People's Daily Online, Sydney, January 30 On the afternoon of January 30, the 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE) Promotion Conference was held in Sydney, Australia, with nearly 200 people, including representatives of Chinese and Australian political and business circles and Australian enterprises, attending the event.
Wang Chunsheng, Acting Consul General of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Sydney, Ning Feng, President of National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Andrew Rob, Former Minister of Investment and Investment of the Australian Federation, Shi Weili, Chairman of the Global Cooperation Committee of the Australian Business Council, Carla Lampey, Director of the NSW Investment Bureau of the New South Wales (NSW) Ministry of Enterprise, Investment and Investment, David Lawson, Deputy General Manager of the Agriculture, Food and Consumer Department of the Australian Investment Commission, Zhi Qiaoling, Chairman of the New South Wales Branch of the Australia-China Business Council, attended the event and delivered speeches.
Wang Chunsheng, Acting Consul General of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Sydney, delivered a speech at the event (Photo by Zhang Wenzhe).
Wang Chunsheng said that China-Australia economic and trade cooperation has made great achievements and brought tangible benefits to the people of the two countries. CIIE is an important measure for China to take the initiative to open its market to the world, a pragmatic action for China to support economic globalization, and a demonstration of China's firm determination to promote high-level opening-up and build an open world economy. Since its first launch, the quality of the CIIE has continued to improve and its international influence has become more extensive. More Australian products have entered the Chinese market through the CIIE and are well known to Chinese consumers. CIIE not only provides a high-quality platform to promote first-class cooperation, but also plays a greater role in promoting two-way investment, tourism and cultural exchanges between the two countries through the Hongqiao Forum and other professional supporting activities.
Ning Feng, President of National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., delivered a speech (Photo by Zhang Wenzhe).
Ning Feng said that since 2018, the CIIE has been successfully held for six consecutive years, and the functions of the four major platforms of international procurement, investment promotion, people-to-people exchanges, and open cooperation have been continuously highlighted, and it has become a window for China to build a new development pattern, a platform for promoting high-level opening-up, and an international public good shared by the world. Preparations for the 7th CIIE are accelerating, and more than 180,000 square meters of exhibition area have been contracted. We are willing to work together with all sectors of Australia to help more Australian companies enter the Chinese market and achieve more results.
Carla Lampey, Director General of NSW Investment of the NSW Ministry of Enterprise, Investment and **, delivered a speech (Photo by Zhang Wenzhe).
Carla Lampey said that since the CIIE was first held in 2018, NSW** has been supporting the CIIE and encouraging NSW businesses to become part of the Expo. "We see this as an important opportunity for NSW's economy to be highly complementary to China's economy, and we believe these opportunities will continue to grow in the future."
David Lawson, Deputy General Manager of the Agriculture, Food and Consumer Department of the Australian Investment Commission, delivered a speech (Photo by Zhang Wenzhe).
David Lawson said that China is and will continue to be an important business partner of Australia, and looks forward to working closely with China to maintain openness, participation, respect and cooperation, so as to achieve common economic and social development between China and Australia.
Other Australian representatives, entrepreneurs, and heads of business associations who attended the meeting also said that the CIIE is an important window to promote economic and trade exchanges between China and Australia, and relevant industry institutions and business associations can better grasp the opportunities in the Chinese market by organizing enterprises to participate in the CIIE.
The signing ceremony at the event site (photo by Zhang Wenzhe).
At the event, Australia's health industry, Australian Kelan Group, and dairy company JATCORP Limited confirmed their participation in the 7th CIIE and signed an agreement, and Made in Australia (OZ-TOWN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD) applied to participate in the cultural exchange activities of the CIIE and signed a memorandum of cooperation.
The 7th CIIE will be held in Shanghai from 5 to 10 November 2024, including the National Comprehensive Exhibition, Enterprise and Business Exhibition, Hongqiao Forum, on-site supporting facilities and people-to-people exchange activities. As the first Oceanian country to be invited to participate in the CIIE, Australia has been actively participating in the CIIE, with more than 250 Australian companies participating in the 6th CIIE in 2023.
Ning Feng said in an interview with People's Daily Online that the 6th CIIE has achieved quite good results. With the introduction of the national transit visa-free policy, the personnel exchange of the 7th CIIE is expected to reach a new height. Under this premise, we will more closely integrate China's foreign trade policies and carry out more professional, efficient and collaborative docking work for the landing of Australian enterprises' export commodities.
It is reported that the promotion conference was co-sponsored by the China International Import Expo Bureau, the Economic and Commercial Office of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Sydney, the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., the Sydney Branch of the China Chamber of Commerce in Australia and the New South Wales Branch of the Australia China Business Council, and the Bank of China Sydney Branch was the supporting unit. (Zhang Shuhui).