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Business EconomyPosted at: Sep 22 2016 4:51PM


India Week celebrations to commence in Yangzhou tomorrow

New Delhi, Sep 22 (UNI) Consulate General of India (CGI) in Shanghai along with Yangzhou Municipal People’s Government are jointly organising an India China (Yangzhou) Business and Investment Forum and India Week celebrations in Yangzhou (Jiangsu) beginning tomorrow.
CGI Shanghai’s template of cooperation with Yangzhou is a unique initiative bringing together economic, commercial and cultural aspects and intends to transport a truly Indian experience into Yangzhou for one full week.
According to an official statement issued by Consulate General of India, Shanghai, the city of Yangzhou in Jiangsu province has been a key business partner for India in the Eastern China Region (ECR), and Yangzhou companies have shown keen interest in investing in India as part of the projects available under the Make in India Initiative.
YAPP (based out of Yangzhou), which is one of China’s leading auto-component manufactures already has a manufacturing base in India. There is also considerable interest amongst Yangzhou people in knowing about Indian culture, films and art forms and given this context, Yangzhou has been chosen as the second city in Jiangsu Province (after Wuxi) for launching the India Week celebrations.
The release said Yangzhou Party Secretary Xie Zhengyi is expected to receive the Indian delegation led by Consul General Prakash Gupta, who will be accompanied by CEOs of leading Indian companies who would be participating in the Business and Investment Forum, which will be held on 23rd September in Yangzhou, where Indian companies would be introducing the latest investment opportunities in India in sectors like Smart Cities, Infrastructure Development, Urban Transportation and Power Sector, Banking, IT and Finance, which are now available to Chinese companies under the Make in India programme.
A series of B2B meetings have also been planned for participating Indian companies with their Chinese counterparts.
In addition, as part of Yangzhou’s International Cuisine Festival, an Incredible India Pavilion will also be inaugurated on 23rd September showcasing select delicacies from Indian Food and will promote tourism related travel options for Yangzhou visitors to India.
Given the tremendous interest generated by Indian films amongst Chinese audiences, a week-long Indian Film Festival featuring five of India’s most successful recent movies (PK, Three Idiots, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Taare Zameen Par, Queen – all in Chinese) would also be available for viewing as part of the Indian Film Festival at an open public theater at the Marco Polo Flower World in Yangzhou.
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