China News Agency, Nanning, January 16 (Chen Qiuxia, Yang Chen) Kyaw Soe Thein, Consul General of the Myanmar Consulate General in Nanning, said in an interview in Nanning, Guangxi on the 16th that Guangxi's expansion of high-level opening up will provide great opportunities for cooperation with Myanmar in energy, manufacturing, etc. Pave the way for enhanced cooperation in the field.
Kyaw Soe Thein said that Guangxi plays an important role in the exchanges and cooperation between Myanmar and China. Through close cooperation with Guangxi, the bilateral relations and cooperation between Myanmar and China will also be improved.
The first meeting of the 14th National People's Congress of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is currently being held in Nanning, Kyaw Soeten was invited to attend the meeting.
Guangxi is the only province in China that is connected to ASEAN by land and sea, and it is the frontier and window for China to open up and cooperate with ASEAN.
"We have noticed that the pace of Guangxi's opening up to the outside world is accelerating." Kyaw Soo Teng said that the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region proposed in the government work report that Guangxi will vigorously promote reforms in key areas, expand high-level opening up, deepen opening and cooperation with ASEAN, and promote trade. development and attract more investment.
Kyaw Soo Teng pointed out that in recent years, Guangxi has vigorously built industrial chains in various fields such as new energy, electronic information, and new non-ferrous metal materials, and has continuously optimized its industrial structure.
"I firmly believe that Guangxi will gain more opportunities by focusing on reforms in key areas and promoting high-level opening up, and will deepen cooperation with ASEAN member states including Myanmar in trade, investment and other fields."
China is Myanmar's largest trading partner and an important source of investment for Myanmar.
Myanmar and China have carried out sound cooperation under the framework of the "Belt and Road" initiative and the global development initiative.
Kyaw Soeten believes that China's recent adjustments to the epidemic prevention and control policy will promote economic recovery and promote the development of trade and tourism.
With the construction of version 3.0 of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the in-depth implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), cooperation in areas such as trade and investment between Myanmar and China will be deepened and continuously expanded.
Kyaw Soe Thein said that the bilateral relations and cooperation between Myanmar and China have been developing steadily.
In the post-epidemic era, Myanmar hopes to expand cooperation with China and ASEAN member states in the fields of investment, economy, trade and technology.
"We believe the 'Belt and Road' initiative will attract more investment in manufacturing, energy and services." (End)