Recently, the 3rd Sino-British Enterprise Investment and Cooperation Forum was held in Raffles City on the North Bund. The forum is committed to building a bridge between Chinese and British enterprises, seeking a more mutually beneficial and win-win model of cooperation between China and Britain, strengthening cooperation and exchanges between the two sides in various fields, and promoting investment and financing cooperation between enterprises. Mr. Li Qian, Secretary of Shanghai Hongkou District Committee, Mr. Matt Burney, Consul General of British Consulate General in Shanghai, and Mr. Zhu Gang, Deputy Director of International Economic and Technical Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, attended the forum and delivered speeches. Mr. Chen Jing, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Director and CEO of Cable Industry of Far Eastern Holdings Group, attended the forum.
Li Qian pointed out in his speech that China is an important trading partner of the UK in Asia, and in recent years, the breadth and depth of cooperation between the two sides have continued to expand. Shanghai is an important bridge for Sino-British exchanges and cooperation, and Hongkou has a long history of interaction with the UK. This forum is an important performance to promote the implementation of the economic and trade development strategy of China and the United Kingdom, and it is also a concrete embodiment of Shanghai's efforts to promote cooperation and exchanges with all walks of life in the United Kingdom, as well as Hongkou's determination to expand its openness to the outside world. It is believed that the success of the event will provide an important opportunity for two-way exchanges between Chinese and British companies, and facilitate more British companies to come in and Chinese companies to go out, as well as win-win cooperation between Chinese and British companies.
Matt Burney said that China and the UK have close economic and trade ties, with more than two-thirds of British companies in China headquartered in Shanghai. Building on this strong foundation, the two sides have great prospects and opportunities for cooperation in areas such as healthcare, financial technology and green transformation. We look forward to seeing more exchanges and cooperation in the future, and promoting business cooperation and cultural integration between the two sides to a higher level.
Zhu Gang said that in recent years, China and the United Kingdom have deepened their exchanges and cooperation, and have formed a multi-disciplinary, multi-level and all-round cooperation pattern, which has achieved fruitful results. As an important window for China to promote Sino-British cooperation, the International Economic and Technical Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will continue to be committed to building pragmatic and efficient cooperation platforms for enterprises of the two countries, and continue to promote the in-depth integration of Chinese and British enterprises in the field of industry, and jointly create a new situation of mutual benefit and win-win situation.
At the forum, Zhou Hanmin, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), former Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Democratic Construction of the People's Republic of China (DAB) and President of Shanghai Public Diplomacy Association (SPDA), Tom Simpson, President of UK-China Business Council China, and Feng Lin, Chairman of the Shanghai Industry and Information Technology Industry M&A Association and Chairman of DealGlobe, made keynote speeches. Mr. Hurun Hurun, Director of Hurun Report, Mr. Jon Edwards, Chief Representative of London Stock Exchange Beijing Representative Office, Mr. Cai Hongping, Founder of Hande Capital, Mr. Wang Junhao, President of Juneyao Group and Chairman of Juneyao Health, and Mr. Zhang Yi, Senior Partner of King & Wood Mallesons, delivered keynote speeches. Mr. Zhang Yi, Senior Partner of King & Wood Mallesons, gave a presentation on the business environment of Hongkou District.
Ms. Chen Jing was invited to attend the Invest in UK - Healthcare and Technology Roundtable and had an in-depth dialogue on the topic of “Carbon Neutrality”. She said that China and the UK have maintained a close and persified cooperative relationship for a long time, with in-depth exchanges and collaboration in many fields. The two countries are working together to promote the green energy transition, improve energy efficiency and reduce costs, and actively explore opportunities for renewable energy to meet the challenges of climate change. Nowadays, high-quality development requires enterprises to reduce carbon and consumption through the implementation of carbon-neutral strategies, realize cost reduction and efficiency, improve quality and efficiency, and enhance the level of enterprise management and operational efficiency.
Over the past 39 years, Far Eastern has always adhered to its main business and strengthened its industry, focusing on the three major industries of intelligent cable networks, intelligent batteries and intelligent airports, adhering to the digital intelligence to empower industrial operations, actively practicing the development concepts of ESG and new quality productivity, formulating the industrial “low-carbon and zero-carbon” indicator evaluation system, and implementing the “low-carbon and zero-carbon” indicator evaluation system, as well as the “low-carbon and zero-carbon” indicator evaluation system. It has formulated a “low-carbon and zero-carbon” index evaluation system for the industry, implemented “carbon footprint” related initiatives, actively built a “zero-carbon park” and “green park”, and enhanced the greening level of enterprises to realize both economic and social benefits. It is also actively building a “zero-carbon park” and “green park” to enhance the greening of the enterprise and realize double growth in economic and social benefits.
In the future, Far Eastern will continue to innovate and create excellence by launching new materials, technologies and products with more advantages, and provide systematic solutions for the European new energy market in various fields such as clean energy and new power systems. It is expected that in the tide of globalization and green low-carbon energy development, China and the United Kingdom will take a more open and cooperative stance to jointly grasp development opportunities, share development results, complement each other's advantages, cooperate for a win-win situation, and contribute more to the realization of global climate governance and high-quality development.