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On April 16, the Jiangsu (Nanjing)-France Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference was held in Nanjing. About 100 people from all walks of life, including representatives of Chinese and French government agencies and entrepreneurs, gathered together to conduct in-depth exchanges and discussions on economy, trade and investment, injecting new vitality into the fields of two-way investment and trade, industrial docking, and scientific and technological innovation between Nanjing and France.
As early as 1997, the world’s leading auto parts manufacturer of France’s Valeo Group was associated with Nanjing. After more than 20 years of development, Valeo has built Nanjing into the headquarters of Valeo Powertrain in China. “China is Valeo’s largest market in the world, and Nanjing is a very important investment for us.” Ye Wei, President of Valeo Powertrain China, said that Nanjing not only has good regional advantages, but also has a profound cultural heritage, especially the advantages of scientific research are very prominent, which provides a talent base for enterprise research and development.
Ye Wei also incarnated as the “spokesperson” of Nanjing. He said that Valeo has achieved very good development in Nanjing, and this time he participated in the Jiangsu (Nanjing)-France Economic and Trade Cooperation and Exchange Conference, hoping to share with you the successful investment experience in Nanjing, enhance the confidence of more enterprises with reinvestment or investment intentions in Nanjing, and share investment and development opportunities in Nanjing.
The founder of Nanjing Arcelio Rail Transit Technology Co., Ltd., Anderson, is a French friend. “Nanjing’s innovation ability and integrated support for talents give me the confidence to start a business here.” As the world’s top railway signaling expert, Andeang has been deeply involved in the core cutting-edge technology of rail transit signaling system for more than 20 years, and in the five years of entrepreneurial life in Nanjing, he has seen the development of Nanjing in scientific and technological innovation, and continues to lead the company to break through technical difficulties and become a new star in the field of rail transit.
Nanjing is an important base for Sino-French economic and trade cooperation. Up to now, French-funded enterprises have set up a total of 112 projects in Nanjing, with an actual use of foreign capital of 1.15 billion US dollars, and a large number of enterprises such as Bow and Arrow Glass and Unite have invested in Nanjing. The economic and trade cooperation between Nanjing and France has broad prospects and great promise.
French companies are “bringing in” and Nanjing companies are also “going out”
Nanjing Kangni Electromechanical Co., Ltd. has started its international strategic layout since 2008, and in 2024, the company will establish a European Innovation and Development Center in Paris, France. Huang Jia, deputy general manager of the rail headquarters of Nanjing Kangni Electromechanical Co., Ltd., said that the French and European markets are one of the most developed and important markets for rail transit in the world, and the establishment of an innovation and development center in France is a key step for the company to penetrate the European market and accelerate its international layout.
“I am deeply honored and full of anticipation to participate in today’s exchange meeting. This meeting not only built an efficient docking platform for the enterprises of both sides, but also allowed us to see the opportunities for cooperation between the two countries in more fields, which made us more confident in deepening the French market. Huang Jia said that in the future, we will continue to strengthen innovation and cooperation to jointly promote the transformation and upgrading of the global rail transit industry.
