On the afternoon of September 2, China (Shandong) - Germany Bavaria High-level Dialogue was carried out. The event took place online. Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce, Li Ganjie, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor, and Söder, Governor of Bavaria, Germany have attended this dialogue.

Wang Wentao said in his speech, China and Germany have established an all-round, multi-level and broad-field economic and trade cooperation pattern. Both sides have a wide range of common interests, broad common opportunities and the common responsibility of large countries, and we hope that China and Germany will work together to further express the strong voice of cooperation and show the strength of unity to build a solid foundation for Sino-European and Sino-German friendship and cooperation.

In addition, Li Ganjie stated, "Since this year, we have firmly implemented the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on the work of Shandong Province, and our provincial economic operation has shown a good trend of steady improvement in quality and stability. Bavaria is an important European partner of Shandong and the first German sister state of our province. The practical cooperation between the two sides in the fields of economy and trade, science and technology, environmental protection, agriculture, education and culture has been fruitful. We expect both sides to further strengthen cooperation in key industries such as high-end equipment, high-end chemicals, medical and health care, and modern finance, vigorously develop new business models such as cross-border e-commerce and market procurement trade, and enhance the construction of parks such as Qingdao Sino-German ecological park and Sino-German (Jinan) SMEs Cooperation Zone. We will continue to perfect market-oriented, rule of law, internationalization of the first-class business environment, and help entrepreneurs in the "hospitable Shandong" to possess ease investment, comfortable life, peace of mind development.

After reviewed the history of exchange and communication between the two provinces and states and the cooperation in the fight against epidemics, Söder highly valued the cooperation achievements between the two provinces and states, and hoped to further strengthen the exchanges between the government and the business community, deepen the cooperation in the fields of artificial intelligence, new energy, aviation and smart cities, making the cooperation between the two sides rise to a new level.

At the dialogue event, representatives of economic circles such as Shandong Heavy Industry Group Co., Ltd. and Bavarian Economic Association have also made speeches and put forward concrete proposals for expanding cooperation.