Air Liquide will continue active involvement in Sino-French relations

Air Liquide celebrates 60th anniversary of Sino-French diplomatic relations

The Sino-French partnership has continued to strengthen in recent years. France is now China's third-largest trading partner in the EU, third-largest source of real investment, and second-largest technology importer, while China is France's largest trading partner in Asia.

Recently, the interaction between France and China has seen strong momentum, from high-level dialogue to people-to-people exchanges, including the visit of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs to China, the opening of the China-France carbon neutrality center, and a new 15-day visa exemption policy for French visitors.

Building on solid foundations, I am convinced that France and China will further deepen their comprehensive and high-quality cooperation, particularly in the fields of scientific research, technological modernization, energy transition, sustainable development, etc, not only for the good of the two countries, but for the whole world.

Air Liquide will be actively involved in this process, as we have been doing for more than 30 years.

Milestones of Air Liquide in China

• In 1989, Air Liquide was one of the first multinational corporations approved to set up a wholly foreign-owned enterprise in China.
• In 1992-1994, AIr Liquide set up over 10 subsidiaries and joint ventures in Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing and Guangdong.
• In 1994, then French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur and then Shanghai Vice Mayor Xu Kuangdi visited Air Liquide Shanghai.
• In 2001, Air Liquide established the joint venture Shanghai Chemical Industry Park Industrial Gases in SCIP.
• In 2016, the Air Liquide Shanghai Research & Technology Center was inaugurated.