Berlin-Based Companies Establish Contacts in China

Berlin Days in China Draws to a Close

SHANGHAI and SHENZHEN, June 4, 2010 - Businessmen and politicians from Berlin who traveled to China
for a series of events coinciding with the EXPO 2010 have hailed their trip a
resounding success. Many business contacts were established during investment
and business conferences held in Shanghai and Shenzhen as part of 'Berlin
Days in China'. The German delegation included representatives from 25
Berlin-based companies in the energy, traffic and transport, water, and
creative industries.

The trip ended on Thursday with an economic conference in
Shenzhen organized by the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the
German Chamber of Foreign Trade in China. Some 250 delegates from companies
in the Pearl River delta participated in the event, which was entitled
'Business Know-How for Sustainable Urban Environments - Experiences from
Berlin and Shenzhen'. The companies from Berlin held approximately 500 direct
talks with potential Chinese business partners. Berlin Mayor and Economics
Senator Harald Wolf also met Chinese businessmen interested in investing in
Berlin, representatives of the National Development and Reform Commission of
the People's Republic of China, and the municipal authorities of Shijiazhuang
and Shenzhen. Senator Wolf: "We are keen to establish viable long-term
contacts between the Berlin economy and China at every level. This trip to
China has brought this objective a step closer."

The Berlin Days in China were launched at the EXPO 2010 in
Shanghai and included an evening reception with Senator Wolf and a concert
combining traditional Chinese music and Berlin hip-hop under the title 'Young
Euro Classic Meets Hip Hop Stützpunkt'. The finale of the Berlin Days in
China was the opening of the exhibition 'Close Your Eyes and See' staged by
the Berlin Senate Urban Planning Department and Berlin Technical University
on the EXPO site in Shanghai.

Further information: www.be.berlin.de/berlindays

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