China-Germany economic cooperation sees steady, far-reaching progress

STORY: China-Germany economic cooperation sees steady, far-reaching progress SHOOTING TIME: April 13/14, 2024 DATELINE: April 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's development 2. various of German enterprises in China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU DAQUAN, Bosch China President 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHRISTIAN HAUER, Member of management board of Fresenius Kabi and president of Fresenius Kabi MedTech 5. various of German enterprises in China 6. various of China's development STORYLINE: This year marks the 10th anniversary of the China-Germany comprehensive strategic partnership and its bilateral economic cooperation has witnessed steady and far-reaching progress over the past decade. A report from the German Economic Institute shows that the total direct investment by German companies in China reached a record high of 11.9 billion euros (about 12.7 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 4.3 percent. The value accounted f

Investing in China brings opportunities for prominent European companies

STORY: Investing in China brings opportunities for prominent European companies SHOOTING TIME: March 14 & 21, 2024/File DATELINE: April 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: TIANJIN/NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. various of Novo Nordisk 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHRISTINE ZHOU, Senior vice president of Novo Nordisk 4. various of Fresenius Kabi 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHRISTIAN HAUER, Member of management board of Fresenius Kabi and president of Fresenius Kabi MedTech STORYLINE: Some prominent European companies have hailed China's efforts in supporting foreign investors and expressed their willingness to share future opportunities with the vibrant Chinese market. Over the years, China has sped up the implementation of a series of concrete measures, including reducing the negative list for foreign investment and implementing the Foreign Investment Law, to extend the benefits of its ongoing opening-up policy to more foreign companies. Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutica