The Lithuania-China Business Council was founded in January 2014 under the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists to promote business relations between Lithuania and China. Over 30 companies participated in the founding meeting and membership has grown since. The Council aims to support its members through providing information, helping find business partners, and organizing trade missions and conferences. It is supported by the Lithuanian and Chinese governments and has partnerships with various organizations. The Council held several activities in 2014 and has plans for continued cooperation and exchanges between Lithuanian and Chinese businesses in 2015.

1. Lithuania – China Business Council under the auspices
of Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists
Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania
28 - 01 -2015

2. Lithuania – China Business Council
• Founded in January 2014
• Creation of the Council generated rather big interest:
more than 30 companies participated at the founding
meeting
• the Council is growing: new members are joining

3. Lithuania – China Business Council
• the Council is established in accordance with the practice of
similar Councils under the auspices of LPK and other EU
countries’ Business Councils with China
• the main task is development and promotion of business
relations between Lithuania and China
• its activities is supported by the Government of Lithuania,
Embassy of P.R. of China in Vilnius and Lithuanian Embassy in
Beijing
• the Council providing practical services to its members –
Lithuanian and Chinese companies

4. Members of the Council
Chinese companies:
HANIL – participation of
Chinese companies at
international exhibitions
North China Power
Engineering Co., Ltd. of China
Power Engineering Consulting
Group

5. Lithuanian Association of
Sea Stevedore Companies
Marijampoles pieno konservai LTD.
- Diary products
ALITA Group
- Alcoholic beverages
Members of the Council
Lithuanian companies:
LITEXPO
- Exhibitions and Conferences

6. Members of the Council
KPMG Baltics
ECOVIS law company
Attorneys at law
SORAINEN and partners
Management company of
Klaipeda Free Economic
Zone

7. Partners of the Council
- Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Beijing
- Embassy of P.R. of China in Vilnius
- Office of Economic and Trade cooperation of the
Embassy of P.R. of China in Vilnius
- Office of Xinhua News Agency in Vilnius

8. Partners of the Council and
National Team of Basketball
HUAWEI
Huawei Technologies Ltd. (Vilnius)
www.huawei.com
Zhang Xibo, Osvaldas Ciuksys and Xu Sitao (The Economist)
Zhang Xibo and Arvydas Sabonis

9. Activities of the Council in 2014
• The Budget of the Council is formed, parmanent staff
members started their work in September 2014
• More potential members are informed about the Council
in China and Lithuania
• Dynamic cooperation is going on with the Embassy of
Lithuanian in Beijing and the office of Economic and Trade
counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Vilnius
• the web-site of the Council is launched www.lt-cn.org
• Established contacts with different companies and
organizations in China

10. Activities of the Council in 2014
• The Business Mission is organized to Ningbo together
with Minister of Economy Mr. Evaldas Gustas
• 4 Business delegations from China received: from cities
Tianjin, Ningbo and Hangzhou and Xinjiang region
• Seminar on business opportunities in China and Hong
Kong in coopeartion with Enterprise Lithunia
• Visit of Chinese Ambassador to the city Alytus and
company Alita

11. Apublic activities of the Council
Activities of the Council are presented to the general
public and business community, members are
participating in different meetings and conferences:
- Interviews about the Council for China Daily and Xinhua.
Special introduction on Info TV (LT)
- April – May, 2014 series of meetings in China with
different companies and organisations
- 28-29 August, 2014 participation in China Investment
Forum, Prague

12. Public activities of the Council
- 25-27 July, 2014 participation in international conference –
Forum on Silk Road Economic Zone and Global Times Leader
Roundtable

13. September 2014 certificates of membership were
presented to the members of the Council
Public activities of the Council

14. Planned activities of the Council
• February 5, 2015 Seminar on practical aspects of exports
to China in Vilnius
• June 2015, visit of CEOs of biggest Chinese companies
from different sectors to Lithuania
• November 2015 participation of Chinese companies in
different trade fairs and business meetings
• September 2015, Business mission of Lithuanian
companies to China
• initiation of the Project of Lithuanian products boutiques
in China

15. Council can offer concrete and practical services for its
members
• information about Chinese or Lithuanian market and
investment possibilities
• help to find potential business partners
• organization of specific business missions
• help to establish direct contacts with Government and
other authorities
• use of its premises for organization of business meetings
in Vilnius
• free participation of members in different seminars and
conferences organized by the Council

16. Sectors for Chinese investments in Lithuania
• Bigger scale state and private projects in public and
transport infrastructure, real estate, PPP projects
• Investments to existing companies: acquisitions of
companies, shares, creation of joint stock companies
• Investments to production for exports to China and
other big markets (EU and USA, Canada) using the
procedure of temporary imports (inward processing)

17. Contacts of the Council
Web-site: www.lt-cn.org
Address: Vienuolio str. 8, Vilnius
Chairman of the Council Osvaldas Ciuksys
mob. +370 610 60771, E-mail:
osvaldas.ciuksys@lpk.lt
Secretary of the Council Совета Aida Grabauskaite
mob. +370 623 55242, E-mail:
aida.grabauskaite@lpk.lt

18. We would like to invite You to visit us
and become members of the Council!
非常感謝
Thank You for Your attention!