(Jakarta) A delegation led by Chen Xijin, Deputy Director of the Investment Fair Organizing Committee of Xiamen Conference and Exhibition Promotion Center, including Wu Shiqing, Director of the Information Department of Xiamen Conference and Exhibition Promotion Center and China (International) Investment Promotion Center, and Liu Likui, Level 3 Researcher of Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce, visited Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association at 2:30 pm on June 24, 2025 (Tuesday) and was welcomed by Secretary-General Zhou Weiliang, Honorary Chairman Chen Zhikun, Vice Chairman Lin Songshi, and Deputy Secretary-General Chen Yongzhi.
Secretary-General Zhou Weiliang pointed out that as the largest economy in Southeast Asia and the fourth most populous country in the world, Indonesia has a total population of 280 million, with a median age of less than 30 years old, and the young and middle-aged labor force accounts for nearly 70%. It is one of the largest and most dynamic emerging markets in Southeast Asia.
Last year, Indonesia's GDP exceeded 1.4 trillion US dollars, ranking first in ASEAN, and has maintained a stable growth rate of more than 5% for many years. As a founding member of ASEAN, Indonesia plays an irreplaceable role in promoting the implementation of RCEP, the construction of the ASEAN Community, and the integration of regional industrial chains. Currently, Indonesia is also further consolidating its position as the "ballast stone" of the ASEAN economy through the construction of a new capital, green energy transformation and manufacturing upgrading. At the same time, Indonesia's unique natural resources, rapidly developing digital economy, and actively open investment policies have attracted a lot of capital from home and abroad, and it is also a popular place for many well-known companies to "go overseas".
Zhou Weiliang said that Indonesia and China are friendly neighbors across the sea, and they are also strategic partners for joint development. Last year, the bilateral trade volume between the two countries reached 147.8 billion US dollars, and mainland China's investment in Indonesia reached 8.1 billion US dollars, covering key areas such as new energy, digital economy, and infrastructure. Landmark projects such as the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway and the "Two Countries, Two Parks" have not only created tens of thousands of jobs for Indonesia, but also become a model for the docking of the "Belt and Road" initiative with Indonesia's "Global Ocean Pivot" strategy.
We are very honored and happy that Vice Minister Chen personally led a delegation to visit us today. This not only provides us with a valuable opportunity for close communication and contact, but also further deepens the cooperative trust between us and the Xiamen Investment Fair.
Zhou Weiliang further pointed out that Xiamen is not only an important economic and trade center in China, but also the venue for the China International Investment and Trade Fair (CIFTIS). As an important window for China's opening up to the outside world and an important platform for international economic and trade cooperation, the Xiamen Investment Fair has attracted many companies and investors from all over the world, and has played a positive role in promoting regional economic integration and promoting Sino-foreign cooperation. We look forward to using the platform of the Xiamen Investment Fair to further deepen the cooperation between Indonesia and China, especially with Xiamen, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
Finally, I wish the China International Investment and Trade Fair from September 8th to 11th a complete success! I wish all guests a fruitful trip to Indonesia!
Deputy Minister Chen Xijin said that the 25th CIFTIS will be held in Xiamen, China from September 8th to 11th, 2025. This conference will focus on the three major sections of "Investing in China", "China Investment" and "International Investment", and hold a number of investment-themed activities such as policy releases, special seminars, and investment matching. Highlight multilateral and bilateral economic and trade exchanges, promote industrial investment cooperation in digital, green and other fields, strive to create international public products of two-way investment with significant influence, promote countries around the world to expand mutual openness and share investment opportunities, and contribute to building an open world economy and building a global development community.
Through this exchange with Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association, we sincerely invite you to take time to attend the 25th China International Investment and Trade Fair in 2025. At that time, we will create cooperation opportunities with investment promotion agencies, business associations, multinational companies and well-known companies from all over the world.
