The second China-UK Industrial Cooperation Dialogue was held in Beijing
On September 10, the second China-UK Industrial Cooperation Dialogue was held in Beijing. Minister of Industry and Information Technology Li Lecheng and UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Peter Kyle co-chaired the dialogue. Li Lecheng stated that China and the UK share extensive common interests. China is willing to work with the UK to implement the important consensus reached by the two leaders, promote the alignment of China's 15th Five-Year Plan for Industry and Information Technology with the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, deepen exchanges and cooperation in areas such as automotive, industrial carbon reduction, the digital economy, and industrial data, continue to advance the China-UK modern industrial cooperation partnership, foster an open, inclusive, and fair market environment, inject new impetus into practical cooperation between China and the UK, and better achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. Peter Kyle stated that China has played an important role in the UK's long-term development. The UK is willing to strengthen exchanges with China on industrial standards, regulations, and policies, leverage the China-UK Industrial Cooperation Dialogue mechanism, and enhance practical cooperation in areas such as industrial data, intelligent manufacturing, clean energy, and electric vehicles. Representatives from both sides held in-depth discussions on cooperation in the automotive, digital economy, artificial intelligence, and green and low-carbon industrial sectors, building a China-UK modern industrial cooperation partnership, and deepening inter-business cooperation. At the meeting, the two sides jointly signed the joint outcome document of the Second China-UK Industrial Cooperation Dialogue.