STORY: German manufacturing delegation seeks Chinese partners at CIFIT
SHOOTING TIME: Sept. 8, 2024
DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:01
LOCATION: XIAMEN, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY/INDUSTRY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of attendees at the fair
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FLORIAN ENDERS, R&D director of WaetaS Waeremetauscher Sachsen
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TILO STEINMEIER, C4 Laser Technology
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): UWE KURT FRITSCH, Former member of Volkswagen Global Board

STORYLINE:

The ongoing China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, serves as a platform for high-quality foreign investment to enter the Chinese market.

German companies attending the fair expressed their strong will to seek Chinese partners.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FLORIAN ENDERS, R&D director of WaetaS Waeremetauscher Sachsen
"There is always a very big market in China, so we look for partners in China to produce the new product also in China and can sell this also in China. The Chinese market is for us a big market for the future."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TILO STEINMEIER, C4 Laser Technology
"I'm the first time in China and I had a lot of positive suppliers. We are seeking globally for a strong and capable partner, who wants to extend his global business using our technologies."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): UWE KURT FRITSCH, Former member of Volkswagen Global Board
"The (China's) door is open for foreigners, and we must go through this door. We must work together. We must do more cooperations between the Chinese industries and the German industries."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xiamen, China.
(XHTV)