On July 2, Suzhou Xiangcheng went to Tokyo, Japan, to hold a "Focus on Smart 
Manufacturing China-Japan Cooperative Innovation" Suzhou (Xiangcheng) Japan 
Investment Promotion Conference. 

At the promotion meeting, Gu Haidong, secretary of the Xiangcheng District CPC 
Committee, gave an introduction from two aspects: the overall development of 
Xiangcheng District and the planning of the Sino-Japanese Smart Manufacturing 
Cooperative Innovation Zone in Suzhou (Xiangcheng). It fully shows the 
advantages of Xiangcheng in industrial agglomeration, city integration, 
business environment and so on. 


It is understood that in recent years, Xiangcheng has taken the initiative to 
embrace Japanese resources and create a new strategic pattern. The "Suzhou 
(Xiangcheng) China-Japan Smart Manufacturing Cooperative Innovation Zone", 
launched by Xiangcheng District, is planned by Nomura Research Institute of 
Japan as a whole, covering a total area of 489 square kilometers. 
It is worth mentioning that the Xiangcheng contact point for attracting 
investment to Japan has been officially unveiled. The establishment of the 
liaison station will build a "bridge" for exchanges and cooperation between 
Xiangcheng and Japan, further expand the scope of investment promotion in 
Xiangcheng, and implement accurate investment promotion. The first batch of 
eight enterprises in Suzhou (Xiangcheng), such as the Sino-Japanese cooperative 
education project, the IT software cooperation project and the strategic 
cooperation project of the Japan-China operators Association, have signed 
contracts for enterprises in the Sino-Japanese Smart Manufacturing Cooperative 
Innovation Zone in Suzhou (Xiangcheng). 


In addition, the Enterprise Department of Nomura Comprehensive Research 
Institute, Co., Ltd., as Minister Tanazaki Jiabang and other four guests, 
launched a round-table forum on the Smart Manufacturing Synergetic Innovation 
Zone. They believe that Suzhou (Xiangcheng) Sino-Japanese smart manufacturing 
collaborative innovation zone will effectively focus on Japanese enterprises 
and talents, and become a hot destination for the innovation and development of 
smart manufacturing industry. Representatives of relevant enterprises also 
shared their experience of investment. 


It has been learned that during the stay in Japan, the Xiangcheng economic and 
trade delegation also visited a number of Japanese enterprises and 
institutions, such as Japan AIRTECH Co., Ltd., NEC Japan Electric Co., Ltd., 
and the Japan Trade Promotion Agency, and fully understood their needs, laying 
the foundation for strengthening cooperation in the future. 

SOURCE Propaganda Department of Suzhou Xiangcheng District Committee of the 
Communist Party of China