Prospective of the 19th East Expo: Share new RCEP opportunities to add new kinetic energy of China ASEAN cooperation

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 29th: Prospective 19th East Expo: Share new RCEP opportunities to add new kinetic energy of China ASEAN cooperation

Xinhua News Agency reporters Xie Xiyao and Julili

The theme is the 19th China -ASEAN Exposition and China -ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, which is the 19th China -ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, which "Share New Opportunity RCEP and helps China -ASEAN Free Trade Zone 3.0". What is the difference between the East Expo and the summit? At the press conference held on the 29th of the National New Office, the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce, the China Trade Promotion Association, and the relevant person in charge of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region introduced the relevant situation.

Together with "new opportunities": the exhibition area is restored to the level before the epidemic

This year is the first year when China ASEAN comprehensive strategic partnership is started. The first year of the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), the construction of China -ASEAN Free Trade Zone 3.0 is about to start.

Zhang Shaogang, vice chairman of the China Trade Council, said that in this context, the current Eastern Expo and Summit will be held to further strengthen and enhance the pragmatic cooperation of China and ASEAN industrial and commercial circles under the new situation. It will play a positive role.

Cai Lixin, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Executive Vice Chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, through video introduction, the enthusiasm of the enterprise participating in the exhibition has been completed under the video. At present, the exhibition has been completed. The total area of ​​the exhibition is 102,000 square meters. Before the epidemic.

Showing "new features": internationalization increases

"The Cloud East Expo operates online throughout the year, the China -ASEAN Economic and Trade Center is officially operated. The China -ASEAN Featured Commodity Gathering Center will be unveiled at the meeting period, providing exhibits to purchase sales and normalized display, and create the East Expo that will never end. "Cai Lixin said.

The continuous expansion of new partners, the degree of internationalization of the exhibition is a major feature of the current East Expo. According to Cai Lixin, the demand and exhibition scale of Vietnam's first packaging, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, and the Philippines have increased significantly. There are 29 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and 5 planned cities, as well as Hong Kong and Macau.

In the context of the implementation of RCEP, the current East Expo and Summit will highlight the focus and characteristics of China -ASEAN cooperation and expand cooperation with RCEP countries such as Japan and South Korea.

According to reports, South Korea will serve as a special partner of this year, set up the South Korean National Pavilion for the first time, and host the "South Korean Enterprise Guangxi Bank" for the first time. The "Japanese Enterprise Guangxi Bank" will continue to be held during the session. In addition, enterprises in 17 countries including the Belt and Road Initiative are exhibited, and 22 provinces and states and cities in 18 countries including Italy participated in the display of "Guangxi International Friendship City East Bo".

Launched "new measures": Many "first" will be unveiled

For the first time, ASEAN and RCEP boutique exhibition areas are established, and ministerial high -level forums are held in five areas including the construction industry. Measures.

Talking about further deepening cooperation with ASEAN economic and trade cooperation, assistant Minister of Commerce Li Fei said that it will continue to implement RCEP high -quality to promote the construction of the 3.0 version of the China -ASEAN Free Trade Zone; increase cooperation between China -Eastern ASEAN growth zone, Lanmei and other sub -regional regions Investment; support ASEAN countries to expand high -quality products exports to China, support strong Chinese companies to invest in ASEAN; further promote the integration and development of regional industrial chains and supply chain.

Cai Lixin said that it will take the opportunity to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership of China ASEAN as an opportunity to conduct in -depth discussions on the construction of the China -ASEAN Free Trade Zone 3.0. At that time, a number of cooperation initiatives and research reports will be released, a number of cooperation mechanisms will be launched, a number of cooperation projects will be signed to further expand the "Nanning channel".

[Editor in charge: Ma Junqing]

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