2020 is a special year. The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has posed severe challenges to the global development, economic and trade exchanges. How can China and Europe, as two major forces in the world, deepen economic cooperation in difficult times, overcome difficulties and overcome difficulties together? On November 23, the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU and the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry co-organized a cloud forum. Chinese and Greek politicians and business people held in-depth discussions about promoting China-Greece and China-EU business investment, economic and trade cooperation.

On November 23, the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU and the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry co-organized the online "China-Greece Economic Cooperation Forum for Emerging Investment Destinations in Europe." Chinese and Greek government officials, heads of chambers of commerce, and business representatives had in-depth discussions about China-EU business cooperation, trade, and investment, etc. Ambassador of China to Greece Zhang Qiyue, former Vice Minister of Ministry of Finance Zhu Guangyao, President of China Chamber of Commerce to the EU Zhou Lihong, Greek Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation Kostas A. Karamanlis, The Secretary-General of Greek International Economic Relations Yannis Smyrlis, Chairman of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry Constantine Michalos, Chairman of the Investment Development Bank of Greece Haris Lambropoulos, and Chairman of China Soft Capital Group Wang Guangyu all made a speech in the forum.

Wang Guangyu, chairman of China Soft Capital Group, the representative of Chinese enterprises, stated that in order to achieve a domestic and international double circulation, a new development pattern that encourages each other, we need open-source and innovative thinking models, such as open technology, open market resources, and human resources, and open minds of governments and policymakers from various countries.

Wang Guangyu also stated that since the cooperation between China and Greece, the entreprises of the two sides have achieved remarkable results in key fields of economic cooperation, particularly in infrastructure and new energy. The Greek government’s new energy policy can bring more investment opportunities and, at the same time, greater development opportunities in the fields of information technology and digital economyinvestments. As an innovative investment institution, China Soft Capital Group has a new generation technology platform and four major technology systems independently developed by itself. It is willing to provide technical support and collaboration with Greek investment and technology institutions in terms offinancial institution business and IT construction. As one of the most resource-rich countries in Europe, Greece has sufficient wind energy and sunlight and is ahead of many other European countries in the production of renewable energy. China Soft has rich experience investing in traditional energy companies, including wind power, photovoltaics, and hydrogen energy. In the future, we hope to cooperate with Greek investment institutions in this field to establish an industrial fund to support outstanding Chinese and Greek companies to develop green and clean energy industries and protect the blue water and blue sky. In addition, relying on the good foundation of cooperation between China Soft and Inner Mongolia and other places, it is hoped that through this opportunity to strengthen the collaboration between Chinese and Greek dairy companies, promote the further development of the dairy industry. And jointly hold high-end forums and technology summits, which will help build the bridge with Inner Mongolia and other regions that have complementary advantages in tourism resources to promote further cooperation and exchanges in the cultural and tourism fields of the two countries.