Following up on Yiwu Vice Mayor Mr. XIONG Tao's visit to the European Chamber in March, we are organizing a day trip to Yiwu City on Wednesday, 29 June, 2016. In this trip, you will be able to participate in the exclusive dialogue with Mr. SHENG Qiuping, Yiwu Party Secretary and Mr. XIONG Tao, Yiwu Vice Mayor and visit the logistics facilities of Yiwu-Madrid freight railway.
Yiwu-Madrid, or Yixin'ou, feight railway is one of the flagship projects of China's One Belt One Road Initiative. Running across 8 countries (13052 KM), the railway connects Europe with the "Capital of Small Commodities" and serves as an important Euroasian international trade corridor. Via Yiwu-Madrid feight railway, Chinese consumer goods are shipped to Europe and European wine, olive oil and other time sensitive products are shipped back to China.
Mr. Party Secretary and Mr. Vice Mayor will brief us about Yiwu's development plans in the next 5 years and other local policies that would facilitate international trade and foreign investment. By visiting the depot, we will learn how this important railway is operated on daily basis.
Tentative Agenda:
10:00-11:00 Meeting with Mr. SHENG Qiuping, Yiwu Party Secretary and Mr. XIONG Tao, Vice Mayor of Yiwu City
11:00-13:30 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Info Session with Timex Industrial Investment on logistics operation processes
15:00-17:00 Visit to Yiwu railway station and Yiwu Port
Translation will be provided. To ensure better flow of discussion, you are encouraged to submit your questions in advance by Friday, 24 June, 2016, COB.
Terms and Conditions:
Seating for this trip is limited and on a first come first serve basis. To ensure your attendance, advance registration and payment are required. Seats will be reserved only if we have received registration and payment by Friday, 24 June 2016, COB.
Lunch and transportation from Yiwu government to freight railway depot will be covered by the European Chamber. All other costs, including round-trip train tickets between Shanghai and Yiwu, accommodation, breakfast and dinner, etc. will be on each participants.
Payment:
All payments are encouraged to be made via bank transfer or in cash in advance. Fapiao will be sent to you via courier a few days after the trip. Bank account information is as below:
RMB Bank Account
A/C Name: 中国欧盟商会
A/C No.: 7110210182500027543
China CITIC Bank 中信银行京城大厦支行
Capital Mansion Sub Branch
No. 6, Xinyuan Nan Road
Chaoyang District, 100004 Beijing
北京市朝阳区新源南路6号京城大厦
S.W.I.F.T. Code: CIBKCNBJ100
Cancellation Policy:
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify us of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
To cancel you can: 1) email: xcni@europeanchamber.com.cn, or 2) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website.
