Marbella and Hangzhou Partner to Develop Innovation Projects

The municipality of Marbella and the Chinese city of Hangzhou have opened avenues for collaboration to boost an international technological and innovation platform, based on the possibility of creating a business incubator in these sectors, as announced this Friday by the mayor, Ángeles Muñoz.

This was disclosed by the mayor after receiving at the City Hall a delegation from the Foreign Affairs Department of the Asian city, in a meeting where the possibility of promoting a relationship of exchange and business cooperation was discussed.

Muñoz highlighted the importance of "a municipality with the vigor and innovative dynamism of Hangzhou showing interest in what we are doing in this sector," while emphasizing that "the proposal discussed aligns with our commitment to becoming a reference in the field of entrepreneurship linked to new technologies."

"We are a unique destination in the world not only for its quality of life but also for its growing and dynamic business ecosystem," stated the mayor, adding that "working together we can drive the development of innovative projects in both cities and generate significant opportunities."

On his part, the representative of the Hangzhou delegation, Tan Qinghai, stressed the importance of "establishing a friendly exchange relationship between both cities" and of launching "a platform for incubation of companies in the science, technology, and innovation sector to reach Europe and the world." He also expressed being "pleasantly surprised by what Marbella is doing in this area."