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Contributor: Xinhua News Agency
Thursday, May 14 2020 - 18:27
AsiaNet
"Weifang Online Travel, Presidents of Chambers of Commerce at Home and Abroad" Held in Weifang, Shandong Province
WEIFANG, China, May 14, 2020 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--

According to the Publicity Department of Weifang City, on April 28, an online 
meeting -- Weifang Online Travel, Presidents of Chambers of Commerce at Home 
and Abroad -- was hosted by Weifang City, Shandong Province. With the focus on 
Online Connection for Common Development, the event used Cloud Conferencing to 
connect 62 presidents of chambers of commerce from 26 countries and regions, 
including Japan, South Korea, the UK, Germany, the US, France and Canada as 
well as over 90 attendees from China, to showcase the charm of Weifang city and 
to facilitate the implementation of key cooperation projects.

The Weifang government signed strategic cooperation agreements with eight 
chambers of commerce and enterprises. Also signed off were six key cooperation 
projects including: the Weifang Postpartum Recovery Center; Weifang-HK City 
Cultural Industry Center Project; Equipment Development and Production Base for 
Sampling, Testing and Analysis of Bulk Materials; Annual Output of 20,000 Tons 
of Lactate; and Annual Output of 3,000 Tons of Meltblown and Spunbond Fabrics. 

In addition, 26 domestic and international presidents of chambers of commerce 
were recruited to be Weifang Investment Promotion Ambassadors. The event 
concluded agreements for 17 foreign investment projects, 12 projects involving 
returned Shandong businesses, one military-civilian integration project, and 
one Top 500 Chinese Enterprise project, with a total investment of 12.89 
billion RMB.

Source: The Publicity Department of Weifang City

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   Caption: Signing Ceremony of Weifang Key Cooperation Projects

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   Caption: Tian Qingying, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee 
and Mayor of Weifang issues letters of appointment to the Investment Promotion 
Ambassadors.