Financial Dialogue between IMI Experts and Vice Chairman Carsten Schneider of SPD fraction in the German Bundestag

2019-03-25 IMI
Carsten Schneider, the Vice Chairman of SPD fraction in the German Bundestag, visited China from March 25th to March 28th at the invitation of the International Department, Central Committee of CPC. Mr. Schneider had an unofficial dialogue with IMI experts on the afternoon of March 25th, which was organized by Beijing representative office of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Foreign guests present at the discussion include Mr. Schneider, the Vice Chairman of SPD fraction in the German Bundestag and former Spokesperson for financial affairs, and Dr. Alexander Kallweit, the Resident Representative for China of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Chinese guests present at the discussion include Mr. Wei Benhua, the former IMF Executive Director for China and former Deputy Administrator-in-bureau of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Prof. Zhao Xijun, the Associate Dean at School of Finance in Renmin University of China, and Dr. Dai Zhixin, the lecturer in RUC who earned a PhD in economics at ‎University of Lyon in France. During the discussion, both sides discussed macroeconomic and financial issues in China and Europe, especially Germany, as well as the current hot topics regarding international finance, trade, etc. The experts present exchanged their views and the discussion was a complete success.