Building a Bridge of Friendship between the People of the Two Regions through Friendly Cultural Exchange, Shanghai Mayor Meets with Italian Ambassador to China for Cooperation and Exchange
Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng met with the delegation led by Italian Ambassador to China Ambrose today.
Gong Zheng said that China and Italy are both ancient civilizations, comprehensive strategic partners with broad common interests and a solid foundation for cooperation. Shanghai is an important bridge for friendly exchanges between China and Italy, and the two cities have conducted extensive exchanges and cooperation, achieving positive results. Currently, Shanghai is accelerating the construction of a socialist modernized international metropolis with global influence. Welcome Italian companies to expand their business layout in Shanghai, bring more new projects and technologies to Shanghai, and leverage the Import Expo platform to bring high-quality goods and services to Shanghai and China. Italy is one of the important destinations for Shanghai enterprises to go global. We support Shanghai enterprises to invest in Italy and deepen cooperation with local enterprises. Italy has a globally renowned fashion capital and hopes to further expand artistic exchanges, strengthen creative cooperation, promote tourism and sightseeing, and build a bridge of friendship between the two cities through friendly cultural exchanges.
Ambos said that Italy and China are representatives of ancient Western and Eastern civilizations, as well as leaders in the field of innovation and creativity. Shanghai, as the economic center of China, is a key partner of Italy and a city with a relatively concentrated concentration of Italian enterprises in China. We hope to strengthen economic and trade cooperation and contribute to the revitalization of the world economy. At the same time, we hope to deepen exchanges and civil exchanges in fields such as culture and art, urban planning, and technological innovation. We believe that exchanges in various fields will further consolidate the strategic cooperation between Italy and China, and benefit the prosperity and development of the world.
Italian Consul General Anthea attended the meeting in Shanghai.