Blair: Shanghai is a city full of energy
( 2003-07-23 10:18) (Xinhua)
British Prime Minister Tony
Blair said Tuesday that Shanghai is a city full of energy and British
enterprises should take advantage of the business opportunities brewed by the
city's fast economic growth.
Blair made the remarks when meeting with Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng. Despite
his brief stay here, Blair said he had held fruitful talks with Mayor Han and
the two sides had open and sincere discussions on economic and business
cooperation.
Blair said British entrepreneurs have achieved great success in their
investment in Shanghai and their willingness to form a partnership with the
fast-growing municipality will not change.
Han said the economic and trade cooperation between Shanghai and Britain has
increased significantly in recent years. By the end of June this year, projects
invested by British firms in Shanghai had reached 428, with a total contract
value of 1.7 billion US dollars.
Han said he believed Blair's visit to Shanghai will further boost the
economic, trade, cultural and educational exchanges between Shanghai and
Britain.
This was Blair's second visit to Shanghai. His first was on Oct.9, 1998.
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