11月21日,上海美国商会第二十二届年度政府交流晚宴在沪成功举办,吸引了两百余位美国商界领袖以及来自中美两国政府的代表出席。美国驻华大使庞德伟通过视频致辞,上海市第十五届人大常委会副主任、上海市公共关系协会会长沙海林大使,上海市人民政府副秘书长朱民,以及美国驻上海总领事王汉亦亲临现场。活动体现了在华美资企业在促进政府与商界沟通交流方面持续发挥的建设性作用。
On November 21, AmCham Shanghai successfully hosted its 22nd Annual Government Engagement Dinner, bringing together more than 200 American business leaders and government representatives from the US and China. U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue delivered video remarks, while Ambassador Sha Hailin (Deputy Director of the 15th Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress and President of the Shanghai Public Relations Association), Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government Zhu Min, and U.S. Consul General in Shanghai Scott Walker attended the event in person. The dinner highlighted the constructive role American companies in China continue to play in facilitating dialogue between the business community and government stakeholders.
上海美国商会会长郑艺主持晚宴,并欢迎上海市政府和美国驻沪总领馆领导的出席。他表示,本次晚宴有助于进一步促进长期政企沟通,支持在沪外资企业在透明、可预期、可持续的营商环境中稳健发展。上海美国商会主席雷蒙在致辞中表示,美资企业长期深耕上海,并感谢上海市政府与美国驻沪总领馆一直以来的建设性互动,共同推动形成稳定、友好、开放的外资营商环境。
Eric Zheng, President of AmCham Shanghai, welcomed leaders from the Shanghai Municipal Government and the U.S. Consulate. He noted that the dinner supports long-standing government–business dialogue, which contributes to a transparent, predictable, and sustainable business environment for foreign companies operating in Shanghai.
庞德伟大使表示美国和中国两国领导人致力于构建稳定、富有成效的双边关系。庞德伟大使强调建设性、面向未来的对话正推动双方在多个领域取得进展,并为妥善处理复杂问题创造了空间,也为美国企业在华实现公平竞争提供了有利条件。
Ambassador David Perdue commended the leaders of the United States and China for their commitment to building a stable, effective relationship. Ambassador Perdue emphasized that constructive, forward-looking conversation has facilitated recent progress on multiple fronts and created the space needed to address challenging issues and enable American businesses to compete on a level playing field.
沙海林大使在致辞中表示希望美资企业继续抓住上海发展的新机遇,并为构建更好的上海营商环境建言献策。
Ambassador Sha Hailin expressed his hope that American companies will continue to seize new opportunities presented by Shanghai's development and to offer constructive suggestions to help improve the city's business environment.
政府交流晚宴是上海美国商会年度最重要的活动之一,旨在进一步加强企业与长三角地区政府部门之间的沟通联系。上海美国商会感谢以下会员企业对本次活动的大力支持:
The Government Engagement Dinner is one of AmCham Shanghai’s flagship annual events, designed to strengthen communication between businesses and government authorities across the Yangtze River Delta region. AmCham Shanghai extends its sincere appreciation to the member companies whose generous sponsorship made this year’s dinner possible: