Exclusive interview |. “Chinese companies are becoming more and more innovative” – Interview with Jochen Kokler, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Deutsche Messe AG
Xinhua News Agency, Hannover, Germany, April 25Exclusive interview |. “Chinese companies are becoming more and more innovative” – Interview with Jochen Kokler, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Deutsche Messe AG
Xinhua News Agency reporter Che Yunlong and Du Zheyu
Hannover Industrial Fair 2024 in Germany will be held from April 22 to 26. Jochen Kokler, chairman of the board of directors of Deutsche Messe AG, the organizer of the exhibition, said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from Xinhua News Agency that Hannover Messe is a platform to showcase innovation “We are very happy to have many companies from China participating in the exhibition. They are becoming more and more capable.” Creativity”.
Founded in 1947, the Hannover Fair is known as the “rooster” of global industrial technology development and is one of the most influential industrial exhibitions in the world. This year’s Hannover Industrial Fair attracted nearly 4,000 exhibitors from around 60 countries and regions, of which Chinese exhibitors accounted for 30%, second only to host Germany.
Kokler said that in this exhibition, more and more Chinese exhibitors are using commercial automation to provide solutions to customers, which is very consistent with the theme of this exhibition “Injecting vitality into sustainable industrial development.” He said Chinese companies competing in the global innovation market are gradually reaching the goal of “injecting vitality into sustainable industrial development.”
Kokler said that China is a huge market, and many European companies, including German companies, export products to China, and the Hannover Fair provides a platform for Chinese exhibitors to find partners and export to the world. “We would love to see Chinese exhibitors expand so we can better participate in this important global supply and demand market.”
Kokler said that China’s economy is huge and developing well, and China is a very important partner for Germany. Both parties exchange ideas in a fair manner and exchange goods in a free manner “This is what we should continue to strengthen in the future, and this is exactly what will be done in the exhibition.”
This year’s Hannover Messe focuses on the field of energy transformation, focusing on topics such as carbon-neutral production and hydrogen fuel cells. More than 500 exhibitors from the fields of hydrogen energy and fuel cells display energy solutions. Kokler praised China’s achievements in green transition and presented Germany’s efforts to vigorously promote clean energy. He said that many solar panels in Germany come from China.
“I go to China every year. China has a clear carbon emission reduction plan, which leaves a deep impression on me.” Cochler said he lived in Shanghai for a week at the end of last year and found that there were more electric vehicles in the city. “China has made great efforts in green transition, and I have seen very positive progress.”
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