Minister of Economics Hoffmeister-Kraut: Innovation trip to China!

Minister of Economics Hoffmeister-Kraut: Innovation trip to China!

Beijing, China - dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Minister of Economics, Work and Tourism in Baden-Württemberg, started a trip to China on June 29, 2025. With an approximately 60-member delegation of representatives of companies, associations and science institutions, the minister travels to the important cities Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. The main goal of this delegation trip is market exploration and the development of new developments in the areas of intelligent and networked transport solutions and robotics. China plays a central role as a trading partner for Baden-Württemberg, especially in the sectors digitization and automation, such as "https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/Pressemitteigung/pid/hoffmeister-kraut-wirtschaftsdelegation-in-china-1"> Baden-wuerttemberg.de reported.

The trip to China is scheduled from June 29 to July 5, 2025. It opens up the opportunity to establish valuable business contacts to the participants and address the challenges in the automotive sector, which are caused by aspiring robotics from China. Chinese automobile manufacturers are increasingly investing in humanoid robots and integrating them into their production processes, which increases the competition for innovative, inexpensive mobility solutions as well as the future of automation and industrial efficiency, such as China-bw.net added.

Visit to Beijing

The first stop of the delegation is Beijing, the capital of China. On June 30, 2025, talks with government officials from the Provinces Liaoning and Jiangsu are on the program. In addition, the minister will present the Baden-Württemberg business location in front of entrepreneurs in a lecture. Another highlight of the stay is to visit the exhibition "World of Robots" in Beijing E-Town, which is supplemented by a political exchange with the Economics Minister of Beijing, Jiang Guangzhi. In addition, a conversation in the Goethe Institute with representatives of chambers, associations and companies will take place.

Station Guangzhou and Shenzhen

After the stay in Beijing, the trip goes to Guangzhou on July 1, 2025, the capital of the province of Guangdong. Meeting with representatives of the provincial government and chambers of commerce from the USA, EU and Germany are planned here. Visits to Xpeng Motors, a manufacturer of modern electric cars, and Sick China, a company for industrial solutions and automation, are also on the program. On July 3, 2025, a visit to Weride, a specialist for autonomous driving solutions, is planned.

The last part of the trip leads the delegation to Shenzhen, one of the most innovative cities in China, where a visit to Phoenix Wings, a provider of freight drones, is available on July 3, 2025. On July 4, 2025, discussions with companies such as Pudu Tech, a provider of commercial robots, will be held. The end of the visit program is a meeting at Tencent, a leading technology company in China. On the evening of July 4, 2025, the trip ends with the return to Frankfurt.

Minister Hoffmeister-Kraut hopes for a clear market assessment and valuable impulses for innovations in Baden-Württemberg from this delegation trip to successfully counter the challenges in global competition.