[演讲致辞]刘晓明大使在中英中小企业总裁论坛上的主旨演讲.doc

刘晓明大使在中英中小企业总裁论坛上的主旨演讲 Keynote Speech by H.E. Ambassador Liu Xiaoming at the China-UK SME CEO Forum 2011年6月1日，伦敦米尔班克大厦 1st June 2011, Millbank Tower, London 尊敬的英国贸易和投资国务大臣格林勋爵， 尊敬的英中贸协主席白乐威爵士， 各位企业家朋友们： Lord Green, Sir David Brewer, Business leaders, 很高兴出席英国贸易投资署和英中贸协联合举办的中英中小企业总裁论坛。 It is a great pleasure for me to attend the China-UK SME CEO Forum hosted by UKTI and CBBC. 我记得去年6月，也就是我刚到任不久，我曾参加过一个同样是由英国贸易投资署和英中贸协举办的中小企业早餐会。正是在那次活动中，我对英国中小企业有了一些初步认识。此后一年来，我到访英国许多地方，也特意走访不少中小企业。在苏格兰，我陪同李克强副总理考察了“海蟒”能源公司，世界上首家专门研究和制造海洋波浪发电设备的企业；在西米德兰，我参观了布兰道尔公司，这家有着几十年历史、专门制造精密金属零件的家族企业；在威尔士，我访问了凯宁水泥公司，其新型水泥生产工艺可减少95%的二氧化碳排放。这些富有特色的英国中小企业给我留下了深刻印象。 I remember well in June last year I attended the SME breakfast meeting also hosted by UKTI and CBBC. This was shortly after my arrival in London as Ambassador of China. It was through that event that I started to learn how important SMEs are in the UK. So it is no surprise that SMEs are at the core of UKTI and CBBC strategy. It was also through the breakfast last June that I gained my earliest knowledge of SMEs in this country. I used this briefing to influence my visits across Britain. One year on, I have visited many places in the UK. I have specially included visits to SMEs in my programmes every time. The result is that I am greatly impressed by the strengths of SMEs across Britain. In Scotland, I accompanied Vice Premier Li Keqiang when he visited the Pelamis Wave Power Project. You may know how this company is a global leader. It is the first business in the world dedicated to the research and manufacturing of ocean wave power generation equipment. In West Midlands, I visited the Brandauer engineering business. They live up to their claim of ‘turning the seemingly impossible concepts into a manufacturing reality’. In Wales, I visited Cenin Cement. This pioneering and award winning firm makes cement that reduces CO2 emissions by a striking 95%. 中小企业在中英两国企业的数量中均占99%以上，分别贡献了50%以上的经济总量和就业。中英中小企业进入对方国家市场，并非始自今日；中英加强中小企业合作，也不是今天才提上议事日程。半个世