Beijing Mayor Meets Amsterdam Delegation

Beijing Mayor Liu Qi told Pauline Krikke, visiting deputy mayor of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in Beijing December 6 that the Chinese capital can learn from the Dutch capital in the development of the hi-tech industry.

Liu said Beijing and Amsterdam share many similarities as the two capital cities both endeavor to develop their hi-tech industry 's. He said Beijing aims to become a micro-electronics industry center in northern China and therefore wishes to learn from the experiences of Amsterdam.

Heading an Amsterdam delegation, Krikke said Amsterdam's hi- tech industrial park was the first to be developed in Europe. She said the two cities can cooperate more in the IT sector and the computer software industry.






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