Welcome to Keqiao, one and all!｜“洋地瓜”们， 柯桥欢迎您！

How to apply for an invitation letter for foreigners to come to China? What are the conditions for foreign children to enroll in Chinese schools? What about a foreigner’s work permit? On the afternoon of May 30th, these and all other related questions were answered at the the Keqiao Ancient Town Protection and Preservation Center, as the District Bureau of Commerce hosted 100 foreign businesspeople descending upon Keqiao Ancient Town in preparation for a host of initiatives jointly welcoming the Asian Games, while concurrently promoting services for foreign businesspeople, further optimizing regional Sino-foreign business environments and relations while serving businesspeople and enterprises from around the world with sound and attractive conveniences and opportunities to “enter, stay, and grow.”

外国人来华邀请函如何申请？外籍子女入学有哪些条件？外国人来华工作许可证怎么办理？……5月30日下午，区商务局联合柯桥古镇保护中心举办百名外商走进柯桥古镇启动共迎亚运倡议暨推进外商能级迭代服务政策宣讲会，进一步优化区域涉外营商环境，服务外商“进得来、留得下、发展得好”。

This year, the District Bureau of Commerce led its implementation of its local economy and development initiatives, further optimizing and improving the business environment based on directions and goals in further opening-up, while combining the two concepts of “what foreign investors hope for, and what the government can provide.” Further exploring modes of attracting, expanding, transferring, and raising foreign investment, while promoting the circulation and expansion of good while amiably resolving commercial disputes with the help of local merchants, the further growth and development of Keqiao’s “sweet potatoes” - local enterprise and commerce” have expanded their vines to welcome those from all four corners of the world… basking in sunlight, rain, and nutrients anew, as the district’s darling sweet potatoes grow to heights never seen before - a phenomenon only just begun through May 30’s collective event, before focused, individualized services assist one and all in growing amongst Keqiao’s ever-expanding, verdant garden.今年，区商务局牵头实施“地瓜经济”提能升级“一号开放工程”，贯彻落实营商环境优化提升，立足“开放所向、外商所盼、政府所能”，探索性地推进“以外引外”“以外拓外”“以外调外”外商能级迭代模式，以商人提能促商品流通解商事纠纷，推动常住外商“洋地瓜”本土化，让柯桥“地瓜”的藤蔓“吸取更多的阳光、雨露，发挥更多的光合作用。”此次组团送服务活动正是其中一个缩影。活动现场，多部门组团送上精准服务。

Opening itself to the world is a distinct characteristic of the Keqiao economy, and one of the building blocks that has bolstered its meteoric rise - a feature in which foreign investment plays an integral role. As a key gathering area for foreign businesses and talent throughout Zhejiang, Keqiao has attracted more than 5,000 purchasers from around the world to set up fixed or permanent locations, with over 1,600 permanent representative offices of foreign (regional) enterprises, and nearly 1,200 foreign-invested commercial enterprises established region-wide. May’s event alone, attracting 100 foreign businesspeople from 20 countries, further highlighted all Keqiao has to offer, and the increasing fervor for those around the world to join its ranks. “It’s so convenient here,” exclaimed Jin Jilong, from South Korea. “Keqiao welcomes foreigners so openly, for trade, investment, and life. And the government’s services are so complete.”

开放是柯桥经济的鲜明标识，外商是促进开放的宝贵资源。柯桥是全省重要的外商集聚区。目前，柯桥已吸引全球各地5000余名采购商设点驻扎，全区累计设立外国（地区）企业常驻代表机构1600余家，外商投资商业企业近1200家。本次活动吸引了20个国家的100名外商参加。“我很喜欢柯桥，这里无论是日常生活还是经贸活动，都很便利。”金基龙来自韩国，在柯桥工作生活已有20余年，他说：“柯桥很欢迎外国人来这里贸易投资，政府服务非常好。”

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照片：黄观军 摄

编辑：柯桥传媒集团

翻译：绍兴文理学院外国语学院

终审：柯桥区委宣传部