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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Taicang, located in Jiangsu Province on the southern bank of the Yangtze River estuary, is a small city with a population of less than a million. Since the first German company established itself there in 1993, Taicang has become home to over 560 German-owned companies, with a total investment of over $6 billion. Its annual industrial output exceeds RMB 67 billion, with over 60 companies recognized as "hidden champions" in their respective industries. This southern city has become one of the county-level districts with the highest concentration of German companies and the best quality of development, earning it the title of "homeland of German companies."
In 1993, the first German company, KERN-LIEBERS, established itself here. It took 14 years to attract the first hundred German companies, and only two years to grow from 400 to 500 companies. This acceleration is the result of years of dedicated work by local authorities to actively attract and closely support investors.
Taicang has built a 17N international contact network covering Germany's major economic regions. Annual "Taicang Day" events are held in Germany, enhancing the international standing of cooperation. A "Specialized Window for German Enterprises" has been opened, providing a "green corridor." The German dual education system was first introduced in China, and the first German-Chinese vocational training park based on the dual system was established in China, training over 10,000 highly qualified specialists. On Rothenburg Street, one can see glimpses of German everyday life, helping Germans living in Taicang feel at home.
The city's prime riverside location, proximity to Shanghai, and business climate based on the principle of "no disruption, no response" encourage German companies to continually increase their investment and deepen their presence in Taicang. Local businesses and research institutes also actively collaborate with them on industrial cooperation, as well as development and innovation.
Industrial cooperation goes hand in hand with humanitarian exchanges. The Taicang Beer Festival has been held 20 times. Sporting events, such as Sino-German football and table tennis matches, are regularly organized. In 2025, the Berlin Women's Choir from Germany performed on the stage of the Grand Theatre in Taicang, giving the city's residents an unforgettable intercultural artistic celebration.
Taicang aims to create a model zone of national-level Sino-German cooperation, striving to transform the partnership with Germany from quantitative accumulation to qualitative leap, from industrial dominance to comprehensive integration, and to form a new format of international cooperation at a higher level and with greater depth.
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