Four recent German delegations to CCG
Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Körber Foundation, Wolfgang Ischinger, and Social Democratic Party (SPD) Economic Forum
During the official visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to China from April 14 to April 16, and in the days preceding and following the visit, four German delegations visited the Center for China and Globalization (CCG). Below are the information regarding these four visits.
April 16, 2024
On April 16, 2024, as President Xi Jinping welcomed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a senior delegation from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Germany, headed by Jens Spahn, Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag and former Federal Minister of Health, visited CCG headquarters in Beijing. They were received by Mabel Lu Miao, CCG Co-Founder & Secretary-General.
Also in attendance
Paul Ziemiak, General Secretary of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia and Chairman of the CDU District Association of South Westphalia
Serap Güler, Member of the Defense Committee and Chairwoman of the Study Commission “Lessons from Afghanistan for Germany’s future networked engagement” in the German Bundestag
Nicolas Zippelius, Member of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development, 1st Committee of Inquiry (Afghanistan), and Digital Committee, as well as Deputy member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the German Bundestag
Mark Helfrich, Spokesperson for Energy Policy for the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group and Deputy Chairman of KlimaUnion eV
Carl-Philipp Sassenrath, Policy Advisor for Economic Affairs, Climate and Energy, Tourism, and China Policy for the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group
Victor Gao, Vice President of CCG and Chairman of China Energy Security Institute
Gao Yong, Vice President of Public Affairs and Sustainability for Bayer China
Liu Daizong, East Asia Director of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
Zheng Yuetong, Transportation Engineer at the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
Sun Yongfu, Senior Research Fellow at CCG and former Director-General at the European Affairs Department of the Ministry of Commerce of China
Zhang Jianyu, Executive Director of the BRI International Green Development Institute at the Belt and Road Initiative International Green Development Coalition (BRIGC)
Johann Fuhrmann, Head of the China Office at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
Cai Tingjian, Programme Manager at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
Janis Mandic, Programme Manager at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
Schulze Henning, Vice President of Sales at JA Solar
Andy Hu, Director of Corporate Communications at Huawei Technologies
Liu Lu, Public Affairs Manager at Huawei Technologies Deutschland GmbH
Ann Tang, Deputy Secretary-General and Director of Global Initiatives at CCG
Zichen Wang, Research Fellow and Director for International Communications at CCG
Roger Mengqi Wu, Research Fellow at CCG
Zhao Zhanjie, Director of External Relations and Program Manager of the Global Young Leaders Dialogue (GYLD) at CCG
April 14, 2024
On April 14, 2024, Thomas Paulsen, Member of the Executive Board of the Körber Foundation and Nora Müller, Director of the International Politics Division and of the Berlin office of the Körber Foundation visited CCG headquarters in Beijing. They were received by Mabel Lu Miao, CCG Co-Founder & Secretary-General.
Also in attendance
Ann Tang, Deputy Secretary-General and Director of Global Initiatives at CCG
Zichen Wang, Research Fellow and Director for International Communications at CCG
Zhao Zhanjie, Director of External Relations and Program Manager of the Global Young Leaders Dialogue (GYLD) at CCG
Roger Mengqi Wu, Research Fellow at CCG
April 12, 2024
On April 12, 2024, a delegation from Germany led by Amb. Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) Foundation, visited CCG headquarters in Beijing. They were received by Mabel Lu Miao, CCG Co-Founder & Secretary-General, and Amb. Shi Mingde, former Chinese Ambassador to Germany.
Also in attendance
Stefan Bernhart, Director of Corporate and Joint Venture Affairs at Volkswagen China and Vice Chairman of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Johann Fuhrmann, Head of the China Office at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
Canan Gündüz, First Secretary at German Embassy in Beijing
Guo Jing, Department of European Affairs at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
Jens Hildebrandt, Delegate & Chief Representative at Delegation of German Industry & Commerce Beijing (AHK) and Executive Director German Chamber North China
Matthias Kraemer, Head of the Department for External Economic Policy at the Federation of German Industries (BDI)
Li Shengxin, Department of German Affairs at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
Li Ye, CCG Senior Council Member and Vice President & Head of Corporate Affairs and Government Relations at Merck China
Mike Liu, Vice President and Senior Fellow at CCG
Shen Tong, Head of Public Affairs and Government Relations at BDI Beijing
Sun Mingxi, Director (Counselor) of the Department of European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
David Zeng, Director of Corporate Affairs at Merck China
Wang Yiwei, CCG Nonresident Senior Fellow and Jean-Monnet Chair Professor & Director of the Center for European Studies at Renmin University of China
Jin Ling, Director of the Department for European Studies at the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS)
Victor Gao, Vice President of CCG
Ann Tang, Deputy Secretary-General at CCG
Zhang Wei, Deputy Secretary-General and Senior Research Fellow at CCG
Zichen Wang, Research Fellow and Director for International Communications at CCG
Roger Mengqi Wu, Research Fellow at CCG
April 8, 2024
On April 8, 2024, a German delegation from the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Economic Forum headed by Matthias Machnig, Former State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany and Vice President of the SPD Economic Forum visited CCG headquarters in Beijing. They were received by Sun Yongfu, Senior Research Fellow at CCG and former Director-General at the European Affairs Department of the Ministry of Commerce of China, and Mike Liu, Vice President and Senior Fellow at CCG.
Also in attendance
Heiko Kretschmer, Treasurer of the SPD Economic Forum
Frank Wilhelmy, Managing Director of the SPD Economic Forum
Monika Griefahn, CEO of the Institute for Media Environment Culture and Former Minister and Former Member of the German Bundestag
Boris von Chlebowski, Member of the Management Board at Accenture Germany
Christian Clarus, Director for Global Government Affairs at B. Braun SE
Thomas Schwarz, Head of Government Affairs in Berlin for AUDI AG
Norbert Theihs, Managing Director, Association of the Chemical Industry in Germany
Margarita Mathiopoulos, Founder/CEO, ASPIDE Technology
Famke Krumbmüller, Associate Partner and EMEIA Leader at EY Geostrategy
Carl Heinrich Bruhn, CEO of CHB Holdings
Matthias W. Send, General Manager and Head of Public Affairs at Entega AG
Alexander Paul Otto, Managing Director at FGS Global (Europe) GmbH
Daniel Wixforth, Managing Partner at 365 Sherpas GmbH
Constantin Marquardt, Director Agricultural Policy at Bayer AG
Christian Poppe, Director Global Public Affairs & Sustainability at Formo Bio GmbH
Sascha Novoselic, Public Affairs Manager at Huawei Technologies Deutschland GmbH
Laila Linke, Desk officer for economic policy at the SPD Economic Forum
Fritjof Rindermann, Desk officer for economic policy at the SPD Economic Forum
Linh Wedel, Assistant to the Management at the SPD Economic Forum
Li Ye, Vice President & Head of Corporate Affairs and Government Relations at Merck China and Vice Chair of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (CAEFI)
Carol Liu, Vice President of Healthcare Affairs and Market Access at Boehringer-Ingelheim TCM
Jin Hui, Dean of the Beijing Borui Open Policy Research Institute and Specially and Invited Expert of the Beijing “Two Zones” Leading Group Office
Zhang Wei, Deputy Secretary-General of CCG and Senior Research Fellow
Ann Tang, Deputy Secretary-General and Director of Global Initiatives at CCG
Zichen Wang, Research Fellow and Director for International Communications at CCG
Hou Shaoli, Associate Director of Global Enterprise Research at CCG
