Zhang Xiaoqiang Meets With Former US Secretary of US Department of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez
- Time:2015-03-31
- source:CCIEE
Zhang Xiaoqiang Meets With Former US Secretary of US Department of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez
On March 20, 2015, Zhang Xiaoqiang, Permanent Vice Chairman of CCIEE, met with Carlos Gutierrez, Chair of Albright Stonebridge Group and former Secretary of the US Department of Commerce, and Steve Mollenkopf, President and CEO of Qualcomm. Xu Chaoyou, Director General of the Department of External Affairs and Zhang Yongjun, Deputy Director General of the Economic Research Department of CCIEE were also at the meeting.
Mr. Gutierrez spoke highly of the huge Chinese market and the development of Chinese companies. He said that many US companies in China are willing to shoulder more corporate responsibilities and contribute to China’s development, in particular, he emphasized that Qualcomm hopes to play a more important role in China’s development in the long term. Mr. Mollenkopf introduced the chip business of his company and the development of the semiconductor industry in the US. He believes that a rising China represents great opportunities for Qualcomm, and he would like to expand cooperation with Chinese counterparts in such fields as LTE, server chips and China’s Development Fund for Integrated Circuit Industry.
Zhang Xiaoqiang praised Qualcomm for the measures it proposed last year and said that China’s electronical manufacturing has great potential and opportunities and is open to foreign companies, especially the mobile communication industry. Qualcomm should seize the opportunities and boost its development in China.
The two sides also discussed the prospects of 5G chip and super speed wifi technology.