STORY: German enterprises urged to seize opportunities at China Import Expo
SHOOTING TIME: June 5, 2024
DATELINE: June 6, 2024
LENGTH: 0:01:26
LOCATION: STUTTGART, Germany
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the promotion event
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU ZHENGPING, Deputy director general of China International Import Expo Bureau
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TOBIAS WAHL, Board Chairman for Hawk, a Karcher Group brand
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WALTER DORING, Chairman of Academy of German Hidden Champions

STORYLINE:

On Wednesday, officials and business leaders from China and Germany highlighted the importance of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) as a key gateway to the Chinese market. 

Seventy-five German companies have already signed up for the seventh CIIE, which will be held in Shanghai in November this year.
   
At a CIIE promotion event in Stuttgart, attendees urged German enterprises to actively engage and capitalize on the opportunities presented by the CIIE.

The promotion event attracted approximately 150 Chinese and German officials, business representatives, and trade delegates.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU ZHENGPING, Deputy director general of China International Import Expo Bureau
"Germany is an important economic and trade partner of China in the European Union. The economic ties between China and Germany are very close, and the trade volume between the two countries continues to grow. That's why German companies are so proactive in attending the event."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TOBIAS WAHL, Board Chairman for Hawk, a Karcher Group brand
"This is for sure a really great opportunity for us to get in touch with a lot of new customers. We can get in touch with a lot of new customers. We can create new application fields and show off what we can deliver."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WALTER DORING, Chairman of Academy of German Hidden Champions
"I think it is a very good chance for both sides, not only for the Chinese entrepreneurs, and it is for the German and European companies, very important. I'm always in favor of closer cooperation between Chinese, European, and German companies because we need one another. And, of course, we can learn from one another. And therefore, such events like today are very important."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Stuttgart, Germany.
(XHTV)