British mayors seek business collaboration opportunities in SW China's Chongqing

英国市长们在中国西南地区的重庆寻求商业合作机会

CHONGQING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of mayors from various regions in the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday wrapped up a visit to Chongqing, a megacity in southwest China, having gone there to explore business and trade opportunities.

重庆，3 月 20 日（新华社电）—— 来自英国多个地区的市长代表团于周四结束了对中国西南地区大都市重庆的访问，此次来访旨在探寻商贸机会。

The British Mayoral Delegation included senior members of government departments from the West Midlands, East Midlands, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Bristol and West of England, as well as other regions and cities.

英国市长代表团成员包括来自西米德兰兹郡、东米德兰兹郡、大曼彻斯特、利物浦城市地区、布里斯托尔以及英格兰西部等其他地区和城市的政府部门高级官员。

"Chongqing is quite a dynamic city, and I'm very impressed by its scale. The people here are very welcoming, and we look forward to working with them," said Richard Parker, the delegation leader and mayor of the West Midlands.

“重庆是一座充满活力的城市，它的规模给我留下了非常深刻的印象。这里的人们十分热情好客，我们期待着能与他们开展合作。” 代表团团长、西米德兰兹郡市长理查德・帕克说道。

During the two-day visit, the UK delegation engaged in in-depth discussions with the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce on deepening China-UK (Chongqing) investment cooperation, visited the Chang'an Automobile Global R&D Center, and held a meeting with Hu Henghua, mayor of Chongqing.

在为期两天的访问期间，英国代表团与重庆市商务委员会就深化中英（重庆）投资合作进行了深入探讨，参观了长安汽车全球研发中心，并与重庆市市长胡衡华举行了会面。

Hu expressed hope for further expanding economic and cultural exchanges with various regions of the UK, strengthening cooperation in new-energy vehicles, bio-medicine, finance and other fields, and deepening local friendly exchanges for the sound and stable development of China-UK relations.

胡衡华表示，希望进一步扩大与英国各地区的经济和文化交流，加强在新能源汽车、生物医药、金融等领域的合作，深化地方友好交往，以促进中英关系健康稳定发展。

"During this visit, I was delighted to witness the exceptional innovation culture upheld by local enterprises. We are keenly eager to explore collaborative opportunities with all stakeholders," said Nadine Peatfield, deputy mayor of the East Midlands.

“在这次访问中，我很高兴看到当地企业秉持着卓越的创新文化。我们热切渴望与所有相关方探寻合作机会。” 东米德兰兹郡副市长纳丁・皮特菲尔德说道。

Given the large-scale expertise in digital technologies in the automotive sector of Chongqing, Mike Wharton, deputy mayor of the Liverpool City Region, also expressed his willingness to deepen cooperation in this area, adding that Liverpool has strengths in terms of manufacturing, logistics and supply chain management for the automotive sector, and this could be leveraged for new collaborations alongside Chongqing's large automotive industry and production sale.

鉴于重庆汽车行业在数字技术方面具备大规模的专业优势，利物浦城市地区副市长迈克・沃顿也表达了他深化在该领域合作的意愿，并补充说利物浦在汽车行业的制造、物流以及供应链管理方面具备优势，这些优势可以与重庆庞大的汽车产业及产销规模相结合，开启新的合作。