A group of German advanced manufacturing enterprises visited Chongqing Municipality, an industrial powerhouse in southwest China, from Monday to Tuesday, during which the two sides inked 12 key cooperation projects worth 8.765 billion yuan (about 1.22 billion U.S. dollars) in total.
During the two-day event, the German enterprises conducted extensive surveys and held in-depth talks with companies and institutions across Chongqing to learn about the development of intelligent connected vehicles, new energy vehicles, advanced materials, intelligent equipment manufacturing and other industries in the city.
At an industrial cooperation event on Tuesday, the Chongqing economic and information technology commission released the list of industrial high-quality opportunities and the list of scenario-based opportunities in the city, involving a total of 238 investment promotion projects with a combined value of nearly 630 billion yuan (about 87.38 billion U.S. dollars).
The 12 key cooperation projects between Chongqing and German enterprises were signed in a centralized way at the event.
As of October this year, there had been 94 German enterprises investing in Chongqing, spanning across multiple industries such as manufacturing, construction, trade, and finance. Among them, 25 are manufacturing companies.
Meanwhile, more than 20 Chongqing-based companies and institutions have business operations in Germany, demonstrating the broad prospects and great potential for cooperation between the two sides.
German enterprises ink 12 key cooperation projects with China's Chongqing
German enterprises ink 12 key cooperation projects with China's Chongqing
An Algerian expert and a Uruguayan official criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for her wrongful remarks that exposed Japan's ambitions for military expansion, which is endangering regional and international order.
At a Diet meeting in early November, Takaichi claimed that the Chinese central authorities' "use of force on Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan and implied the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait, which drew strong criticism worldwide.
Smail Debeche, president of Algeria-China Friendship Association, said Japan should end its attempts to expand military power as it did during World War II.
"I think the wrongful remarks made by the Japanese side are not in the interests of Japan itself and the Japanese people. It is irrational and illogical to make such statements. After World War II, Japan should have shouldered its corresponding responsibilities and obligations. However, instead of deeply deploring its war past and earnestly apologizing, Japan seems to be trying to expand its military power in the region and display arrogance, much like in the wartime era. This practice must be stopped," said Debeche.
Leonardo Batalla, who is responsible for international relations at the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, said he firmly opposes the interference in China's internal affairs. "Japan's remarks are a provocative act. Japan is a defeated country in World War II. Now, its right-wing forces are attempting to revive the ambitions of the militarist era. Such an approach is detrimental to international relations because it interferes in China's internal affairs," said Batalla.
Int'l experts criticize Japanese PM's wrongful remarks for damaging int'l order
