Business leaders expect Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Germany this week to show that China's reform and sustainable development strategy can produce greater opportunities.
"We are eager to hear his views about Chinese urbanization as well as about 'greening' the Chinese economy, especially with regard to solutions that European companies can offer," Jens Assmann, deputy director of the international department at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, told China Daily.
China is increasingly becoming a new and very large consumer market for European companies and their products, he said.
Member companies are eager to learn how the implementation of economic reforms in China can help them and further open the Chinese market to foreign businesses," Assmann added.
Li will visit Germany from Thursday to Saturday. It is his second trip to the country since he took office in March 2013, and he will co-chair the third round of the China-Germany Intergovernmental Consultations with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
"For Germany and the European economy as a whole, I expect this trip will bring more investment from German enterprises and also support Chinese companies in increasing their business in Germany," said Ian M. Oades, vice-president of finance and head of investor relations at Joyou AG.
The company, which operates in China and Germany, designs, produces and sells faucets and other sanitary ware products and is listed in Germany. "I hope that Premier Li will continue to support opening up Chinese markets, which has been promised and delivered during previous state visits," Oades added.
Alexandra Voss, chief representative of the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce Beijing, believes Li's visit is another chance for the two governments to deepen their close relationship.
Topics including urbanization, balancing sustainable growth, and environmental protection will be of high interest for debate during Li's visit, Voss said.
"The Chinese government has announced an array of potentially far-reaching reforms. For the most part, the German community is optimistic about them," Voss said.
For example, 69 percent of interviewees in a membership survey are optimistic about China's policy on expanding domestic demand, 65.6 percent are positive toward improved environmental protection and 58.9 percent support an increased role for markets.
Li will visit Germany, Russia, Italy and the UN Food and Agricultural Organization headquarters from Thursday to Oct 15 and attend the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting summit in Milan from Oct 16 to 17.
《中国日报》10月8日电，李克强总理本周将出访德国，各界商业领袖期待此行可以展示中国改革及可持续发展战略带来的巨大机遇。
“我们渴望听到他对中国城市化和中国经济‘绿色化’的看法，尤其是关于欧洲企业所能提供措施的见解。”汉堡商会（Hamburg Chamber of Commerce）国际部副主管延斯•阿斯曼（Jens Assmann）对《中国日报》说道。
他表示，中国正在不断成长为欧洲企业及其商品的巨大新兴消费市场。
阿斯曼还补充道，商会的会员公司都渴望知道中国经济改革实施将会怎样利于他们进一步开拓中国外贸市场。
李克强将于10月9日至11日访问德国。这是他自2013年3月上任以来第二次访德。李克强将与德国总理默克尔共同主持中德第三轮政府间磋商。
“德国和欧洲的经济融为一体，我希望李克强此次之行能带走更多德国企业的投资，并支持中国企业在德的业务。”中宇卫浴（Joyou AG）财务副总裁及投资者关系负责人伊恩•M.奥德斯（Ian M. Oades）表示。
该企业在中德两国皆有营运，从事设计、生产、销售水龙头等卫浴产品，并已在德国上市。“我希望李克强总理将会继续支持开放中国市场，这是之前政府访问时承诺并实行过的。”奥德斯补充说道。
德国工商总会北京代表团（Delegation of German Industry and Commerce Beijing）的首席代表亚历山德拉•沃斯（Alexandra Voss）相信李克强访德是双方政府加深情谊又一契机。
沃斯称，李克强访德期间将高度关注并积极谈判的议题包括：城市化、均衡可持续增长及环境保护等。
“中国政府已宣布一系列或将具有深远影响的改革政策。多数德国公众群体对此态度乐观。”沃斯表示。
比如在一次会员调查中，69%被采访者对中国扩大内需政策抱有乐观态度，65.6%对加大环保力度表示肯定，58.9%支持提高市场自主调控水平。
李克强将于10月9日至15日先后访问德国、俄罗斯、意大利和联合国粮食及农业组织组织总部，并于10月16日至17日在米兰出席亚欧首脑会议。
（译者 海船果心 编辑 丹妮）
