[Explanation] Wei Zhaohui, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and director of Guangxi International Expo Affairs Bureau, said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency recently that the ASEAN business community is concerned about the prospects of China's economic development, and is full of eager anticipation and enthusiasm for participating in the 20th China-ASEAN Expo offline Sign up to participate in the exhibition.
[Concurrent] Wei Zhaohui, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Director of Guangxi International Expo Bureau
All parties stated that they will start the preparatory work as soon as possible, actively coordinate and strive for high-level and larger-scale participation in the exhibition, and jointly add luster to the success of the event. The fruits of cooperation have continuously enriched the China-ASEAN comprehensive strategic partnership.
[Explanation] 2023 is the 20th anniversary of the China-ASEAN strategic partnership and the 20th anniversary of the CAEXPO.
The first round of the global roadshow of the 20th China-ASEAN Expo hosted by the Secretariat of the China-ASEAN Expo was launched in February this year, and it has entered Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam successively.
[Explanation] Wei Zhaohui introduced that the 20th China-ASEAN Expo is scheduled to be held in September this year, and will continue to adopt the model of "ASEAN Expo on the Cloud + Physical Exhibition", combining digital economy, green economy, cross-border e-commerce hotspots, and western China Planning special exchange activities such as the construction of the new land-sea channel.
All parties in ASEAN stated that they will start the preparatory work as soon as possible, actively coordinate and strive for their own high-level and larger-scale participation in the exhibition, especially to promote the participation of well-known large enterprises.
[Concurrent] Wei Zhaohui, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Director of Guangxi International Expo Bureau
The new opportunities, new highlights, new results and new services provided by the 20th China-ASEAN Expo have made the ASEAN business community eagerly looking forward to participating in offline exhibitions. Everyone came here especially for the name, and everyone actively signed up to participate in the exhibition, and the popularity of the China-ASEAN Expo continued to rise.
The China-ASEAN Expo will continue to play the role of a "booster" for the construction of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, and contribute more to the building of a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future.
[Explanation] The newly appointed member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Wei Zhaohui proposed suggestions from the aspects of promoting high-level opening up to the outside world and promoting the upgrading and development of the China-ASEAN Expo, such as increasing the tax exemption policy for imported exhibits at the China-ASEAN Expo and accelerating the establishment of China-ASEAN enterprises National Association, etc.
[Concurrent] Wei Zhaohui, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Director of Guangxi International Expo Bureau
The ASEAN side responded positively, and the co-organizers of the CAEXPO recommended the selection of well-known domestic enterprises to participate.
At present, 52 representative private entrepreneurs from China and ASEAN countries, including China's Xiaomi Technology, Geely Holdings, Hongdou Group, Malaysia Zhengyang Group, Philippines Shanghaojia Group, and Singapore Pacific Shipping, have signed up as founding members.
The foundation and conditions for the establishment of the federation are mature, and we hope to gain support and approval.
Reported by Huang Lingyan and Wang Yizhao in Nanning, Guangxi
Editor in charge: [Fang Jialiang]