China (Hunan)-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Matchmaking Meeting held in Changsha, 14 projects signed on site

China (Hunan)-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Matchmaking Meeting held in Changsha, 14 projects signed on site

    Chinanews.com, Changsha, July 28 (Reporter Lu Yi) On July 28, the "China (Hunan)-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Matchmaking Conference and China-Africa Economic and Trade Deep Cooperation Pilot Zone Promotion Conference" was held in Changsha. Diplomatic envoys from 15 African countries including Tanzania, Mozambique, Angola and Ethiopia attended the meeting to explore new opportunities for China-Africa cooperation.

    Jiang Wei, director of the West Asian and African Department of the Ministry of Commerce, pointed out that on the basis of mutual respect, mutual benefit and win-win results, China and Africa have achieved remarkable results in practical cooperation in various fields. The construction of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Deep Cooperation Pilot Zone is an innovative arrangement made by the Chinese government to deepen China-Africa economic and trade cooperation in the new era. Located in the pilot zone of the Hunan Free Trade Pilot Zone, with the joint efforts of all parties, the China-Africa Cross-border RMB Center, the China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Innovation Demonstration Park, and the China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Research Institute have been completed and put into operation.

    "The China-Africa Economic and Trade Deep Cooperation Pioneer Zone has set a new model for exploring cooperation opportunities for Chinese and African companies." Tanzanian Ambassador to China Mbelwa Kailuki said, "I hope that all parties in Africa and China will jointly promote African products to expand into the Chinese market and explore Establish an overseas pioneer zone in Africa and deeply connect with the African Continental Free Trade Area.”

    Hassan Rabehi, Algerian Ambassador to China, expressed appreciation for Hunan's commitment to building a pioneer zone for in-depth economic and trade cooperation between China and Africa. He is willing to fully support the establishment of a mutually beneficial and interoperable mechanism between Africa and China. "The China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo held in Hunan and the China-Africa Economic and Trade Deep Cooperation Pilot Zone have provided new opportunities for cooperation with Africa, which has increased the export of African commodities to China."

    On July 28, Hubei, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Anhui, Henan, and Hunan signed the "Commercial Departments of the Six Central Provinces to Jointly Promote Economic and Trade Cooperation Agreement with Africa". Photo courtesy of Hunan Provincial Department of Commerce

    In recent years, Hunan has given full play to the role of China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo and China-Africa Economic and Trade Deep Cooperation Pioneering Zone, two major national platforms for Africa, to pragmatically promote cooperation with Africa.Focusing on the pain points and blocking points of China-Africa economic and trade cooperation, promote a series of pilot projects such as local currency settlement trade with Africa and China-Africa cross-border RMB center; focus on building a distribution and trading center for non-resource products in Africa, and create a full industrial chain for the domestic market;Give full play to the functions of the five major international logistics channels and assembly centers, build a three-dimensional international logistics channel of "sea, land and air"; introduce the first local special policy for economic and trade cooperation with Africa, build an international comprehensive service platform for China-Africa economy and trade, and strengthen China-Africa economic and trade talents Cultivation and think tank construction.

Hunan is becoming a new window for local economic and trade cooperation with Africa. "Li Dianxun, executive vice-governor of the Hunan Provincial People's Government, introduced that Hunan is coordinating the construction of three national-level open platforms, the Hunan Pilot Free Trade Zone, the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, and the China-Africa Economic and Trade Deep Cooperation Pioneer Zone, and comprehensively implements the "nine projects" for Africa. ", will deepen investment and trade cooperation on the basis of win-win results, promote agricultural and medical cooperation in the concept of sharing, and promote cultural and tourism cooperation under the vision of mutual prosperity.