In order to further implement the Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement signed by the Beijing Investment Promotion Service Center and the Department of Commerce of Hebei Province and promote the deep cooperation between the two parties in investment attraction, the "2021 Hebei Travel of Multinational Corporations — Activities on Entrance of Cangzhou and Hengshui" jointly organized by the two sides was successfully held through videoconferencing in the afternoon of November 30, 2021. Representatives of multinational corporations of multiple fields from a number of countries and regions around the world attended the meeting online to communicate with cooperation intentions with Cangzhou and Hengshui.

Meeting rooms were set up in Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Cangzhou, and Hengshui for this event. The multinational corporations participating in the event include well-known enterprises from many overseas countries and regions such as the United States, Britain, France, Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong, China, as well as domestic enterprises with superior scale and strength, involving many industries such as medicine, chemical industry, metallurgy, electric power, environment, equipment manufacturing, commerce and trade, finance, real estate, and urban functions. These multinational corporations have always been concerned about the economic and social development of Hebei and have full confidence in strengthening their participation in the construction of Hebei and further deepening practical cooperation.

At the meeting, Su Hong, Deputy Director of Beijing Investment Promotion Service Center, delivered a speech, introduced some work achievements of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei in jointly exploring the industrial chain investment attraction cooperation mode, and introduced the basic situation of the interconnection of Beijing's "Five Major Projects" to the participating enterprises. Su Hong said that he hoped to build an exchange and cooperation platform for enterprises in Beijing and Hebei through this activity, so that everyone can better understand Hebei and participate in the social and economic construction of Hebei.

In his speech, An Jing, Deputy Director of the Department of Commerce of Hebei Province, introduced the investment environment and development opportunities of Hebei Province, Cangzhou and Hengshui, as well as Hebei's support policies to encourage foreign-invested enterprises to settle down. Han Guangpu, Director of Cangzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and Zhao Weixing, Director of Hengshui Municipal Bureau of Commerce, respectively introduced the investment environment of Cangzhou and Hengshui, and released a number of cooperation projects. Multinational corporations such as Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Tianjin Branch, Beijing Haidian Science Park Construction Co., Ltd., Shanghai Forte Land Company Limited, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and DuPont China put forward their cooperation intentions.

In the docking and exchange link, all participants actively communicated and spoke enthusiastically. Representatives of multinational corporations mainly consulted representatives of Cangzhou and Hengshui on landing policies and other issues. The two sides also exchanged opinions on how to build a good cooperation environment and how to achieve breakthrough development of advanced characteristic industries.