Hu Henghua Meeting with Ikeda Junichiro from Japan Association of Corporate Executives

On March 21, Hu Henghua, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee and Mayor of Chongqing Municipal Government met with Ikeda Junichiro, Director of the Globalization Promotion Committee, Japan Association of Corporate Executives and Chairman of the Board of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., and his delegation.

Zhang Guozhi, Vice Mayor of Chongqing Municipal Government, attended the meeting.

On behalf of the Chongqing Municipal Government, Hu Henghua warmly welcomed the delegation to Chongqing. He underscored the long-standing economic ties between Chongqing and Japan with a positive trend of collaboration. At present, Chongqing is taking active actions to facilitate the implementation of Chinas national strategies such as the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-Hub Mega-Region, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, and the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, thus speeding up the modernization drive of New Chongqing. Chongqing is willing to deepen mutual understanding and share development opportunities with Japans economic community. Efforts will be made to explore the potential for win-win economic and trade cooperation, especially in fields such as smart manufacturing, energy conservation and environmental protection, new materials, automobiles, elderly healthcare, and the building of an international consumption center.

Ikeda Junichiro spoke highly of the significant progress and promising future of Chongqings socio-economic development. He is open to enhancing exchanges and promoting greater cooperation between companies, thereby playing a positive role in the development of Japan-China relations.

Leaders of the Chinese Peoples Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries were present at the meeting.

3月21日，市委副書記、市長胡衡華會見了日本經(jīng)濟同友會全球化推進委員會委員長、商船三井公司會長池田潤一郎率領(lǐng)的代表團。

副市長張國智參加。

胡衡華代表市政府對代表團來渝訪問表示歡迎。他說，長期以來，重慶與日本經(jīng)濟交融，展現(xiàn)出良好的合作態(tài)勢。當(dāng)前，我市正深入推動成渝地區(qū)雙城經(jīng)濟圈、西部陸海新通道、長江經(jīng)濟帶高質(zhì)量發(fā)展等國家戰(zhàn)略落地實施，加快建設(shè)現(xiàn)代化新重慶。我們愿同日本經(jīng)濟界增進彼此了解，分享發(fā)展機遇，深挖經(jīng)貿(mào)合作潛力，加強智能制造、節(jié)能環(huán)保、新材料、汽車、養(yǎng)老服務(wù)、國際消費中心城市建設(shè)等領(lǐng)域合作，實現(xiàn)更高質(zhì)量互利共贏。

池田潤一郎表示，重慶經(jīng)濟社會發(fā)展取得的成績和未來的發(fā)展前景令人鼓舞。愿促進雙方人員往來，推動雙方企業(yè)加強合作，為日中關(guān)系發(fā)展發(fā)揮積極作用。

全國對外友協(xié)有關(guān)負責(zé)人參加。