Workshop on China-Europe Business Cooperation and the Celebration of the 15th Anniversary of CEATEC
2016-04-08 | Beijing
Firstly, Mr. Xavier SansPowell gave introduction for EU SME Centre and EU SME development in China. He emphasized the importance of EU-China business collaboration as SMEs represent the key source for growth, entrepreneurship, innovation, competitiveness and employment. However, he pointed out that it’s necessary to tackle crucial issues as greater market access, transparent policy environment, and better access to financing. To sum up, Mr. Xavier SansPowell hopes that deeper collaboration and dialogue between European and Chinese governments and businesses could lead to increased efficiency, innovation and greater economic development in both Europe and China.
After that, the Commercial Counsellor of MOFCOM’s European Affairs Department, Mr. Yu YuanTang, talked over EU –China collaboration challenges and opportunity. He indicated the recent visit by President Xi JinPing to Czech Republic gave new motivation for future collaboration.