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2006-01-16 | Beijing

European Chamber meets with EU Commissioner for Information Society & Media


The Chamber organised a private meeting between visiting EU Commissioner Viviane Reding and senior members of the IT&T Working Group to exchange views on reforms in the Chinese IT sector. The Commissioner, who wide-ranging portfolio covers Information Society & Media, debriefed members on the results of her bilateral meetings with Chinese authorities and praised the Working Group Position Paper as excellent? She stressed how essential the feedback from European business is in promoting constructive dialogue with the Chinese. The Galileo satellite programme was cited as an example of effective cooperation between Europe and China in the field of technology and a solid base to continue working together in the future, especially in terms of European companies contributing to preparations for the 2008 Olympics.