On 22 September 2016 the congress on investing in Germany and Sino-German cooperation was held at Jiaozuo, a major industrial hub in central China, Henan province. Around 100 guests attended the conference including speakers of the German Trade and Invest (GTI), the representatives of German provinces North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Wuerttemberg, consulting firms and key leaders from local enterprise and government bureaus. Dr. Neumann spoke about investors requirements for overseas investments.