Creating a better Nanjing and Jiangsu in terms of levels of internationalism, green energy provision, and Environment, Health and Safety, was the focus today of a major call to the Chinese authorities by the leading chamber of commerce in the region.
在国际化水平、绿色能源供应以及环境、健康和安全方面创造更好的南京和江苏，是该地区主要商会今天向中国当局发出的重要呼吁的焦点。
The afternoon of today, 27 April, saw the European Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) launch its 2023/2024 Position Paper at a media roundtable event held in Nanjing’s Sofitel Galaxy. Present were media heavyweights from both Nanjing and Jiangsu as a whole, as well as this publication.
今天（4 月 27 日）下午，中国欧盟商会 (EUCCC) 在南京索菲特银河大酒店举行的媒体圆桌活动上发布了 2023/2024 年立场文件。出席的有来自南京和江苏的重量级媒体以及本刊。
The third Nanjing Position Paper focuses on current operational challenges faced by the Chamber’s 120-plus local members based in Nanjing, Xuzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Suzhou and Zhenjiang of Jiangsu Province; plus Ma’anshan and Chuzhou of Anhui Province.
第三份南京立场文件重点关注江苏省南京、徐州、无锡、常州、苏州和镇江的 120 多名当地会员当前面临的运营挑战；加上安徽省的马鞍山和滁州。
Getting to the Paper itself but before delving into the myriad of ways in which our region is lacking from an international standpoint, it is important to also look to the positive and note there have of late already been improvements.
进入本文本身，但在从国际角度深入研究我们地区缺乏的无数方面之前，重要的是也要看到积极的一面，并注意到最近已经取得了进步。
The Nanjing Chapter of EUCCC today boasts more members that ever before. Business travel to and from China has returned to near pre-COVID levels. And the regulatory framework in Jiangsu has been much improved, particularly in regard to areas such as taxation.
今天，欧盟商会南京分会的成员数量比以往任何时候都多。往返中国的商务旅行已恢复到接近新冠疫情爆发前的水平。江苏的监管框架也得到了很大改善，特别是在税收等领域。
Much work remains to be done, however, if Nanjing and Jiangsu are to attract and retain investment from abroad, particularly in regard to talent. Simply to make living in the Province easier for foreigners is a good place to start.
然而，南京和江苏要吸引和留住海外投资，特别是在人才方面，还有很多工作要做。只是为了让外国人在该省生活更轻松，这是一个很好的起点。
Hence that is the focus of much of the new Position Paper. Among the recommendations made therein, the optimisation of digital tools for foreign nationals is one of the foremost issues.
因此，这是新立场文件大部分内容的重点。其中提出的建议中，针对外国人的数字工具的优化是最重要的问题之一。
Hence, the Permanent Residence card granted to what amounts to little more than a handful of foreigners each year goes some way towards addressing this. Yes, it can be used to buy train tickets and stay in hotels, most of the time. But at only 17 digits and letters long (a Chinese ID comprises 18 digits), it cannot be used to book a visit to a scenic attraction, for example.
因此，每年只向少数外国人发放永久居留卡，这在一定程度上解决了这个问题。是的，大多数时候它可以用来购买火车票和入住酒店。但它只有 17 位数字和字母（中国身份证由 18 位数字组成），无法用于预订景点游览等。
Among the EUCCC’s recommendations in the Position Paper released today is therefore the adoption of a system whereby such cards can be recognised by online systems. Ideally, a universal kind of identity card should be issued to all foreigners, alleviating them of frustrations and increasing the chances of maintaining China as a preferred-investment destination.
因此，EUCCC 在今天发布的立场文件中提出的建议之一是采用一种可以通过在线系统识别此类卡的系统。理想情况下，应该向所有外国人发放通用身份证，以减轻他们的挫败感，并增加保持中国作为首选投资目的地的机会。
Sounds great in principal. And possibly in practice. When asked by this publication whether anyone really listens to what the EUCCC has to say, Andreas Risch, Chair of the Chamber’s Nanjing Chapter, said, “Yes, they are not only listening, they are asking for our recommendations”.
原则上听起来很棒。并且可能在实践中。当本刊询问是否有人真正倾听欧盟商会的意见时，商会南京分会主席安德烈亚斯·里施（Andreas Risch）表示，“是的，他们不仅在倾听，他们还在征求我们的建议”。
“Talking about Nanjing Investment Promotion Bureau, for example, they come to us and say, ‘Hey, we want to make Nanjing a more international city. What do we need?’”, said Risch.
“例如，谈到南京投资促进局，他们来找我们说，‘嘿，我们想让南京成为一个更加国际化的城市。我们需要什么？’”Risch 说。
It’s a change in attitude that Risch puts down to the desperate situation that developed in Nanjing during in the COVID years, whereby many foreigners up and left, taking their businesses with them.
里什将这种态度的转变归因于新冠肺炎期间南京出现的绝望局势，当时许多外国人带着他们的生意离开了。
Jiangsu and Nanjing today therefore now face a unique window of opportunity. To reign back that lost foreign talent and investment, to bring in even more and to make the region a most attractive part of China which can also be proud of its truly international outlook.
因此，今天的江苏和南京面临着一个独特的机遇之窗。遏制流失的外国人才和投资，引进更多人才，使该地区成为中国最具吸引力的地区，中国也可以为其真正的国际视野感到自豪。
