(Jakarta News) Yang Dong, Vice Chairman of the Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese in Sichuan Province, Yu Wenbin, Minister of Grassroots Construction, Wang Jun and An Weihua, third-level investigators, Xue Shuihe, Executive Vice President of the China Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs, and the Sichuan Provincial Government Wang Jingliao, deputy director of the Xiamen Office, visited the Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association at 11 a.m. on June 23 (Thursday). Warm welcome from Song Shi, Ji Guozhang, Honorary Chairman Weng Hualing, Chen Yijing, Deputy Secretary-General Chen Yongzhi, Yang Xinsheng and consultant Yang Zhenqing.
Chen Xin said, first of all, on behalf of all my colleagues in Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association, I would like to extend a warm welcome and sincere greetings to all of you.
After more than 20 years of opening to the outside world and comprehensive development, today's Indonesian society is stable, and people's living standards are steadily improving. It is open, diverse and inclusive. Indonesia has also shown its own advantages in the new era of economic development, including a good population structure, and young people account for more than half of the total population of the society. In recent years, the Indonesian government has actively guided and encouraged young people to start businesses, innovate, encourage and support small and medium-sized enterprises, and protected the foundation and vitality of Indonesia's economic development. As an important force in regional development, Indonesia attaches great importance to ASEAN affairs, economic and trade cooperation with China, and cultural and social exchanges.
From November 15th to 16th last year, Indonesia successfully held the 17th G20 Leaders Summit in Bali. India and China signed the BETC (Bilateral Economic and Trade Cooperation) agreement. From May 10th to 11th this year, Indonesia again As the 42nd ASEAN Summit was successfully held in Labuan Bajo, all parties have a lot of expectations for it. Indonesia itself has also formulated ambitious plans and goals. It hopes to make a difference in promoting post-epidemic economic recovery and growth, strengthening regional connectivity, and maintaining food and energy security during its rotating presidency. To play a leading role in regional hotspot issues.
China has been Indonesia's largest international trading partner for many years in a row. In 2022, the bilateral trade volume will reach US$141 billion, a year-on-year increase of 19.8%. This figure is very impressive and a record high. At the same time, with the launch of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RECP), Chinese companies are very optimistic about Indonesia's market capacity and Indonesia's business environment, and they have come to settle and invest one after another. In 2022, China has become Indonesia's second largest source of foreign investment. With the gradual recovery of international business and travel exchanges, we believe that the bilateral economic and trade cooperation will also return to the busy past.
Today, Vice Chairman Yang Dong personally led a delegation to visit, and I believe he is also optimistic about the Indonesian market. We welcome the Chinese government and enterprises to come to Indonesia to see more, learn more about the market, and consider investing in Indonesia, building factories, and expanding overseas markets. Whether it is technology, the Internet, or business, we hope that our future cooperation will be open and mutually beneficial. Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association will also actively do a good job in the service of the chamber of commerce, and provide necessary consultation and related assistance for Chinese enterprises to come to Indonesia. Finally, I wish you a fruitful trip to Indonesia, a fruitful return, good health, and a happy family.
Yang Dong thanked Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association for its warm hospitality. This is the first visit to Indonesia after the new crown epidemic. He said that over the years, overseas Chinese in Indonesia have made positive contributions to promoting exchanges with China and Indonesia in various fields and at all levels, especially serving the overseas Chinese in Indonesia, and have done a lot of work in promoting exchanges between the Chinese and Indonesian people.
Our visit to Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association is mainly to visit old friends and meet new friends. There are many investment opportunities in Sichuan Province. I hope that entrepreneurs from the Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association will take the time to visit Sichuan and do sightseeing for Indonesia and Sichuan. Make greater contributions to the development of economic and trade fields.
Afterwards, Xue Shuihe and Wang Jingliao respectively introduced the latest development of Sichuan in various areas, and sincerely welcomed entrepreneurs from Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association to visit and invest in Sichuan. After the exchange meeting, the leaders of both sides presented souvenirs to each other and took a group photo.
