Forging Links across Eurasia through Foreign‑affairs Engagement, Embarking on a New Journey of Industrial Alignment 

— Delegation from Yangjiang Foreign Affairs Bureau Conducts Economic and Trade Exchanges at the Guangzhou Representative Office of NRW.Global Business

9月2日，阳江市外事局局长曾超群带队，组织我市重点企业代表团赴德国北威州国际商务署广州代表处，举办阳江市企业国际合作对接会（北威州合作专题），抢抓中德地方合作回暖机遇，深挖两地产业契合点，精准搭建阳江企业开拓德国及欧洲市场的双向务实合作平台。

On 2 September, Zeng Chaoqun, Director‑General of Yangjiang Foreign Affairs Bureau, led a delegation of key local enterprises to the Guangzhou Representative Office of NRW.Global Business and held the Yangjiang Enterprises International Cooperation Match‑making Event (Special Session on NRW Cooperation). Seizing the warming momentum of China‑Germany sub‑national cooperation, the event explored industrial synergies between the two regions and built a targeted two‑way practical cooperation platform for Yangjiang‑based enterprises to explore the German and European markets.

座谈中，曾超群详细推介阳江产业优势与对外开放潜力。阳江是名副其实的“中国刀剪之都”，五金刀剪产量、出口量分别占全国75%、85%，产业集群优势突出。而北威州坐拥索林根（Solingen）全球顶级刀具制造中心，两地分别代表中国五金产业集群优势与德国高端精工制造标杆，具备极强的产业对标性，可有力推动“德国精工技术”与“阳江产业产能”深度融合，依托即将举办的第25届中国（阳江）国际五金刀剪博览会，常态化开展双向参展、技术交流与品牌共建。同时，阳江是“中国调味品之都”，高端制造体系完善，在特种钢材、日用五金、健康食品等领域出口潜力强劲；海上风电产业领跑全国，享有“世界风电看中国，海上风电看阳江”的美誉，是广东乃至全国重要的绿色能源产业基地。

During the discussion, Zeng Chaoqun gave a detailed introduction to Yangjiang's industrial strengths and opening‑up potential. Known as the well‑deserved “Capital of Chinese Knives and Scissors”, Yangjiang accounts for 75% of China's total output and 85% of national exports of hardware knives and scissors, boasting prominent industrial cluster advantages. Home to Solingen, the world‑class cutting‑tool manufacturing hub, North Rhine‑Westphalia sets the benchmark for Germany's high‑end precision manufacturing. The two sides feature highly comparable industrial positioning, which enables in‑depth integration of “German precision‑engineering technologies” and “Yangjiang's industrial production capacity”. Relying on the upcoming 25th China (Yangjiang) International Hardware Knives & Scissors Expo, the two sides may carry out regular two‑way exhibition participation, technical exchanges and joint brand‑building. Meanwhile, hailed as the “Capital of Chinese Condiments”, Yangjiang has a sound high‑end manufacturing system with strong export potential in special steel, daily‑use hardware and health food sectors. Its offshore wind power industry takes the lead nationwide. Reputed by the remark “Global wind power looks to China; offshore wind power looks to Yangjiang”, Yangjiang serves as a vital green‑energy industrial base for Guangdong Province and the whole country.

德国北威州国际商务署华南区主任梁杰介绍，北威州为德国经济第一大州，GDP位居全德首位，集聚多家世界500强企业、近400家行业隐形冠军，拥有欧洲顶尖的特种钢材、高端机械制造、食品加工产业集群，配套国际一流展会资源与成熟物流体系，工业底蕴深厚、产业链条完备、开放平台丰富。

Liang Jie, South‑China Regional Director of NRW.Global Business, briefed that North Rhine‑Westphalia ranks first in Germany in terms of GDP as the country's largest economic state. It is home to multiple Fortune Global 500 enterprises and nearly 400 hidden champions. It hosts Europe's top‑tier industrial clusters for special steel, high‑end machinery manufacturing and food processing, supported by world‑class exhibition resources and well‑established logistics systems. It enjoys profound industrial heritage, complete industrial chains and diverse opening‑up platforms.

两地产业呈现全方位、多层次、全链条互补格局。传统产业层面，北威州特种钢、精密材料技术全球领先，可精准赋能阳江五金刀剪、高端装备提质升级；阳江完备的产业链产能、广阔市场空间，可为德国先进技术落地转化提供优质承载。新兴产业层面，阳江全力布局海上风电、绿色氢能、新能源装备等赛道，北威州正加速能源转型，双方可在新能源技术研发、低碳改造、产业经验共享方面深度协作。新材料与装备制造领域，阳江将合金材料、高端装备制造列为重点主导产业，与北威州先进材料、精密机械制造优势高度契合，可构建上下游联动、产学研协同的合作模式，形成“北威出技术、阳江造产品、双方面向欧洲大市场”的良性合作生态。

Industries of the two sides demonstrate all‑round, multi‑level and full‑chain complementarity. In traditional industries, NRW's world‑leading technologies in special steel and precision materials can drive the quality upgrading of Yangjiang's hardware cutlery and high‑end equipment sectors. Yangjiang's complete industrial‑chain capacity and broad market space can provide high‑quality conditions for the local application and commercialisation of advanced German technologies. In emerging industries, Yangjiang is vigorously developing offshore wind power, green hydrogen and new‑energy equipment, while NRW is speeding up energy transition. Both sides can conduct in‑depth cooperation in new‑energy R&D, low‑carbon transformation and industrial experience sharing. In the field of new‑materials and equipment manufacturing, Yangjiang lists alloy materials and high‑end equipment manufacturing as key pillar industries, which are highly compatible with NRW's strengths in advanced materials and precision machinery manufacturing. A cooperation model featuring upstream‑downstream linkage and industry‑university‑research collaboration can be established to foster a sound cooperative ecosystem, whereby “NRW provides technologies, Yangjiang manufactures products, and both sides tap the large‑scale European market”.

会上，广东信德生物科技集团有限公司、广东申菱电梯有限公司、阳江鸿丰实业有限公司、阳江市儒夫子工贸有限公司、广州致美斋等多家我市优质企业逐一展示核心产品、技术优势与出口成果，重点表达了深耕德国市场、对接欧洲进口商超、拓展跨境电商渠道的强烈合作意愿。

At the meeting, a number of high‑quality local enterprises including Guangdong Xinde Biotechnology Group Co., Ltd., Guangdong Shenling Elevator Co., Ltd., Yangjiang Hongfeng Industrial Co., Ltd., Yangjiang Rufuzi Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Zhimeizhai, presented their core products, technical strengths and export achievements one after another, and voiced strong aspirations to further explore the German market, connect with European importers and supermarkets, and expand cross‑border e‑commerce channels.

下一步，阳江市外事局将持续发挥外事资源链接优势，以政带企、以会促贸、以技赋能，持续深化阳江与德国北威州务实合作。

Going forward, Yangjiang Foreign Affairs Bureau will keep leveraging its strengths in foreign‑affairs resource connectivity, support enterprises through government‑led initiatives, boost trade via events and empower development with technologies, so as to continuously deepen practical cooperation between Yangjiang and North Rhine‑Westphalia of Germany.