economic and trade investment, industrial manufacturing, scientific and technological innovation, and third-party markets, and to explore cooperation in emerging fields such as electric vehicles and artificial intelligence. China welcomes Italian enterprises to invest in China, is willing to import more Italian quality products, and hopes that the Italian side will also provide a fair, transparent, safe and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises to develop in Italy. China and Italy should uphold and carry forward the spirit of the Silk Road, view and develop bilateral relations from the historical dimension, strategic height and long-term perspective, and promote stable and far-reaching China-Italy relations.”This event is an important initiative for enterprises of both sides to implement the consensus of the leaders of the two countries and promote the development of China-Italy economic and trade cooperation to a higher level and wider fields, and builds an important platform for exploring new opportunities for cooperation between China and Italy.

      In order to promote the cooperation and development of China and Italy in trade, investment, science and technology, tourism and other economic and trade fields, to build a new platform for direct exchanges between enterprises of both sides, and to provide a new channel for efficient communication between enterprises and governments, according to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation between the Ministry of Commerce of China and the Ministry of Economic Development of Italy, signed in January 2014, the governments of both countries support the establishment of the Sino-Italian Committee of Entrepreneurs, which absorbs the representatives of the key cooperation fields of both countries Representatives of well-known enterprises in key areas of cooperation between the two countries will be included in the Committee. The Bank of China is the Chinese Chairman of the Entrepreneurship Committee, and the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME) is the Chinese Secretariat; the Italian Savings and Loan Bank (Banca della Salvaguardia) is the Italian Chairman, and the Italian Foreign Trade Commission (CICO) and the Confederation of Italian Industrialists (Confederazione Industriale Italiana) are the Italian Secretariat. The Ministry of Commerce of China and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Italy are the coordinators of the Enterprise Committee.