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MMUNITY NEWS Fully vaccinated made multinationals secure
and consider reinvesting
Openness, vitality, confidence...
these are how Fortune Global 500 In the eyes of Homme Tetsuro, Representative Vice
companies see Guangdong President of Panasonic Corporation and CEO of
Panasonic China & Northeast Asia Company,
Source: Newsgd.com
"Guangdong Province, as the leader of
The 2021 Annual Conference on China's economy, has its industrial
Multinational Cooperation Investments foundation, geographical advantages,
in Guangdong has attracted over 300 "and business environment.
entrepreneurs and executives of nearly
200 multinationals on September 28. Homme Tetsuro, Representative Vice President of Panasonic
Corporation and CEO of Panasonic China & Northeast Asia
"We've been very impressed by the support Company.
that the Guangdong government has
provided in terms of a very favorable investment Guido Giacconi, Vice President of the European Guido Giacconi, Vice President of the European Union Chamber of
environment. The commitment from the Union Chamber of Commerce in China, holds Commerce in China.
government gives us a lot of confidence when the same opinion. Giacconi thinks highly of
we're looking at investments in Guangdong," said Guangdong's business environment, as Dr. Harley Seyedin, President of the American
Kevin Lee, Marketing Vice President of the Greater Chamber of Commerce in South China (AmCham
China Region at Linde Group, when talking about " Guangdong covers almost South China), explained that almost every
Guangdong's business environment with GDTODAY. all industrial sectors, and employee had been vaccinated with the help of
the environment and the the Guangdong government. It has made member
As the leading global industrial gas and engineering "policies are amicable. companies of his chamber feel secure and
company listed on Fortune Global 500, Linde Group has The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought tremendous considered reinvesting in Guangdong.
invested in Guangdong for over 20 years, with over 2.8 changes and reshaped the global business
billion RMB in Huizhou, Guangzhou, and Shaoguan. completely. Therefore, many multinationals look for
is a stable and supportive environment.
Kevin Lee was among the guests who attended the
2021 Annual Conference on Multinational Cooperation Dr. Harley Seyedin, President of the American Chamber of With over 2300 member
Investments in Guangdong on September 28. Commerce in South China. companies, many of whom are
Fortune Global 500, AmCham
The Conference has attracted over 300 entrepreneurs South China is one of the
and executives of nearly 200 multinationals from 16 most influential chambers in
countries and regions, including Siemens, Panasonic, GE, Guangdong.
ExxonMobil, P&G, Hyundai, and many other Fortune
Global 500 companies. SOUTH CHINA BUSINESS JOURNAL 32

When talking about Guangdong's business environment,
participants gave a thumbs up for the outstanding efforts
that the Guangdong government has made during past
years, especially since the outbreak of COVID-19.

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