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Head of CCPIT pays tribute to significance of 2009 conference
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-11-30 07:46
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To mark the occasion of the fifth China EU Business Summit in Nanjing, I wish to extend, on behalf of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), sincere congratulations on the success of the event, as well as a warm welcome to all the friends and business people present on both sides.
Over the past 30 years, since the inauguration of diplomatic ties between China and the European Union (EU), the two parties have witnessed fruitful accomplishments in both trade and investment, thanks to efforts of both governments and business communities. China and the EU are now one of each other's most important trade partners.
Although the worldwide economic crisis has resulted in serious setbacks for economic development and international cooperation, the leading economies are now on the road to recovery, thanks to a coordinated global effort.
China and the EU, two of the biggest economies in the world, are expected to play an increasingly important role in pushing forward the global financial system reform, fighting trade protectionism and promoting globally sustainable economic growth. We expect the 12th EU-China Leaders Summit to inject new vigor into this process and start a fresh chapter in EU-China relations.
Confronted with the current uncertainties affecting world economic development, business communities on both sides need work together to promote a change in economic development methods, develop greener, more recycling-friendly economies and achieve win-win benefits through the power of economic growth, initiated by advances in science and technology.
"Sustaining growth beyond the recovery"- the theme of this year's business summit - highlights the common concern among the business communities of both the EU and China.
This is the fifth session of the EU China Business Summit to be co-hosted by the CCPIT and its other partners. At present, the business summit is the most high-level platform for exchange between bilateral businesses and enterprises.
State leaders from China and EU will assemble and address the summit, a testament to their high expectations of the cooperation based around the bilateral enterprise. I believe that business people from both the EU and China will make full use of the summit to promote exchange, strengthen cooperation and create a new chapter of win-win prosperity.
I again wish the summit every success.
Wan Jifei
President of the CCPIT
(China Daily 11/30/2009 page16)
