4th Japan-China (Shenzhen) Entrepreneurs Forum and Second Anniversary Meeting (Online)

On Tuesday 22 December 2020, the Association held the 4th Japan-China (Shenzhen) Entrepreneurs Forum together with its second-anniversary meeting online, exploring new forms of exchange between Japan and Shenzhen during the pandemic.

Overview

• Co-hosts: Japan Shenzhen Economic, Trade and Cultural Promotion Association; People's Daily Overseas Edition Japan Monthly; TAKARA Co., Ltd.
• Format: live-streamed online

Speakers

• Association President Jiang Feng (also moderator) on Japan-Shenzhen exchange as COVID-19 becomes the norm: he reviewed five highlights of 2020, including the 40th anniversary of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, Shenzhen's digital currency pilot, ANA's new Narita–Shenzhen direct flights, the Tokyo venue of Shenzhen's global investment conference, and five Japan-round projects reaching the finals of the 4th Shenzhen innovation competition
• Tian Changhao, Chief Representative of the Shenzhen Economic and Trade Office in Japan, on Shenzhen's latest business environment and its comprehensive reform pilot
• Association Vice President Weng Daokui, CEO of TAKARA, on why Japanese companies value Shenzhen's business environment: he noted that since its first edition at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2017 the forum has helped Japanese companies understand Shenzhen's capital markets, and invited Shenzhen companies to partner with Japanese firms so that SMEs as well as large companies can benefit
• Zhang Renfa, founder and President of Shenzhen Xinhuachuang Holdings, on Shenzhen companies' interest in Japan, highlighting opportunities for Japanese companies in both domestic demand and technology exchange

Members' feedback

Members said that combining the forum with the annual meeting gave them a valuable chance to learn and a model for future activities. In the new year the Association will make its work deeper, broader and more concrete.