Urbanisation Task Force & Construction Working Group collaboration discussion with DDG Chen Yajun, Department of Development Planning, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)

2014-05-22 | All chapters

Mr. Mats Harborn, Vice President, presented the European Chamber 2013/14 Position Paper to Mr. CHEN Yajun, Deputy Director General, Department of Development Planning, NDRC, and gave an overview of the Executive Summary. He proposed that the European Chamber hoped that this meeting would start to pave the way for a long-term dialogue with the NDRC on topics surrounding Urbanisation.

Mr. Massimo Bagnasco, State Council Representative, and Construction Working Group Vice Chair, outlined the Key Recommendation on Sustainable Urban Development, and the recent Letter of Intent signed between the European Chamber and the China Centre for Urban Development (CCUD).

Mr. CHEN Yajun informed European Chamber representatives that the NDRC would welcome a proposal outlining regular dialogues between both parties, enabling policy and regulatory ideas and suggestions from European Chambers members to be considered by the NDRC, when drafting the 13th Five Year Plan.

The European Chamber will look to convene a meeting with relevant Working Group Chairs (The proposed Urbanisation Task Force) to brainstorm ideas for a potential dialogue with NDRC, focussed on feeding policy and regulatory suggestions into the 13th Five Year Plan.