Why Are More and More Multinational Environmental Enterprises Taking Root in China?
Today global environmental protection efforts are facing strong headwinds. Is China still firmly committed to green development? How does a Japanese executive who is working in China evaluate the Chinese government's determination to protect the environment? How about the environmental awareness of the Chinese public in his view? And how does he assess the potential for the future development of China's environmental protection market?
In this episode, Ueno Tomokazu, host from CICG Asia-Pacific, takes a trip to the city of Suzhou and has a talk with Takeo Keizo, managing director of Sumitomo Electric Trading. Starting with the story of protecting a single drop of water, they discuss the changes and progress in China's environmental protection over the past 20 years.
Why Are More and More Multinational Environmental Enterprises Taking Root in China?https://youtu.be/_Qc5Tme_XYA
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