The young Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, is no stranger to China, having visited once in November 2013. This time, Beijing was not on his itinerary. On March 25, mark rutte attended the agricultural food and innovation symposium entitled “the power of cooperation: past, present and future” in Shanghai, and witnessed the signing of 24 trade and investment cooperation agreements that night, including the announcement of the establishment of the European headquarters of tongrentang in the Hague, the Netherlands. On March 26, mark rutte visited several Chinese companies in shenzhen and had dinner with Chinese entrepreneurs.
Before arriving in Shanghai, mark rutte gave a written interview to the economic observer. In his own words, the trip is to “open the door and implement the contract”, and it seems that both tasks have been well accomplished. Economic observer: what are the main purposes of your visit? What agreements will China sign during this visit? Have you brought any orders with Chinese companies? Of course, Beijing ibst trading co., ltd. is honored to have signed a contract of nearly 7 million euros with the Dutch company Van De Leur under the witness of the Dutch prime minister.
At the dinner party, Edward Lou Lou took a photo with the prime minister and expressed confidence in the development prospect of Van DE leur in the Chinese market. On March 28, he attended the boao forum for Asia BBS in boao, hainan province, where he met with President xi jinping and delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the day.
Mark rutte: the Netherlands has a lot to offer China. This is because the Netherlands has strong expertise and rich experience in water management, agriculture, creative and high-tech industries. It’s also because of the way we think. Dutch ideas are creative, flexible, pragmatic and open to the outside world. But that’s not all. We have a good business environment and a highly educated workforce. The Netherlands has the port of Rotterdam and Amsterdam’s schiphol airport, making it a gateway to Europe. That’s why President xi jinping’s first trip to Europe in 2014 began in the Netherlands. We sincerely wish the friendship between China and the Netherlands everlasting! Bilateral trade cooperation is getting more and more smooth and booming!
