(Jakarta) Mayor Kong Tao of Tongling City and his secretary Zhong Feng, Liao Zhiyuan, the county magistrate of Tongling City's Congyang County Government, Fang Xiaoxiong, the district chief of Tongling City's Yi'an District, Jin Fen, the director of the Tongling Municipal Finance Bureau, Ge Haiyan, the section chief of the Tongling Municipal Government Office (Foreign Affairs Office), Xu Junsheng, the general manager of Tonghua Group, and Wang Zhen, the representative of the office, visited Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association at 11:00 am on November 18, 2024 (Monday), and were warmly welcomed by Secretary-General Zhou Weiliang, Vice Chairman Xue Jingyong, Lin Songshi, Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Anhui Chamber of Commerce Lu Bin and Zhang Ke.
Vice Chairman Xue Jingyong said that today, we are very honored to welcome Mr. Kong Tao, the mayor of Tongling City, Anhui Province, and his delegation to Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association. On behalf of Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association, I would like to express my warm welcome and high respect to Mayor Kong and his delegation. The arrival of Mayor Kong and his delegation is a highlight moment for us to deepen friendship and share opportunities.
In recent years, the two countries have continuously deepened their economic cooperation under the framework of Indonesia's strengthening of foreign cooperation and China's "Belt and Road" initiative. Against this background, Tongling City, as an important industrial city in China, has provided great potential for cooperation between Indian and Chinese enterprises with its advanced technology and industrial experience in non-ferrous metals, material processing and other fields. Indonesia, as the largest economy in Southeast Asia and one of the most dynamic emerging markets in the world, has attracted more and more Chinese companies to invest and start businesses with its rich natural resources, huge consumer market and strategic geographical location.
The Indonesian economy has many unique advantages. Indonesia is not only competitive in the field of resources, but also shows broad development prospects in the fields of renewable energy, digital economy and infrastructure construction. In particular, in recent years, the "Indonesia 2030 Vision" and "Manufacturing 4.0" strategies actively promoted by the Indonesian government have provided more development opportunities for international investors, including Chinese companies.
Xue Jingyong said that today's discussion is an important step for us to explore opportunities for mutual cooperation. We look forward to strengthening the connection with Tongling City in the fields of trade, investment, technology and other fields, and jointly injecting new impetus into the economies of the two places. Finally, I wish our exchanges fruitful and our friendship deeper, and I also wish Mayor Kong and his delegation fruitful and successful inspection and visit.
Mayor Kong Tao pointed out that he first thanked Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association for its warm reception. Before I became the mayor of Tongling City, I worked in the Federation of Overseas Chinese for many years from 2008 to 2016. Through eight years of work in the Federation of Overseas Chinese, I have forged a deep friendship with overseas Chinese, which also made me deeply aware of the importance of gathering the hearts and strength of overseas Chinese for China's economic and social development. Through this exchange, he briefly introduced the latest development of Tongling City in various fields. He also hoped that through this exchange with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the communication and cooperation between the two sides in the fields of economy and investment could be further strengthened.
