What does China mean to Bavaria?
Bavaria has close contacts with China including a partnership with the province of Shandong. Bavaria has had strong political connections with China for many years. We see that Chinese firms need knowledge in R&D as well as product development, design, and marketing. Therefore we believe that there can be synergies between Bavarian and Chinese companies. Bavaria has its own approach to the Chinese market. Our partnerships with Shandong and other states in the US and India are on a direct basis and don’t involve the federal government. However, we cooperate with Germany Trade & Invest, which is the Federal agency responsible for promoting investment in all of Germany. The role of the Federal body is to support each of the states and promote Germany as a whole. Together with Germany Trade & Invest we foster new business and investment ties with China. There has been a representative from Invest in Bavaria in China for over a decade. Could you please describe some highlights of the benefi
