[The first meeting of the China-Austria Entrepreneurs Committee was held in Beijing] On November 7, according to the official website of the Ministry of Commerce, on November 6, the Ministry of Commerce and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economics, Energy and Tourism co-hosted the first meeting of the China-Austria Entrepreneurs Committee in Beijing. Minister Wang Wentao and Minister Hartmannsdorfer attended the meeting and delivered speeches. More than 100 representatives from the political and economic circles of China and Austria attended the meeting. Wang Wentao said that this year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Austria. Under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, China and Austria have upheld the concept of openness and inclusiveness and promoted bilateral economic and trade cooperation to achieve fruitful results. The two parties jointly established the China-Austria Entrepreneurs Committee, which will build a two-way bridge for the economic circles of the two countries and promote the in-depth integration of China's "15th Five-Year Plan" and Austria's "Industrial Strategy 2035". It is expected that enterprises from both sides will make good use of the enterprise committee mechanism, focus on characteristic industries, deepen practical cooperation, and jointly write a new chapter in China-Austria economic and trade relations. It is hoped that Austria will create a fair, open and non-discriminatory environment for Chinese enterprises to invest and operate in Austria, and help the sustained, stable and healthy development of China-EU economic and trade relations. Hartmannsdorfer said that China is Austria's most important economic and trade partner in Asia. The economies of Austria and China are highly complementary. The Austrian government is willing to build a more balanced and reliable economic and trade relationship with China, jointly expand the cake of cooperation, further tap the potential of exports to China, and welcomes Chinese companies to invest in Austria. It is hoped that companies from both sides will take the establishment of the enterprise committee as an opportunity to strengthen docking and exchanges, give full play to their respective advantages, and promote the implementation of more cooperation results. Representatives of enterprises from both sides participating in the meeting expressed their confidence in the prospects of China-Austria economic and trade cooperation, and were happy to see positive progress in China-EU trade and investment consultations. They were willing to rely on the Enterprise Committee mechanism to work towards each other and play a positive role in the development of China-Austria and China-EU economic and trade relations. Before the meeting, witnessed by the Prime Ministers of China and Austria, Minister Wang Wentao and Minister Hartmannsdorfer jointly signed the "Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of the China-Austria Entrepreneurs Committee". Bank of China and the Austrian Federal Chamber of Commerce serve as the chairman units of both sides of the Enterprise Committee respectively.