(Jakarta) A trade delegation of 18 people led by Lin Na, Secretary General of Putian International Chamber of Commerce, visited Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association at 2:30 pm on February 25, 2025 (Tuesday), and was warmly welcomed by Secretary General Zhou Weiliang, Vice Chairman Jiang Miaocheng, Vice Chairman Xue Jingyong, Lin Songshi, Honorary Chairman Huang Zhiyong, Deputy Secretary General Yang Xinsheng, Director Huang Dexing and Yuan Ling, Executive Director of the Youth Department Yao Hanbin, and Li Feng, Chief Representative of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in Indonesia.
Secretary General Zhou Weiliang said that he was very honored to represent Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association and welcome all the entrepreneurs from Putian City, Fujian Province who came from afar. First of all, please allow me to extend my most sincere greetings and warm welcome to you all! Thank you Putian International Chamber of Commerce for organizing this visit and building a valuable platform for communication and cooperation for both sides.
As the largest economy in Southeast Asia, Indonesia has a unique geographical location and rich natural resources. Indonesia is an archipelago country consisting of more than 17,000 islands with a population of more than 280 million, making it the world's fourth most populous country. The young population structure provides a strong impetus for economic development, and the rapid rise of the middle class also brings huge potential to the consumer market.
Zhou Weiliang said that in recent years, Indonesia's economy has maintained stable growth, with an average annual GDP growth rate of about 5%. As an important member of ASEAN, Indonesia plays an important role in regional economic cooperation. The government actively promotes infrastructure construction and improves the business environment, attracting a large amount of foreign direct investment. Especially in the fields of manufacturing, digital economy, green energy, etc., Indonesia has shown great development potential.
The Indonesian government attaches great importance to foreign investment. In recent years, it has introduced a series of preferential policies aimed at simplifying the investment process, reducing corporate tax burdens, and providing land and labor support. Indonesia has abundant labor resources and relatively low costs, which provides huge competitive advantages for labor-intensive industries such as footwear and food processing. At the same time, the Indonesian government is also actively promoting digital transformation, providing more convenience for enterprises in logistics and supply chain management.
The economic and trade relations between China and Indonesia have continued to deepen in recent years, and the two countries have achieved fruitful results in cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, infrastructure construction, etc. Indonesia is an important partner of China in Southeast Asia, and China is also one of Indonesia's largest export markets. The economies of the two countries are highly complementary. Indonesia's rich natural resources and huge consumer market have formed a good synergy with China's strong manufacturing capabilities and technological innovation.
Putian, Fujian, is an important economic city on the southeast coast of China. It is well-known throughout the country for its developed shoemaking industry, craft and cultural creative industry, and prepared food industry. Putian entrepreneurs have created many well-known brands at home and abroad with their diligence, wisdom and innovative spirit. Especially in the field of shoemaking, Putian has become an important production base in China and even the world, and its products have won wide market recognition with high quality and exquisite craftsmanship.
Putian's economic development model is highly consistent with Indonesia's industrial needs. As the world's fourth most populous country, Indonesia has huge consumer market potential, especially in the fields of footwear, craft and cultural creative products, and prepared foods, where market demand continues to grow. The arrival of Putian entrepreneurs will bring more high-quality products and advanced technologies to the Indonesian market, and also provide opportunities for learning and cooperation for local Indonesian companies.
Zhou Weiliang said, on behalf of Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association, I sincerely welcome all Putian entrepreneurs to invest and build factories in Indonesia, find partners, and jointly develop the market. Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association will do its best to provide support and help you to better understand the Indonesian market.
We believe that through the joint efforts of both sides, the cooperation between Putian and Indonesia will surely bear fruitful results. Whether it is the shoemaking industry, the craft and cultural industry, or the field of pre-prepared food, Indonesia will be an ideal place for all entrepreneurs to achieve international development.
Finally, thank you all again for coming, wish this visit a complete success, wish the cooperation between Putian International Chamber of Commerce and Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association to flourish, and wish all entrepreneurs' investment in Indonesia to flourish! I wish you all good health, smooth work, and all the best!
Lin Na, Secretary-General of Putian International Chamber of Commerce, pointed out that it is a great honor for us to be led by the municipal government today. With the ingenuity and sincerity of the millennium inheritance, we have crossed the mountains and seas to meet in Jakarta, and use "Putian Excellent Products" as a link to jointly open a new chapter in the cooperation between Putian and Indonesia. On behalf of the 16 Putian industrial and commercial entrepreneurs who visited this time, I would like to express my most sincere respect to you!
Lin Na said that the Putian Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government are actively building the "Putian Quality Products" regional public brand. Standing at the historical node of the new decade of jointly building the "Belt and Road", we are willing to deepen cooperation with all walks of life in Indonesia in three dimensions:
1. A platform for cultural exchange: We advocate that the Xing'an Guild Hall jointly set up the "Putian Quality Products" Indonesia Exhibition and Sales Center when conditions are ripe, so that more Putian quality products, Putian flavors, and Putian culture can enter more Indonesian Xing'an families.
2. A bridge for trade cooperation: We are willing to provide Indonesian merchants with a one-stop procurement service platform for "Putian Quality Products", so that more people can share the advantages of Putian's supply chain and enjoy the "convenient trade" comprehensive services including logistics, finance, digital, legal, marketing, etc.
3. The bond of people-to-people connection: We are willing to promote the joint construction of the "China-India Youth E-commerce Entrepreneurship Incubation Base" by the Indonesian Xing'an Association and the Putian College Business School, and promote the two-way flow of talents, technology, and creativity with the help of cross-border e-commerce and RCEP policy dividends, so that the cooperation can be passed on from generation to generation! Finally, we sincerely invite everyone to come to Putian, visit Mazu on Meizhou Island, taste the thousand-year culture, and create unlimited business opportunities! Let's move towards the future together!
Li Feng, Chief Representative of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in Indonesia, said that he will provide the necessary support and help for everyone to come to Indonesia to promote Putian's excellent products, and hopes that everyone can land in Indonesia as soon as possible and make greater contributions to the economic and trade exchanges between the two places.
