Deputy Minister Ma Hui of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee attends the Second China-Italy Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Meeting.

On the afternoon of July 21, the second Sino-Italian Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference and the China-Italy Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference were held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Ma Hui, Deputy Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, Hu Wei, Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province, Pier Luigi, Chairman of the "China Friendship" Association of the Italian Parliament, and Antonella Cuttitta, Consul General of Italy in Shanghai, attended and delivered speeches. The cooperation exchange conference was jointly organized by the China Economic and Trade Center, the Foreign Affairs Office of Zhejiang Province, the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce, and the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce. More than 80 people from Chinese local governments, business representatives, as well as a delegation of Italian politicians, business people, and representatives of the Italian Embassy in China led by Pier Luigi participated. Ma Hui stated that under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, China and Italy have steadily promoted the three-year action plan to strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership. This year marks the beginning of China's "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan". Currently, China is vigorously promoting high-quality development and high-level opening-up. The cooperation potential between China and Italy is enormous, and the two sides should jointly maintain the stability and smooth operation of the global industrial and supply chains. By relying on the bilateral cooperation mechanism and platform, the two countries should normalize industrial docking, explore the cooperation potential in new energy, high-end equipment, green and low-carbon, and humanistic education fields. The International Department will further enhance the efficiency of the "party + pragmatic cooperation" and "party + local" platforms, and provide more support for business and local exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.