Xitaihu Lake Community Opening Ceremony 西太湖国际人才社区正式启动！

On May 20, Changzhou first international talent community – Xitaihu lake International talent community officially launched in the beautiful lakeside of Xitaihu lake. Pierre Moussy,Commercial Consul of Consulate General of France in Shanghai; Stjepan Kucifer, Honorary resident of Jiangsu Province, Honorary resident of Changzhou City,General Manager of MAN Machinery ; Zhang Sha, Jiangsu Representative of Hong Kong Trade Development Council; YangFen, Vice mayor; Liu Weiguo, Vice Secretary of Changzhou government; Shi Weidong, Chairmanof the CPPCC of Wujin District; Li Lei, Vice Chief of Wujin  District; leaders of relevant departments of the city and district; Dai Zhihua and Wu Weifeng, leaders of the Xitaihu Industry Park and representatives of chambers of commerce and associations attended the activity.

5月20日，常州市首个国际人才社区——西太湖国际人才社区在美丽的西太湖畔正式启动，法国驻上海总领事馆商务领事皮埃尔·穆西，常州市外商投资企业协会会长、曼恩机械有限公司董事总经理斯捷潘·库契弗尔，香港贸易发展局江苏代表张厦，副市长杨芬，市政府副秘书长刘卫国，武进区政协主席石伟东，副区长李磊及市、区相关部门负责人，园区领导戴志华、武为锋，中国法国工商会、以色列中国商会、中国德国商会等多个商会、协会的代表参加活动。

Xitaihulake international community, located in core area of Moon Bay of Xitaihulake Science and Technology Industrial Park and oriented by the demand for international talents, is O2O social life community and innovation and entrepreneurship service platform. It is built for the investors, founders of foreignenterprises in Changzhou and even the Yangtze River Delta, foreign high-leveltalents, overseas business and travel customers for short-term visit, project cooperation and tourism investigation in China.

西太湖国际人才社区位于西太湖科技产业园揽月湾核心区，是园区以国际人才需求为导向，面对常州乃至长三角外资企业投资人、创始人、外籍高层次人才，海外来华短期访问、项目合作、旅游考察的商旅客户等人群打造的O2O社会生活共同体和创新创业服务平台。

In order to expand the influence of the community and attract more outstanding international talents to start businesses and live in Xitaihu Lake, the Xitaihu Lake actively creates an innovative and entrepreneurial environment that meets the requirements of internationalization. Several national and provincial innovation and entrepreneurship bases in the community, such as Changzhou National Medical Device International Innovation Park and Xitaihu Digital Economy Industrial Park, will provide one-stop innovation and entrepreneurship services for international talents. Wycombe Abbey School, Changzhou Xitaihu Foreign Language School and Xitaihu Hospital will provide sound public services for international talents. Apartments for International Talents, PublicService Space, Qiubai Reading Yard and Xitaihu Foreign Language Hall andmonthly social activities will create an overseas living atmosphere forinternational talents, so that they can "be attracted" and"stay".

为扩大国际人才社区的影响力，吸引更多优秀国际人才到西太湖创业、生活，西太湖积极营造适应国际化要求的创新创业环境。社区内的常州国家医疗器械国际创新园、西太湖数字经济产业园等多个国家级和省级创新创业基地将为国际人才提供创新创业一站式服务；威雅公学、常州西太湖外国语学校以及西太湖医院将为国际人才提供健全的公共服务；国际人才公寓、公共服务空间、秋白书苑西太湖外文馆以及每月组织的精品社交活动将为国际人才打造类海外的生活氛围，使国际人才“引得进”，更“留得住”。

DistrictCPPCC Chairman Shi Weidong expressed sincere welcome to the arrival of allguests. He said that Wujin has always adhered to the strategy of "atalented area" and has embarked on a high-quality development path of"leading development with talents and gathering talents withdevelopment". The launch of the Xitaihu International Talent Community isan innovative move of Wujin to actively explore the management and servicesystem of foreign talents. During the period of "the 14thFive-Year Plan", Wujin will actively explore more positive, more open,more effective personnel policy, perfecting the marketization andinternationalization, specialization, wisdom introducing and cultivate talentmechanism, promoting reform of talent management, comprehensively build first-class entrepreneurial innovation ecology and human ecology, and trying to make the Xitaihu lake international community to become an international talent highland of talents, innovation highland and the modern industry highland.

区政协主席石伟东对各位嘉宾的到来表示诚挚的欢迎。他表示，武进一直秉持“人才强区”战略，走出了一条“以人才引领发展、以发展集聚人才”的高质量发展之路。西太湖国际人才社区的启动，正是武进积极探索外国人才管理服务体制机制的创新之举。“十四五”期间，武进将积极探索更积极、更开放、更有效的人才政策，不断完善市场化、国际化、专业化、智慧化的引才育才机制，扎实推进人才管理改革，全方位打造一流创业创新生态和人才生态，使西太湖国际人才社区成为国际人才高地、创新高地和现代产业高地。

Pierre Mossy, Commercial Consul of Consulate General of France in Shanghai, said China is trustworthy in France and is the French enterprise investment partners. More than half of economic activities of French companies are concentrated in the Yangtze river delta region. The city is also a part of the French enterprises in Changzhou. Because Changzhou lies between the Yangtze river and Taihu lake, the environment is very important. Through continuous innovation, French companies will contribute to Changzhou, the Yangtze River Delta and even China's transition to low-carbon economy, and carry out in-depth China-France cooperation in China, a land of innovation.

法国驻上海总领事馆商务领事皮埃尔·穆西表示，中国是法国和法国企业值得信赖的投资伙伴，法国企业在中国有一半以上的经济活动都集中在长三角地区，而常州也是部分法国企业所在的城市，对于位于长江和太湖之间的常州来说，环境至关重要。法国企业将通过不断创新，为常州、为长三角乃至中国向低碳经济过度做贡献，在中国这片创新热土上深入开展中法合作。

At the opening ceremony, The French Chamber of Commerce of China, Changzhou Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment, Korea Chamber of Commerce, Changzhou Wujin District Wycombe Abby school, Changzhou Freemanbou Sports Culture co.,LTD., Changzhou Galaxy real Estate Company, Changzhou Library, Changzhou Xitaihu Lake Hospital, Changzhou City Arts and Crafts Industry Association, Jiangsu Zhengqi Haoran Law Firm and Xitaihu Lake International Talent Community , totally 10 cooperative organzations officially joined the patron alliances signing ceremony .

启动仪式上，中国法国工商会、常州市外商投资企业协会、韩国商会、常州市武进区威雅公学实验学校、常州市弗里曼宝体育文化有限公司、星河地产常州公司、常州市图书馆、常州西太湖医院有限公司、常州市工艺美术行业协会、江苏正气浩然律师事务所和西太湖国际人才社区10家合作单位正式签约。

After the ceremony, participants visited the public service space, international friendship forest, international talent apartments and other supporting facilities of Xitaihu Lake International  Community.

仪式结束后，与会人员参观了西太湖国际人才社区的公共服务空间、国际友谊林、国际人才公寓等配套设施。