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On January 16, the economic and trade delegation of Liaoning Province returned to the province full of economic and trade cooperation achievements, and the 10-day European investment attraction trip ended successfully. This trip to Germany, Switzerland and Austria is the second time that Liaoning Province organized the economic and trade delegation to visit Japan and South Korea.

The 10-day trip is short in time, tight in schedule and fruitful. According to Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation, this visit has promoted 28 investment projects in the fields of intelligent manufacturing, new materials, power transmission and transformation equipment, reached an intended investment amount of 2.24 billion yuan, and reached an intended contract amount of 9.8 billion yuan for foreign trade orders. It has successfully achieved a series of "small goals" set before departure, and ushered in a "good start" for foreign trade and foreign investment in the New Year.

Catch ahead and release a strong signal of cooperation with Europe

The relevant person in charge of the Liaoning Provincial Department of Commerce said that Liaoning has a solid foundation for cooperation with Europe. Up to now, European countries and regions have set up a total of 2605 foreign-invested enterprises in Liaoning Province, and the province has used 16.55 billion US dollars of foreign capital. From January to November 2022, the province actually invested 3.92 billion US dollars from Europe, an increase of 2338.5% year on year.

In order to seize the new opportunities in the post-epidemic era, attract more foreign investment and help enterprises win orders, at the early stage of this visit, Liaoning Province, cities and counties, through three-level linkage, overcame the difficulties of tight time and heavy tasks, fully understand the bottom number of enterprises, carefully package projects, lock investment targets, and conduct preliminary docking with European enterprises through online means.

On this basis, the Department of Commerce of Liaoning Province organized a delegation of more than 110 people to focus on intelligent manufacturing, new materials and other industries with new and old partners in the European business community during the visit in the form of door-to-door visits, symposiums and seminars, and extensive contacts, which conveyed a strong signal that Liaoning Province is willing to strengthen cooperation with Europe, and strengthened the confidence of European enterprises to invest in Liaoning. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

It is understood that the visit has aroused strong repercussions in the business circles of various countries. Many European enterprises warmly welcome the arrival of the Liaoning economic and trade delegation, show great concern for the economic and trade projects promoted, and are full of confidence in the cooperation between the two sides. A German aluminum product enterprise learned the news of the Liaoning economic and trade delegation's visit to Europe in media reports, and contacted the delegation through the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). During the delegation's stay in Austria, the delegation immediately spoke to the enterprise and made a connection on the export of aluminum ingot products.

Return with full load and open a new chapter in trade and investment cooperation

Li Tao, the general manager of Auris Intelligent Technology (Fuxin) Co., Ltd., is one of the members of the economic and trade delegation to Europe. Late at night on January 16, Li Tao arrived at Shenyang Airport with the delegation: "Although I was very tired, I was very excited. This trip was quite tense, but I saw many old friends and new customers after three years. I would like to thank the Provincial Department of Commerce and Fuxin Municipal Bureau of Commerce for organizing this event. For us, this is a timely rain, which laid the foundation for a good start of this year's business."

Auris Intelligence is an intelligent manufacturing UAV enterprise. The first stop of Li Tao's visit was Munich, Germany, which has developed modern industry. Later, he went to Stuttgart to visit JetCat. "The company is particularly looking forward to our arrival. We have conducted in-depth exchanges on procurement, cooperation, agency and mass production of turbojet engine projects and reached preliminary cooperation intentions. Liaoning and Germany have complementary advantages in market, technology and supply chain. This visit will help us further promote trade and investment cooperation, and also provide opportunities for enterprises to tap the potential of cooperation."

It is not only Orisizhi that has gained a lot. According to the observation report of Huacheng Import and Export Data, the economic and trade delegation of Liaoning Province and the branches of Shenyang, Fuxin, Panjin and other cities that visited this time actively carried out economic and trade negotiation and docking activities in a split and combined manner. Shenyang focused on the advantage platform of the Sino-German industrial park, and carried out docking negotiations around the production project of casting equipment of the German Sulch Company in three key directions of attracting European leading enterprises, extending the local industrial chain, and promoting technical cooperation with European enterprises. Panjin visited SAP and the two sides had in-depth exchanges on deepening exchanges and cooperation and expanding cooperation areas.

The head of Liaoning Provincial Department of Commerce said that this visit further consolidated exchanges and cooperation with Europe, enhanced mutual understanding and trust, promoted practical cooperation, constantly expanded the scope and depth of cooperation between the two sides, and opened a new chapter of cooperation between Liaoning Province and Europe after the epidemic.