Representatives from European Countries and Sub-national Governments Attending the Smart China Expo 2023

From September 2 to 5， representatives from European countries’ embassies in China and sub-national government officials attended the 2023 Smart China Expo. Among the attendees were Tom Duke， the British Trade Commissioner to China; Maja Frankovi?， Minister-Counselor at the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in China; and Zeng Su， the POM Antwerp Chief Representative in Chongqing. They participated in the opening ceremony and summit of the Smart China Expo 2023. During the event， a representative from the British company Thoughtworks， alongside Commissioner Tom Duke， delivered a keynote speech at the 2023 New Energy Vehicle Smart Cockpit Eco Forum.

Tom Duke， together with the British companies’ representatives， engaged in discussions with key Chongqing officials including Luo Lin， Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Liangjiang New Area， as well as Zhang Anjiang， Vice Mayor of the Chongqing Municipal Government. These discussions revolved around various topics， such as enhancing economic and trade exchanges and collaboration between Liangjiang New Area and the UK， the current status and plans of British technology and innovation companies in Chongqing， and potential opportunities for technological industry cooperation between the UK and Chongqing. They also participated in media interviews to give insights and perspectives on the British delegation’s participation in the event.

The delegation also visited companies and industrial parks in the field of digital intelligence in Yubei District， such as Xiantao International Big Data Valley， Changan Automobile， and Lijia Smart Park. This allowed them to grasp Chongqing’s strengths and capabilities in areas like new energy vehicles.

Source/Chongqing Daily ?Official WeChat Account of

Chongqing Foreign Affairs

By He Yu/The World and Chongqing

Translation/Gao Xiang， Liu Junjie， Xiong Lingsong，

Niu Kexin， Tao Yunying and Yang Zeyun

9月2日至5日，英國(guó)駐華貿(mào)易使節(jié)杜濤、克羅地亞駐華使館公使銜參贊瑪雅·弗蘭科維奇、比利時(shí)安特衛(wèi)普省經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展局駐中國(guó)首席代表曾甦等歐洲國(guó)家駐華使館及地方政府代表應(yīng)邀來(lái)渝出席2023中國(guó)國(guó)際智能產(chǎn)業(yè)博覽會(huì)，出席智博會(huì)開(kāi)幕式暨高峰會(huì)。英國(guó)思特沃克公司代表在2023新能源汽車智能座艙生態(tài)論壇進(jìn)行了主旨發(fā)言。

杜濤率參會(huì)的英國(guó)企業(yè)代表分別與市委常委、兩江新區(qū)黨工委書記羅藺、市政府副市長(zhǎng)張安疆圍繞兩江新區(qū)與英國(guó)經(jīng)貿(mào)交流合作，英國(guó)科創(chuàng)企業(yè)在渝發(fā)展情況和未來(lái)計(jì)劃，英國(guó)和重慶科技產(chǎn)業(yè)合作等話題進(jìn)行了交流，并接受媒體專訪，分享此次英國(guó)代表團(tuán)參會(huì)情況和體會(huì)。

嘉賓還前往渝北區(qū)仙桃數(shù)據(jù)谷、長(zhǎng)安汽車、禮嘉智慧公園等數(shù)字智能產(chǎn)業(yè)領(lǐng)域代表性企業(yè)或園區(qū)參訪，直觀感受重慶在新能源汽車等領(lǐng)域的優(yōu)勢(shì)與實(shí)力。

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