The Deputy Secretary-General of the Forum Macao, Rodrigo Brum said that Portuguese-speaking countries ⁠– namely Portugal ⁠– should take more advantage of this organisation to attract Chinese foreign investment, namely in greenfield investments. Speaking in<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/forum-macao-can-help-portuguese-speaking-countries-attract-more-chinese-investment/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">Forum Macao can help Portuguese speaking-countries attract more Chinese investment</span></a></div>

European leaders talk of shortening supply chains and curbing China’s “Belt and Road” plan. But on the ground in Italy, Gimmi Baldinini says his designer footwear company is in no position to cut ties with<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/goodbye-seems-to-be-the-hardest-word-for-europes-manufacturers-when-it-comes-to-chinas-low-cost-labour-force-and-supply-chain/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">Goodbye seems to be the hardest word for Europe’s manufacturers when it comes to China’s low-cost labour force and supply chain</span></a></div>

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China has announced a further opening up of its manufacturing and financial services sectors to foreign investment with the removal of seven items from its so-called negative list as part of an annual review. With effect<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/china-eases-restrictions-on-foreign-investors-but-is-it-too-little-too-late/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">China eases restrictions on foreign investors, but is it too little too late?</span></a></div>

In parallel to this week´s the 22nd EU-China summit, European Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson took part in the 9th EU-China Energy Dialogue with her Chinese counterpart, Zhang Jianhua, the Administrator of the National Energy Administration<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/china-and-eu-to-promote-green-energy-investments-in-third-countries/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">China and EU to Promote Green Energy Investments in Third Countries</span></a></div>

Huawei is launching it´s ICT Academy in Portugal, after signing a memorandum of understanding in May with the University of Aveiro and the country´s Telecommunications Institute for the installation of an infrastructure dedicated to the<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/huawei-ict-academy-arrives-in-portugal/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">Huawei ICT Academy Arrives in Portugal</span></a></div>