(Jakarta News) Ren Hongbin, President of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and China Chamber of International Commerce, and Sun Xiao, Secretary-General, Lin Honghong, Minister of International Liaison Department, and Li Shuai, Vice Minister of International Liaison Department, Liu Zhengfu, Minister of Development Research Department, Zhu Yingmin, Representative of the Representative Office in Indonesia, Assistant He Zheng and other entrepreneurs During a visit to Indonesia, the Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association held a welcome dinner at Sun City Restaurant at 6 pm on September 6 (Wednesday) to welcome the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade delegation.
Zhang Jinxiong pointed out that as the only G20 country in ASEAN, Indonesia has made remarkable achievements in economic development in various fields in recent years. From GDP to infrastructure construction, from industrial manufacturing to digital economy, Indonesia is constantly moving towards a higher level. In particular, our cooperation in the fields of sustainable development, green energy, and digital innovation has initially shown great potential.
In 2022, when the global economy continues to decline, Indonesia's total GDP will reach 1.32 trillion US dollars, with a growth rate of 5.31%, which has attracted global attention. Moreover, this good growth trend has also been maintained this year. According to data released by the Bureau of Statistics in August, in the first half of 2023, Indonesia's GDP totaled approximately US$683.625 billion, a year-on-year increase of approximately 5.11%, exceeding expectations. It also fully reflects the resilience and vigorous vitality of the Indonesian economy.
As the largest economy in ASEAN, Indonesia is the most important strategic partner along the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" and an important member of RCEP. In the past ten years, the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries has achieved remarkable results. This is not only reflected in the steady growth of bilateral trade volume, but also the continuous increase in two-way investment. Cooperation between the two countries in manufacturing, agriculture, technology, digital economy and other fields is becoming increasingly close. All this also highlights the huge potential for cooperation between the two countries on the basis of mutual benefit and win-win results.
Zhang Jinxiong said, here, on behalf of Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association, I welcome Chinese entrepreneurial friends to come to Indonesia to inspect investment. As the largest country in Southeast Asia, Indonesia has a huge market and rich resources. Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association will continue to act as a bridge for exchanges and cooperation between the two parties, providing good services and assistance to everyone who comes to Indonesia for investment inspections. Provide necessary legal and regulatory consultation for everyone to invest in Indonesia and implement projects. Finally, I sincerely wish everyone a complete success in this trip to Indonesia and add new impetus to the friendly cooperation between the two countries.
Chairman Ren Hongbin thanked Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association for hosting the banquet. China Council for the Promotion of International Trade will invite more Chinese companies to invest in Indonesia in the future and hopes to receive support and help from the Indonesian Chinese Chamber of Commerce. In addition, from November 28 to December 2, 2023, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade will hold the first China International Supply Chain Promotion Expo in Beijing.
The theme of the expo is "Linking the World, Creating a Future Together", which not only provides new opportunities for countries around the world to expand economic and trade cooperation with China, but also builds a new bridge for countries to carry out international trade and share cooperation business opportunities. This is an open international cooperation platform that integrates upstream, midstream and downstream, links large and medium-sized enterprises, collaborates with industry, academia and research, and interacts with Chinese and foreign enterprises. It is hoped that by holding the China International Supply Chain Promotion Expo, we can promote the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment, promote a more orderly, smooth and efficient connection of industries in various countries, and promote the recovery and growth of the world economy and the advancement of economic globalization.
The first China International Supply Chain Promotion Expo adheres to the principles of co-construction, co-promotion and sharing, and aims to build a new high-end platform for enterprises from various countries for trade promotion, investment cooperation, innovation accumulation, learning and exchange. The total exhibition area is more than 100,000 square meters, with five major chains and modern logistics exhibition areas including smart automobile chain, green agriculture chain, clean energy chain, healthy life chain, and digital technology chain, and banking, insurance, trade consulting, commercial law, and cultural Education, tourism services, creative design and other service exhibition areas.
During the expo, the Global Supply Chain Innovation and Development Summit will also be held, with 5 themed sub-forums focusing on the five major chains. Relevant international organizations, Chinese government industry authorities, domestic and foreign industry organizations and representatives of well-known enterprises will be invited to participate in interactive exchanges focusing on "strengthening international cooperation in industrial and supply chains and promoting global economic recovery." Entrepreneurs from Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association are welcome to participate in the exhibition and forum.
