Meeting with the Vice Mayor of Foshan Municipal People's Government

2015-04-09 | South China

Meeting with the Vice Mayor of Foshan Municipal People's Government

On April 9, 2015, in Foshan, Members of European Chamber, South China Chapter met with Ms. Jiehua Mai, Vice Mayor of Foshan Municipal People’s Government and Mr. Changyong Guo, Director of Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Bureau of Foshan City.

Foshan is located within a circle of Pearl River Delta neighboring Guangzhou. According to Foshan Municipal People’s Government, in 2014, Foshan GDP reached 121 billion USD, with an increase of 8.6 percent compared to the year of 2013. Manufacturing sectors accounted for 62 percent of GDP in 2013. Some well-known European companies are investing in Foshan, such as ANDRITZ (China) Co. Ltd., SACMI (Foshan Nanhai) Co. Ltd., OSRAM (China) Lighting Co. Ltd and ROCA (China) Co. Ltd.

Members of European Chamber, South China Chapter had the opportunity to visit the Sino-European Services Center and get familiar with the incentives offered to foreign enterprises in the center.

The meeting concluded with the handover of European Business in China Position Paper 2014/2015 by Mr. Alberto Vettoretti, Chairman of South China Board, European Chamber to Ms. Jiehua Mai, Vice Mayor of Foshan Municipal People’s Government.