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SHANGHAI, 13 jul (Xinhua) -- Princes of Asturias inaugurated Thursday the Forum of Investments and Hispanic-Chinese Enterprise Cooperation, in which more than 500 companies of both countries participate.
Prince Felipe de Borbón praised the accelerated economic growth of China and emphasized the importance that stops its country has the fourth world-wide economy. “Chinese it is a high-priority country for Spain, and both countries are strategic partners with common interests”, said to the Prince, putting like example the Chinese Plan, including within the Integral Plans of Development of Markets of their country, with which the Iberian companies look for to reinforce their presence in the Chinese market.
The program, signed by the president of the Spanish government, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, in June of 2005 in Beijing, counts on a budget of 710 million Euros for period 2005 - 2007, and must as objective not only increase the Spanish enterprise presence in China, but also balance the trade balance between both countries, until the moment inclined in please the Asian country. “It is the project more equipped with the Spanish Commercial Administration”, emphasized the member of the real family, in reference to the estimated millionaire.
Also, the Prince emphasized the importance of Shanghai like center of Chinese development and in special of the delta of the Yangtse River, area in which he concentrates himself most of foreign companies that they look for to expand his activities in the country. “They are already the 400 present Spanish companies in China, and 200 of them have their centers of administration and production in Shanghai”, indicated, comparing the present number of active companies in the country with the 40 that had incursionado for the time in which first visit to the city made his, six years back.
Prince of Asturias also mentioned an agreement that will be signed in the course of the day with the Chinese government, which both understands the granting of scholarships for students of countries with the purpose of both fomenting the cultural interchange between countries, with the objective, among others, to facilitate the commercial activities in the future. “This agreement will foment the mutual understanding, which will be of benefit not only in the economic and commercial field, but also in the social field, with two societies that will learn to know themselves and to be understood better”, it thought.
In the forum, that counts on the endorsement of the Superior Council of Chambers of Commerce of Spain and the Spanish Institute of Foreign trade, they participate more than 110 Spanish companies and more than 400 Chinese, and will include the celebration of more than 700 rounds of businesses which Friday will finalize, day 14.
Prince of Asturias congratulates to Shanghai by new record of athlete Liu Xiang
SHANGHAI, 13 jul (Xinhua) -- Prince de Asturias today congratulated here to the city of Shanghai by the new record obtained by the local athlete Liu Xiang in the competition of 110 meters fences, in Super the Great Prix of the category, Tuesday in Lausanne, Switzerland. “In name of Princess of Asturias, and in mine own one, I want to congratulate to the shanghainesa community by the triumph of Mr. Liu Xiang in the athletic test of 110 meters with obstacles that place in Switzerland took”, the heir said to the Spanish throne in reference to the new world-wide record of 12,88 seconds registered by Liu, with which centécimas broke by three its own mark, settled down in the Olympic Games of Athens in 2004.
The member of the Spanish royalty made its note during the inauguration of the Forum of Investments and Hispanic-Chinese Enterprise Cooperation, that is developed in the city days 13 and 14 of Julio, and to whom they attend more than 110 Spanish companies and more than 400 Chinese, and whose objective is to both accelerate and to facilitate the economic and commercial cooperation between countries.
The inauguration ceremony also they attended, among others, the Minister of Outer Subjects of Spain, Miguel Angel Moratinos, and Vicealcalde de Shanghai, Tang Dengjie. Liu jumped to the fame and it became one of the favorite children of Shanghai, along with the basquetbolista Yao Ming, who plays in American NBA, when winning the gold medal in the Olympic joust, breaking all the prognoses, with which she was, of distant spot, the most important triumph of the Chinese delegation in Athens. The new registry left to Liu like world-wide leader of the category, since the 2004 record, 12,91 seconds, shared with the Briton Colin Jackson.
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Xinhua