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According to the observation report of Huacheng import and export data, charter flights to visit customers, introduce projects, organize groups to go abroad to participate in exhibitions, expand the market, and launch "international business flights" services to promote foreign trade enterprises to grab orders... Recently, with the continuous optimization of epidemic prevention and control measures, Jiangsu has taken the initiative to take the "opportunity" to go abroad, organize groups to carry out a series of economic and trade activities overseas, stabilize the basic market of foreign trade and consolidate the advantages of export-oriented economic development. From "screen to screen" to "face to face" and "heart to heart", Jiangsu has achieved fruitful results in many places and strengthened the confidence of international partners to share China's opportunities.

"Flying" Nuggets

At 1:00 a.m. on December 9, 2022, Suzhou's chartered economic and trade flight to Europe carrying more than 200 people took off from Nanjing Lukou International Airport; More than 10 hours later, at 6:15 a.m. local time in France, the chartered plane arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. This is the first time that Suzhou has chartered a flight to France and Germany since the outbreak of the epidemic.

Depart after dark and land before dawn. The investment promotion personnel started the work immediately upon arrival, and kept visiting the partner enterprises. "The departure time of the chartered plane was set at 1:00 in the morning, so that we could visit four customers on the day of landing, including the world's top 500 enterprises." Sun Jianjiang, director of Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce, said that the race against time after landing was an early plan.

On the same day when the chartered economic and trade flight to Europe started in Suzhou, the chartered economic and trade flight of Wuxi also flew to Europe. Prior to this, both cities have organized economic and trade charter flights to Japan.

In the middle of November 2022, a total of 88 persons from 12 investment promotion teams and 51 foreign trade enterprise leaders in Suzhou chartered a plane to Japan. Each investment promotion team visited 62 enterprises and relevant institutions and held 3 exchange and promotion meetings. The team of Wuxi Investment Promotion Center visited 14 enterprises and business associations in just two working days to find out a batch of high-quality project information. Since September 2022, Nanjing has launched the service of "Nanjing International Business Flight", which provides about 50% of the air ticket allowance for outbound business groups and opens green channels for obtaining certificates, etc., helping 268 business groups of foreign trade enterprises to carry out economic and trade negotiations abroad. The destinations involve 16 countries and regions. Huacheng's import and export data observation report.

In December 2022, under the organization of Nantong Municipal Bureau of Commerce, 105 people from 63 foreign trade enterprises in Nantong went to Tokyo to participate in the AFF Textile Garment Exhibition. Yang Hongmei, general manager of Nantong Dongzhi International Trade Co., Ltd., said, "What enterprises need most is orders. The government organized the exhibition to reduce the cost of enterprises and provide a lot of opportunities to contact customers. We are confident to win more new customers."

Jiangsu Hongdou Import and Export Co., Ltd. sent personnel to participate in the economic and trade charter flight activity of Wuxi to Japan. Chen Hui, the foreign trade manager, led a team to take more than 100 sample clothes and about 300 fabrics, including some innovative products mainly promoted in the spring and summer of 2023, such as heat printing. "The last time I went abroad was three years ago." Han Lifen, the head of the overseas sales department of Suzhou Lake Electric Co., Ltd., said that the enterprise was mainly engaged in export business and had to keep in touch with the outside world. In recent three years, I had to rely on video conference, WeChat voice, etc., and I was not used to it. This time, the enterprise sent a team of 13 people to Europe. After arriving at the destination, the team went to 10 countries to win orders. Gu Li, the general manager of Jiangsu Changjiang Paper Co., Ltd., took a chartered flight to Europe in Suzhou. The suitcase weighing 23 kg was full of new products such as hand account books produced by the enterprise. She said, "The export business of enterprises accounts for 70%, and there are many customers in Europe. In recent years, we are very eager to contact with old customers, and new customers are waiting for face-to-face communication with us."

Zero distance "embrace"

In the past more than one month, the investment promotion teams in many places in Jiangsu have gained a lot: Wuxi visited 14 overseas enterprises and business associations, and connected 12 projects, involving 800 million dollars; Suzhou visited 62 overseas enterprises and relevant institutions, and reached 32 investment intention projects, with an intended investment amount of 1.86 billion US dollars. Foreign trade enterprises strive for orders of more than 1 billion yuan; Since September 2022, about 270 business groups of foreign trade enterprises in Nanjing have gone abroad to carry out economic and trade negotiations, with a total amount of more than 2 billion yuan of signed and agreed orders of intent. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

Foreign businessmen generally showed great enthusiasm for the first round of meeting with Jiangsu Economic and Trade Delegation after three years, and the two sides reached a number of new cooperation projects or investment intentions. Panasonic Group and Suzhou Municipal Government signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement. Kunshan City reached three cooperation intentions, including a Sino Japanese joint venture new energy equipment logistics and assembly project with a total investment of nearly 200 million dollars, a capital increase and expansion project of Toyota Industrial Electric Air Conditioning Compressor (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., and a new Kawasaki robot industrial park project. Suzhou High tech Zone reached an investment intention of 150 million dollars with a Japanese cancer medical equipment manufacturer.

Jiangsu foreign trade enterprises communicate with customers face to face, maintaining a number of old customers and developing a number of new customers. Ita Electric held 12 talks with well-known Japanese manufacturers and retailers such as Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Fuji Medical, Yamada Electric, KS, and won orders for new products; Henglai's import and export matched the change of foreign market demand and obtained about 12 million USD orders; Some foreign trade enterprises have reached cooperation intentions with customers. For example, a Japanese nursing brand contacted by RUITAMEI will consider setting up a joint venture in Suzhou later, and plan to import Japanese brand nursing products through cross-border e-commerce mode.

"This newly signed project is the fourth photovoltaic EPC project implemented by the enterprise in the Philippines for localized operation, and also the second photovoltaic EPC project newly signed by us in the Philippines in 2022, with an amount of more than 90 million dollars. After completion, it can supply 255 million kilowatt hours of power to the local power grid every year." said Gu Lihao, head of the International Engineering Department I of the complete set company of Sumeida Co., Ltd.

Jiangsu Suhao Textile Group Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in foreign trade business. Affected by the epidemic, it is inconvenient for enterprise personnel to go abroad in the past three years. Chen Shi, the vice general manager of the company, said that in October 2022, the enterprise's investment promotion personnel won an order of $1 million for aluminum alloy and color steel tiles in a West African country, and another investment promotion team won an order of $4 million for clothing and textiles in Spain. In October 2022, Nanjing Iron and Steel Group International Economic and Trade Company organized a team to go abroad for the first time, visited 8 countries and regions in 35 days, and reached cooperation with Schaeffler Group of Germany, with a total amount of about 1 billion yuan. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

Supply chain "optimization"

At present, a large number of economic and trade teams in Jiangsu are still on the way. Recently, Changzhou and Yancheng have respectively sent capable investment promotion teams to Germany, France and South Korea to promote business environment and visit project enterprises; Nanjing, Nantong, Zhenjiang, Taizhou, Suqian and other places organized delegations to participate in overseas exhibitions, visit customers and promote cooperation... Jiangsu took the initiative to take the opportunity to go to sea, bringing not only a series of surprises and commitments, but also the firm confidence of global partners to deepen the Chinese market and share Chinese opportunities.

Suzhou has close economic and trade relations with Japan. Up to now, there are nearly 3000 Japanese funded enterprises in the city, with a total of 13.64 billion USD actually used, accounting for 53.9% of Jiangsu Province; In 2021, Suzhou and Japan will achieve an import and export volume of USD 33.56 billion, accounting for 49.8% of the province. Many Japanese businessmen said that the Suzhou government chartered planes to organize many business leaders to come to Japan for talks, which moved them very much and will strengthen their willingness to cooperate and invest in the future. Some Japanese customers believe that Suzhou has chosen to visit Japan for its first overseas charter flight activity in the past three years, which shows that they attach great importance to the Japanese market and are confident in its production, operation and future development in Suzhou. Panasonic Group said that it would strengthen cooperation with Suzhou in medical care and pension, green economy and other aspects. NGK disclosed that it will give priority to the layout of new product R&D projects such as NAS power station in Suzhou Hi tech Zone, and Huacheng's import and export data observation report.

Taicang, the hometown of German enterprises in China, has gathered more than 450 German funded enterprises, forming a certain cluster effect. Qi Zhenyu, member of the Standing Committee of Taicang Municipal Party Committee, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee and deputy director of the management committee of Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone, said, "This round of chartered flight to France and Germany will continue to witness a more open China sharing development dividends with the world in economic and cultural exchanges, and work together for win-win results."

On December 6, 2022, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held a meeting, which clearly called for the promotion of high-level opening up and greater efforts to attract and utilize foreign capital. We should adhere to the principle of "real work" and let cadres dare to act, local governments dare to rush, enterprises dare to work and the masses dare to initiate.

Cao Lubao, member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee, said that, depending on the principle of "eating reform food and taking the road of opening up", Suzhou has established its first mover advantage. Facing the future, it should always maintain the spirit of "pioneering", the momentum of "innovation", and the style of "work", unswervingly deepen reform and opening up in an all-round way, and constantly create new advantages in modernization. The charter service reflects the spirit of "pioneering", "pioneering", and "working" in Suzhou's open economy.

Zhang Zhichao, director of Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Commerce, said, "We found that many foreign enterprises believe that China's market potential is unlimited and hope to continue to invest in China."

"Under the trend of regionalization and localization of the global supply chain, Jiangsu has taken the initiative to take the opportunity to go overseas and establish a stable supply chain with many countries, which is conducive to maintaining the global free trade system and an open world economy, promoting the orderly and free flow of economic factors, efficient allocation of resources and deep integration of the market." said Liu Zhibiao, president of the Yangtze River Industrial Economics Research Institute of Nanjing University and president of the Jiangsu Economic Society.