Review
The first „Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe“ in 2004 was a great
success, strengthening the Sino-European dialog and encouraging share
development and mutual commitment.
The People’s Republic of China, given its sheer size and rapid
industrial evolution, plays a decisive role in the world-wide market
economy. China’s ongoing political and economic development in the last
years has enhanced the chances of productive cooperation among Chinese
and European firms.
As our world gets smaller, the importance of
building a solid platform for open discussions grows. More than 450
policymakers, managers, scientists and journalists from twelve
countries participated in the three-day Hamburg-Summit. High-calibre
speakers, such as China’s Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan, former Premier of
Singapore Lee Kuan Yew (via satellite), former Chancellor Helmut
Schmidt, and Professor A. Mundell, Nobel laureate in Economics, came
together to discuss China’s role in the world. During the intensive
three-days conference an outstanding audience including several experts
and top managers participated in 15 panel discussions on a wide range
of topics, including China’s energy sector, financial market reforms,
economic and social developments.
The “Hamburg Summit”, which will be
from now on hosted by the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce on a biennial
bases, shows Hamburg’s strong commitment to cultivating and further
developing the already prospering relations with China, and between
China and Europe. Already in its first edition, the “Hamburg Summit”
2004 worked as a powerful mean to reinforce the spirit of partnership
and trust that exists between our economies, establishing a solid
milestone in the further development of a Sino-European dialog.
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