The Beijing China-Germany Industrial Park was officially opened on December 23. It is the first national-level Sino-German cooperation park featuring the theme of economic and technological cooperation approved by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). It is also an integral component of Beijing's development of the Integrated National Demonstration Zone for Further Opening up the Services Sector and China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone (the "Two Zones" for short), as well as the international center for scientific and technological innovation.

The Industrial Park focuses on three leading industries: new energy and intelligent vehicles, intelligent equipment, and industrial Internet. It also focuses on three productive service industries: technology service, business exhibition, and digital trade. It is committed to building "a cluster for the German advanced manufacturing industry, a strategic hub for the development of Chinese and German hidden champions, and an important window for Sino-German exchanges, openness and innovation". Up to now, the Industrial Park has gathered more than 70 German-invested enterprises (including 25 German hidden champions) such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Ameco, with an annual output value of more than CNY 30 billion.

The Management Committee of the Beijing China-Germany Industrial Park signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement with NDRC's International Cooperation Center and AHK Greater China, seeking to work together to expand practical cooperation with Germany and Europe in both economic and technological fields. 22 key projects were signed, including the second global headquarters of the German Wilo Group, the Bosch Rexroth Industry 4.0 Innovation Center, the Hüller Hille Machine Tool Application R&D Center, and the Rhein-Koster China Headquarters. The new growth drivers of Sino-German industrial cooperation have become stronger as a result of this agreement.

The synchronized China-Germany Forum for Industrial Cooperation and Development was held both online and offline in three sub-venues in Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt, Germany. It was broadcast live on multiple platforms worldwide. On the occasion of the oncoming 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Germany, the Beijing China-Germany Industrial Park will, under the mechanism of bilateral dialogue and cooperation between China and Germany, be based on the development of the "Two Zones" in Beijing, dovetail with international economic and trade rules with high standards, and promote pilot trials of policies. It will continue to optimize the business environment, open up new areas for cooperation such as new energy, environment protection and digital economy, and become a new hub for opening-up and development with two-way interaction, pragmatic exchanges, and innovative cooperation between China and Germany.

(Source: Beijing Daily)