On October 20, 2021 the 64 member strong Steering Committee of Entrepreneurs for the Business Environment of China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone Qingdao Area was established. Ms Kerstin Kaehler, general manager of the German Enterprise Centre Qingdao, was appointed as one of its members for the group in charge of foreign invested enterprises.

“It is an honor to be given this responsibility as it shows a lot of trust in our abilities”, says Ms Kaehler. Commenting on her plans for supporting the Pilot Free Trade Zone’s Administrative Committee she mentions that she is looking forward to collecting and bundling the hopes, suggestions and questions of foreign invested enterprises in the pilot free trade zone and forwarding them to its administrative committee for consideration: “Although it is clear that not every single suggestion can be put into practice, it is to be hoped that the administrative committee will make good use of the valuable input we as members of the steering committee provide.”