2024 sichuan-south asia and southeast asia business cooperation development conference held in chengdu
2024-09-14
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cover news reporter yao ruipeng
on september 11, 2024, the 2024 sichuan-south asia and southeast asian countries business cooperation and development conference was held in chengdu. hu yun, vice governor of the people's government of sichuan province, han cancai, representative of the guest country and ambassador of thailand to china, hassan rashid, minister of state for construction and infrastructure of maldives, sun xiao, secretary-general of the china chamber of international commerce, and chandi dhakal, acting president of the saarc chamber of commerce and industry, attended the conference and delivered speeches. huang li, president of the sichuan provincial council for the promotion of international trade, presided over the opening ceremony of the conference.
2024 sichuan-south asia and southeast asia business cooperation development conference held in chengdu
17 south and southeast asian countries attended the conference
discuss opportunities for business cooperation and development
more than 300 people attended the meeting, including representatives from government agencies, embassies and consulates in china, mainstream business associations, trade and investment promotion agencies in china, chongqing municipal chamber of commerce, relevant departments of sichuan province, municipal (prefectural) chambers of commerce, and chinese and foreign companies from 17 south asian and southeast asian countries including india, pakistan, nepal, sri lanka, bangladesh, afghanistan, vietnam, laos, myanmar, brunei, singapore, cambodia, the philippines, malaysia, and indonesia.
"china is thailand's largest trading partner and second largest export market. the cooperation between the two countries in various fields is constantly developing. with the in-depth implementation of the china-thailand visa exemption policy, the tourism, trade and investment cooperation between the two sides will be further revitalized." han cancai told reporters that sichuan plays a key role in china-thailand relations. this conference will surely promote economic and trade cooperation between thailand and sichuan, which is very important for promoting regional economic development. he looks forward to exploring new cooperation opportunities and channels with sichuan, jointly promoting sustainable development, and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between china and thailand.
in addition, hassan rashid believes that china's support has helped the maldives achieve significant development in infrastructure. in the areas of large-scale projects such as housing, ports, roads, bridges, land reclamation, and coastal protection, the maldives has huge investment potential and is willing to strengthen cooperation with chinese and sichuan companies.
at the meeting, the sichuan provincial chamber of commerce and industry and the sichuan branch of industrial and commercial bank of china, the sichuan provincial chamber of commerce and other companies signed cooperation memoranda respectively, covering government-bank cooperation, industrial and commercial institution cooperation, standardization cooperation, investment promotion, import and export trade and other aspects, to help sichuan deepen its opening-up and cooperation to the south.
moving towards the "new" and moving forward together
promoting deeper development of economic and trade cooperation
sun xiao hopes to work together with the business communities of south asian and southeast asian countries to maintain multilateral trade mechanisms and optimize the open cooperation environment; strengthen industrial and commercial cooperation mechanisms and stimulate regional growth vitality; jointly face challenges, build a mutually beneficial and win-win supply chain, and promote economic and trade cooperation to a wider range and deeper level.
chandi dhakal said that the partnership between china and south asia is an interconnected and future-oriented partnership. he hopes to use the platform of the conference to promote in-depth economic and commercial cooperation between saarc and sichuan, especially in key areas such as scientific and technological innovation, energy and electricity, agricultural technology, electronic information, textiles and clothing.
"faced with obstacles such as poor language communication, trade barriers, different laws and regulations, different tax policies, and large fluctuations in exchange rates that directly affect the purchasing habits of foreign buyers, we still need to actively improve chain cooperation in international trade." xie zhiwei, vice president of west china energy industry co., ltd., told reporters that there is still deeper room for development in the southeast asian market for products such as clean energy.
the theme of this conference is "green, open, shared - towards the 'new' and moving forward hand in hand". it aims to thoroughly implement the decision-making and deployment of the party central committee and the provincial party committee to expand high-level opening up, deeply integrate into the high-quality joint construction of the "belt and road", seize strategic opportunities such as the construction of the chengdu-chongqing twin cities economic circle, open up new space for all-round cooperation between sichuan and south asia and southeast asian countries, and help build a new pattern of three-dimensional and comprehensive opening up in sichuan.
