Wuxi entrepreneur a model ambassador for China-Germany ties

Cao Kebo has the honor of meeting President Xi Jinping in 2014. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

In recent years, Cao has remained on hand during negotiations between the two sides and in 2014 he was met by President Xi Jinping who expressed his appreciation for the positive role Cao continues to play in the economic and cultural exchanges between two nations.

"The friendly exchange between China and Germany has really ushered in a new era," Cao noted before expressing his feeling of fortune at having met President Xi and Premier Li in just the same year.

In 2015, Cao made a deal with BMW to set up supporting plants in Mexico and he noted that the president encouraged him to increase investment in a third country along with German counterparts.

The partnership has continued to flourish as the mold and plastic technology company promised to set a subsidiary in the US providing auto parts for BMW, an agreement that was fulfilled last year.

Apart from the auto business, Cao has also brought top medical resources to China with the establishment of Wuxi Mingci Cardiovascular Hospital, a €100 million project cooperatively launched with German heart clinic Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine.

Currently, as an ambassador of North Rhine-Westphalia, a German province, the entrepreneur has been active on the lecture podium spreading the image of Germany's most populous region from his own perspective, a role he relishes.