Chen Jining Meets with Ge Lihe, Chairman of the Executive Board of Merck Group in Germany | Development | Merck Group in Germany
This morning, Chen Jining, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, met with Ge Lihe, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck Group in Germany.
Chen Jining said that the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China outlined the overall goals and strategic layout for China's future development.Merck Group is a globally renowned pharmaceutical, health, life sciences, and electronics technology enterprise that aligns with Shanghai's urban development goals and industrial positioning. Currently, the digital and green transformation is accelerating, and urban renewal and consumption upgrading are advancing in depth, expanding the vast space for practical cooperation between the two sides. Welcome Merck Group to seize the opportunity, continue to increase investment and research and development layout in Shanghai, focus on life and health, green and low-carbon, and sustainable development, and bring more new technologies, new businesses, and new projects to Shanghai. We will vigorously create a market-oriented, legal, and internationalized first-class business environment, and continue to create convenient conditions and provide high-quality services for global enterprises to develop in Shanghai.
Ge Lihe introduced Merck Group's business in China and its next development considerations. She said that Shanghai is Merck's first stop in China, and Merck has achieved fruitful results in its development in Shanghai for a long time. Merck is full of confidence in China's future development, and its long-term investment commitment to China will not change. It will continue to increase its investment layout in Shanghai, deepen cooperation in fields such as electronic technology, biopharmaceuticals, green and low-carbon, and contribute more to improving people's health and well-being and supporting sustainable urban development.
City leaders Zhu Zhisong and Li Zheng attended the meeting.