The China International Youth Exchange Center held the "International Cooperation and Development Conference of Young Entrepreneurs" in Beijing from April 25 to 26 with the theme of "Reshaping Growth and Win-Win Cooperation".  

Seventy-one young representatives from home and abroad visited enterprises in Beijing E-Town on Apr 26.

Young entrepreneurs learn about Beijing E-Town's development landscape. [Photo/beijingetown.com.cn]

As the main high-tech industry base in Beijing, Beijing E-Town is stepping up the construction of a new-generation  information technology industry, the automotive and pharmaceutical health industries and expanding the scale of the robot and equipment industries. 

During this exchange, Beijing E-Town focused on the automotive industry as a breakthrough point to introduce the youth delegation to intelligent manufacturing.

The delegation's first stop was the Apollo Park Autonomous Driving Base, where they visited historical vehicle exhibition areas, intelligent automobile exhibition areas, intelligent transportation exhibition areas, and 5G cloud driving exhibition areas. They experienced riding in unmanned vehicles.

Young entrepreneurs visit the Apollo Park Autonomous Driving Base. [Photo/beijingetown.com.cn]

Next, the delegation visited Beijing Benz Automotive Co and its factory.

Beijing Benz is jointly invested by BAIC and Mercedes-Benz of Germany, and is an intelligent manufacturing enterprise representative of Beijing E-Town. 

As a Sino-foreign joint venture, the company integrates world-leading manufacturing processes and modern management, and is taking actions to promote the high-quality development of Beijing E-Town.

Young entrepreneurs experience riding in unmanned vehicles [Photo/beijingetown.com.cn]

Afterwards, the delegation visited the exhibition hall on the first floor of the Boda Building to learn Beijing E-Town's 30-year development history. 

Among young entrepreneurs in the delegation, about 70 percent are from abroad. This exchange enabled them to see the development level of intelligent manufacturing in Beijing E-Town, the potential for Sino-foreign joint ventures, understand the achievements of China's economic development in the new era and the relevant industries and investment policies in Beijing E-Town. 

This also establishes a platform for communication and cooperation among young entrepreneurs from China and abroad, and promote Sino-foreign business cooperation in Beijing E-Town.

Young entrepreneurs are an important force behind social progress and an important source of power for world economic development. 

Beijing E-Town will continue to create an open and inclusive international business environment in the years ahead, providing opportunities and convenience for international young entrepreneurs to invest and start businesses in the area.