Major Events of CCIIP2011

In 2011

On January 21, the Investment and Financing Committee (CIFC)successfully convened a Spring Festival cocktail party- the sixth VC/PE Saloon hosted by DT Capital Partners in Beijing American Club.

On January 24, “Spring Festival Banquet: CCIIP’s China-Brazil Business Council (CBCC) and China-Chile Business Council(CCBC)” was held in Shangri-La Hotel in Beijing.

On March 2, CCIIP organized the “Going Global” Saloon (Session II) -“Small Scale Orientation on Investing in Chile”.

On March 18, CIFC co-hosted the First Investment and Financing VIP Saloon with ChinaEspace and Sina.

On March 23, executive vice president of CCIIP Zhou Ming met Hu Shengli, chief representative of London Investment Bureau China Representative Office.

On March 29, the Presidium Conference of the ninth Joint Conference of the Federation of Investment Promotion Agencies of China was held in Beijing.

From March 30-31, the extended meeting of the fifth session of the First Standing Committee Conference of CCIIP was held in Beijing. Vice minister of the Ministry of Commerce of China Wang Chao delivered a keynote speech while presenting the conference. The Symposium of

China’s Economic Situations was convened during the conference.

On April 6, the Industrial Development Department(IDD) convened a “Small-scale Seminar on Policy Trends” in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. The officer-in-charge from the Department of Foreign Investment Administration of the Ministry of Commerce presented the seminar, exploring with chief representatives of VC/PE institutions the recent policy orientations for the administration of foreign venture capital investments.

On April 7, IDD co-hosted with the People’s Government of Shaanxi Province “The Fifth Venture Capital and West China Development Forum”. CCIIP’s president Miao Gengshu delivered a speech while presenting the Forum.

On April 11, China-Brazil Business Council under CCIIP organized the symposium “Reviews and Prospects: the 7th Anniversary of China Brazil Business Council” and the following banquet. The symposium was intended to get CBCC prepared for the state visit of Brazil’s new president Dilma Rousseff.

On April 12, Liu Mingzhong, president of Xinxing Pipes Group  Co., Ltd and chairman of the Chinese section of CBCC, together with representatives from more than 20 member institutions of CCIIP presented, by invitation, the seminar on “China-Brazil: Competition, Complementation and Cooperation for a Win-Win Relationship ”.

On April 17, 2010, “China Outsourcing Market Research 2010” (both Chinese and English versions) was issued on the press release of the “3rd China International Service Outsourcing Trade Fair” by China Council of International Investment Promotion (CCIIP).

From 18 to 21 April, 2011, we held ChinaSourcing Summit 2011 in Hangzhou. With the theme of "Outsourcing Business Mode Innovation and Growth", the Summit was jointly hosted by the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the People‘s Government of Zhejiang province, and co-organized by CCIIP, the Municipal Government of Hangzhou and the Department of Commerce of Zhejiang province. Wang Chao, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Commerce, attended the Opening Ceremony and delivered a speech.

From 20 to 29 April, 2011, with Qiu Hong, Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Commerce, to visit India and Singapore, we organized delegates from service outsourcing demonstration cities and companies to promote China‘s service outsourcing in India and Singapore.

On April 22, executive vice present of CCIIP Zhou Ming signed a Letter of Intention with Aristodemos Kyprianou from China Europe Business Zone of Cyprus.

From May 1-6, president of CCIIP Miao Gengshu was invited to visit Kazakhstan. On May 4, Mr. Miao presented “The 4th Astana Economic Forum” and delivered a keynote speech themed “Transnationals and Us: friends or enemies?”

From 12 to 14 May, 2011, we held the summing-up meeting of ChinaSourcing Summit 2011 in Hangzhou. Heads of relevant organizations, delegates of companies and experts attended the meeting as invited. Based on the results of the past three Summits, they proposed preliminary ideas on ChinaSourcing Summit 2012.

From 18 to 21 May, 2011, to promote and accelerate the development of service outsourcing industry in Hainan province, we co-organized with the Department of Foreign Investment Administration of MOFCOM the "Service Outsourcing in Hainan", organizing several service outsourcing companies to investigate Hainan Resort Software Community, Lingshi Creative Industry Park and Sanya Creative Industry Park.

On May 19, president of CCIIP Miao Gengshu delivered a keynote speech on “the Sixtieth Anniversary for the Establishment of Sino-Pakistan Diplomatic Relations” and presented the following banquet.

On May 21, CIFC co-hosted “The Fourth China EMBA Annual Reviews”with the National Economic Research Institute-China Reform Foundation(NERI), Chinaespace (the Federation of Alumni of International Business Schools) and Finance-Sina. The Forum and Theme Dinner opened in Beijing.

From March to May, 2011, we co-organized with such global consulting companies as Gartner and IDC the "Selection of China‘s Leading and Growing Service Providers in 2011". Listed are China‘s Top 10 Leading Service Providers, Top 100 Growing Service Providers and Top 10 Global Service Providers in China in 2011.

On 3 June, 2011, during the 3rd China Trade in Services Congress, we co-hosted with Gartner the "Gartner Local Briefing" with the theme of "IT Sourcing & Outsourcing".

On June 10, the fifth annual meeting of China-Chile Business Council were convened in San Diego in Chile. Vice president of China Xi Jinping presented the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech on “Grasping Opportunities and Deepening Cooperation for Mutual Benefits”. Mr. Xi met chairman of the Chinese section of CCBC and president of China Minmetals Corporation Zhou Zhongshu as well as chairman of the Chilean section of CCBC Francisco Silva.

On June 10, 2011, “2011 Awarding Ceremony for People of the Year with Remarkable Contributions to Outsourcing in China”, which was organized by the China Council for International Investment Promotion(CCIIP), Nanjing People’s Government, and Jiangsu People’s Government, and undertaken by the ChinaSourcing Website and Nanjing Bureau of Commerce, was held in Nanjing. 

On June 13, CCIIP organized the “Investing in Germany: symposium on Chinese enterprises’ experiences exchange” in Frankfurt, Germany.

From 23 to 24 June, 2011, we assisted the Ministry of Trade in Services and Commercial Services in organizing the "Seminar for China‘s Leading Service Providers and Global Service Providers in China", "Seminar for China‘s Growing Service Providers" and "Seminar for Demonstration Cities and Experts". Qiu Hong, Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Commerce attended the seminars and listened to the opinions and suggestions of delegates from companies, cities and experts on the development of China‘s service outsourcing industry.

On June 29, chairman of the Chinese section of CCBC and president of China Minmetals Corporation Zhou Zhongshu met minister of Economy of Chile Juan Andrés Fontaine in Beijing.

On July 6, president of CCIIP Miao Gengshu met Zafaruddin Mahmood, CEO of Punjab China Bureau and former Economic Counselor of the Pakistan Consulate General in Shanghai.

From July 7-9, the first national software and service sourcing authorized English teacher training lecture was held in Beijing.

On July 14, CCIIP organized the “Going Global” Saloon (Session III) -“Small Scale Orientation on Investing in Denmark”.

On July 26, invited by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development(UNCTAD), CCIIP, joined by Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation and TEDA college of Nankai University, hosted the ceremony celebrating the fist publication of UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2011 and the following news release conference.

On July 26, president of CCIIP and honorary chairman of the Chinese section of CBCC Miao Gengshu, president of Xinzxing Pipes Group Co., Ltd and chairman of the Chinese section of CBCC Liu Mingzhong, and executive vice president of CCIIP Zhou Ming were invited to Brazilian Embassy in China and talked with Brazilian ambassador to China Clodoaldo Hugueney.

On July 31, the CBCC Chinese section website in English and Chinese were established and put in use.

On August 5, vice minister of Commerce of China Wang Chao met Liu Mingzhong, president of Xinxing Pipes Group Co., Ltd and chairman of the Chinese section of CBCC.

On August 17, executive vice president Zhou Ming met Zahid Hussain, chief representative of Pakistan United Bank Limited Beijing Representative Office.

On 8 September, 2011, we co-organized with the Department of Trade in Services and Commercial Services the "Seminar on Service Outsourcing Statistics" during the 15th China International Fair for Investment and Trade. Delegates from the commercial departments of provinces and service outsourcing demonstration cities attended the seminar, proposing opinions and advices on how to perfect service outsourcing statistics.

From September 22-23, the ninth Joint Conference of the Federation of Investment Promotion Agencies of China was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Ms. Ma Xiuhong, deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and former vice minister of the Ministry of Commerce of China, delivered a keynote speech while presenting the opening ceremony. “Best Practices Investment Promotion Agency” and “Best Practices Investment Promotion Project” were awarded during the conference. The symposium on “Strategies for Transnational Corporations’ Investment in China during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan” was also convened during the conference.

On September 26, IDD organized the “Expo Central China 2011-Summit Forum” in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. Vice-premier Wang Qishan delivered a speech while presenting the Summit Forum.

On September 27, IDD co-organized the “Expo Central China 2011- Stock Right Financing Project Matchmaking”(Invest China Campaign 2011-Taiyuan) with Shanxi Board of Investment Promotion.

From 9 to 16 October, 2011, as commissioned by the Department of Trade in Services and Commercial Services, we organized delegates from service outsourcing demonstration cities and companies to roadshow in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

From 15 to 26 October, 2011, as commissioned by the Department of Trade in Services and Commercial Services, we organized delegates from China‘s qualified service providers to roadshow in the US. The delegation attended Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2011 in Orlando, attended the "2011 Silicon Valley Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum" in San Francisco, and co-organized with NYSSA the "2011 Chinese Companies Listed on US Market Development Forum" in New York.

In October, executive vice president of CCIIP Zhou Ming made a business trip to Columbia and met directors from investment Bureau in Bogota, Columbia.

On 1 November, 2011, we co-hosted with KPMG the "KPMG 2nd Annual China Shared Services Summit" in Shanghai.

On November 8, IDD organized the News Release Conference for two reports- Global Investment Trends and Policy Monitor from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and Green Innovation and Low Carbon Development from the Executive Committee of Foreign Investment Companies of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment during “China International Green Innovation Products & Technologies Show 2011” in Guangzhou, China.

From 9 to 18 November, 2011, as commissioned by the Department of Trade in Services and Commercial Services, we organized delegates from service outsourcing demonstration cities and companies to roadshow in Japan and South Korea.

On November 10, IDD co-sponsored “The Seventh International Investment Promotion Forum” with the Ministry of Commerce of China, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and Jiangxi Provincial Government at the city of Nanchang in Jiangxi province. CIIPP signed, with China Beijing Environment Exchange and the municipal government of Nanchang, the Tripartite Agreement on Cooperation between the three.

From 13 to 18 November, 2011, we assigned delegates to attend Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Gold Coast, Australia.

On November 25, CCIIP organized the “Small-scale Symposium on China-Brazil Economic Cooperation ”.

On November 29, IDD hosted the “China Council for International Investment Promotion Investment and Financing Committee’s Inner Seminar on VIE Structure Regulation”.

From 30 November to 9 December, 2011, as commissioned by the Department of Trade in Services and Commercial Services, we organized delegates from service outsourcing demonstration cities and companies to roadshow in the UK and Germany.

In 2011, 12 periodicals of ChinaSourcing magazines, including 6 in Chinese and 6 in English, will be issued.

In 2011, ChinaSourcing Newsletter in electronic form was complied and delivered in Chinese with 15 periodicals, English with 12 periodicals and Japanese with 12 periodicals.

In 2011, 136,679 pieces of news in total, including 93,687pieces in Chinese, 6,682 in English, and 7,608 in Japanese has been issued by ChinaSourcing website. The site visits was ranked 15th on average among the government websites of the PRC Ministry of Commerce during the first 10 months in 2011. And 2,191 companies registered in the website and nearly 10,000 individuals have been its members.