Lorenzo Riccardi, chairman of the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce, lauded China's commitment to opening up in the 2025 annual government work report, highlighting cooperation potential between China and Italy in the electric vehicle (EV) sector. The world has been watching closely the past week as China held its annual "two sessions," a highly anticipated event on the country's political calendar that refers to the meetings of the country's top legislature - the National People's Congress (NPC), and the country's top political advisory body - the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). In the government work report delivered by Premier Li Qiang at the opening meeting of the third session of the 14th NPC, China reaffirmed its commitment on expanding high-standard opening up and stabilizing foreign trade and foreign investment. Riccardi said the chamber is paying particular attention to the potential opportunities for collaboration with China in the EV market. Shotlist: Italy - Recent: FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown 1. Various of cityscapes; Italy - Recent 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Lorenzo Riccardi, chairman, China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (partially overlaid with shots 3-4/ending with shot 5): "It is clear how China is promoting a stable growth with a kind of policy that of course is promoting foreign investments, is promoting bilateral trade with countries like Italy, but is also stable in its policies. So, we consider this for the long term can be an advantage for Italian companies interested in coming back to China or starting a new project."; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: China - Date Unknown 3. Various of vessels, containers, facilities at port; 4. Aerial shot of container vessel sailing on sea; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Haikou City, Hainan Province, south China - April 14-15, 2024 5. Various of Italian pavilion at 4th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), visitors; Italy - Recent 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Lorenzo Riccardi, chairman, China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (starting with shot 5/partially overlaid with shots 7-8/ending with shot 9): "One aspect that I want to highlight is on the automotive sector, and I'm talking about specifically the electric vehicle market. We consider that, of course, China is the number one market, it's the number one producer and is promoting faster this new trend in electric vehicles. So we consider that small and medium-sized enterprises from Italy can bring value to the supply chain, also of the electric vehicle market in China. So we believe this is a practical field where the Italian expertise, the quality of 'Made in Italy' can also cooperate with China, in the largest market entering this domestic supply chain."; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, east China - Recent 7. Various of cars on display, buyers; FILE: China - Date Unknown 8. Various of new energy vehicle (NEV) assembly lines; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Trieste, Italy - June 27, 2022 9. Various of China-Europe Land-Sea Express Line (Trieste-Velenje) departing; 10. Aerial shots of train departing, port scene, containers. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]