*GermanChancellorOlafScholzsaidGermanyrejectsallformsofdecouplingand"de-risking"isnot"de-sinicization."

*GermanandFrenchentrepreneurssaidtheyarereadytokeepinvestinginChinaandfurthertapintotheChinesemarket.

BERLIN/PARIS,June26(Xinhua)--ChinesePremierLiQiang"stripstoleadingEuropeaneconomiesencouragedbusinessrepresentativesfromGermanyandFrance,whonotedthatthevisitsboostedtheirconfidenceintheChineseeconomyandplanstocontinueinvestinginChina.

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ThefirstoverseastripsinceLitookofficewasfeaturedwithextensiveexchangeswithGermanandFrenchcommunity,inadditiontomeetingswithEuropeanleaders.

ThisphototakenonJuly4,2022showsaworkshopoftheVolkswagenAnhuiMEB(ModularElectricDriveMatrix)plantunderconstructionineastChina"sAnhuiProvince.(Xinhua)

CHINESEOPPORTUNITIES

China"sdevelopmentbringsopportunitiesratherthanriskstotheworld,sendingstabilitiesratherthanshockstotheglobalindustrialchainandsupplychain,LitoldCharlesMichel,presidentoftheEuropeanCouncil,inParisonThursdayonthesidelinesoftheSummitforaNewGlobalFinancingPact.

"ChinaremainsoneofthemostimportantmarketsforAdidas.AdidasisonthewaytoincreasingitsinvestmentsinChinasignificantly,"saidBjornGulden,Adidaschiefexecutiveofficerandglobalbrandschief.

TheGermansportswearmanufacturerinvested100millioneuros(109.1millionU.S.dollars)intoahigh-quality,high-techandsustainabledistributioncenterinSuzhou,eastChina"sJiangsuProvince,addingthenewestplanttoitsdistributionnetworkinChina.

GermanautomakerVolkswagensignedlateMayacontractwiththeHefeiEconomicDevelopmentZoneineastChina"sAnhuiProvince,announcinganinvestmentofaround1billioneuros(1.1billiondollars)tolaunchanewcompanyinearly2024,whichisexpectedtobringtogether2,000R&Dandpurchasingspecialists.

AlsoinSuzhou,Germany"sBoschGroupbrokegroundonitsR&DandmanufacturingsitefornewenergyvehiclecorecomponentsandautomateddrivinginlateMarch.Withatotalinvestmentofover1billionU.S.dollars,theprojectisexpectedtobolsterinnovationinJiangsu"sautomobileindustry.

GuillaumeFaury,chiefexecutiveofficerofAirbus,toldXinhuathattheEuropeanaircraftmanufacturerdecidedtocontinuetoinvestinitsproductionfacilityinChina,whichwillcontributetothecompany"sglobalambitionofproducing75A320seriesplanesamonthby2026.

HesaidChinaisavitalstrategicpartnertoAirbus,anditssupplychainisanintegralpartoftheworld"saviationindustry,whichhasshownremarkableindustrialresilienceandcompetitivenessoverthepastthreeyears.

AnAirbusA321aircraftisproducedattheFinalAssemblyLineAsia(FALA)facilityinnorthChina"sTianjinonNov.9,2022.(Xinhua/ZhaoZishuo)

DECOUPLINGWON"TWORK

GermanChancellorOlafScholzsaidathismeetingwithLithathiscountrywelcomesChina"sdevelopmentandprosperity,notingGermanyrejectsallformsofdecouplingand"de-risking"isnot"de-sinicization."

Onjointlymaintainingthesecurityandstabilityoftheglobalindustrialandsupplychains,LiexpressedadmirationfortheFrenchgovernment"soppositiontoblocconfrontations,decouplingaswellasseveringindustrialandsupplychains.

ItishopedthatChineseandFrenchentrepreneurswillfirmlysupporteconomicglobalization,takeactionforopenandwin-wincooperation,andjointlymaintainthestabilityandresilienceoftheindustrialandsupplychainsbetweenChinaandFranceandbetweenChinaandEurope,Lisaid.

GermanandFrenchentrepreneurssaidtheyarereadytokeepinvestinginChinaandfurthertapintotheChinesemarket,believingChinawilladheretoopeningup.

Airbusstronglysupportsmultilateralismandfreetrade.AsaglobalcompanyrootedinEurope,AirbustoldXinhuathatitadvocateswin-wincooperationwhereveritmakessense.

GermanbusinessmensaidGermanyandChinaareclosepartners,andgreatsuccesshasbeenachievedbydeepeningtheeconomicandtradecooperationbetweenthetwosides.

Eliminatingrisksmeansstrengtheninginternationalcooperation,anddecouplingwillnotwork,theysaid.

SiegfriedRusswurm,presidentoftheFederationofGermanIndustries,saiddecouplingfromChinaiswrong.Aso-calleddecouplingwouldbeunrealisticandharmful."WeneeddialoguewithChinaonclimateprotectionandalsoontradeandinvestmentrelations."

TheGermanElectroandDigitalIndustryAssociationhasadvisedthecountry"sgovernmentagainstdecouplingfromChina,stressingthattheAsiancountry"smarketwas"ofparamountimportance"forEurope"slargesteconomy.

IfGermanyweretodecoupleitselffromChinaeconomically,itsgrossdomesticproductwoulddropby2percent,accordingtoarecentstudycompiledbytheAustrianInstituteforEconomicResearchonbehalfoftheFoundationforFamilyBusinesses.Theresultwouldbeanannuallossofalmost57billioneuros(about62.2billiondollars).

ThisaerialphototakenonJune23,2022showsPlantLydiaofBMWBrillianceAutomotiveLtd.(BBA)inTiexiDistrictofShenyang,northeastChina"sLiaoningProvince.(Xinhua/YangQing)

HIGH-QUALITYCOOPERATION

Forthefuture,LiexpressedhishopethatentrepreneursfromChinaandGermanycouldfollowthetrendandcontinuetopursueopenness,inclusivenessandwin-wincooperationandmaintainthestabilityofindustrialandsupplychainsthroughhigh-qualityandhigh-levelpracticalcooperation.

GermanentrepreneursnotedtheyarewillingtoimprovecooperationwithChinaincopingwithclimatechange,strengtheningresearchanddevelopmentcapabilities,andadvancingdigitaltransformation.

CEOofBMWAGOliverZipsesaidtheBMWGrouphasdeepandlong-standingtieswithChina.ThestrongpartnershipwillenableBMWanditsChinesepartnerstocontinuetocreateawin-winsituationtogetherastheautomotiveindustryundergoesamassivetransformation.

AccordingtoChineseelectriccarmakerNIOfounderWilliamLi,Sino-GermancooperationisalsoveryimportantforthenextdevelopmentofChinesenewenergyvehiclecompanies.

"ChineseandGermancompaniescanstartanin-depthcooperationinautomotivetechnologyandintelligenceandusetheadvantagesofbothsidestojointlypromotethedevelopmentoftheintelligentelectricvehicleindustry,"hesaid.

ThisphototakenonApril13,2023showstheFrenchnationalpavilionatthethirdChinaInternationalConsumerProductsExpo(CICPE)inHaikou,southChina"sHainanProvince.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)

AccordingtoCEOofL"OrealChinaFabriceMegarbane,"thepaceofreformisgettingfaster,theefficiencyofimplementationisgettinghigher,thedoorofChina"sopening-upisbecomingwider,andthebusinessenvironmentisgettingbetter,makingourconfidenceintheChinesemarketstronger."

DatafromChina"sMinistryofCommerceshowednewinvestmentfromEuropeancompaniesinChinaroseby70percentto12.1billiondollarsin2022whenChina-EUbilateraltradehitanewhighof847.3billiondollars.

Inaworldofturmoilandtransformation,themoreseriousandcomplexthesituation,themorenecessaryitistothinkcalmlyandgraspcertaintyamiduncertainties,LisaidduringhisEuropevisit,whichwrappeduponFriday.

(Videoreporters:GaoMing,SunRenbin,YuYetong,WangNan,ShanWeiyi,HuangYan,HuZunyuan,SunQing,YouZhixin,PanXu,CenZhilian;videoeditors:JiaXiaotong,ZhaoXiaoqing,ZhengXin)