Win win cooperation and promising future trade | Africa | Cooperation
Since the opening of the 3rd China Africa Economic and Trade Expo on June 29th in Changsha, Hunan, scenes of friendly cooperation and mutual benefit between China and Africa have been constantly emerging——
At 10 o'clock in the morning, the main exhibition hall of Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center was bustling with visitors, and various goods from Africa such as coffee, red wine, and handicrafts were overwhelming. In the comprehensive exhibition hall, the image exhibitions of the eight major guest countries each have their own characteristics and are exciting and diverse. In the Mozambique exhibition hall, groups of wooden carvings exhibit unique charm; On one side of the Malawi Pavilion, specialty agricultural products such as chili peppers and soybeans are neatly arranged; The white tree in the center of the Madagascar exhibition hall is inspired by the baobab tree
In front of the Kilimall booth on the e-commerce platform, Chinese and African traders have stopped and stopped at African business and commodity halls. "We not only bring high-quality and affordable Chinese products to African consumers, but also bring African specialty products such as aloe vera gum and red wine to China," said the booth staff. This cross-border e-commerce platform established in Changsha is popular in Africa, selling about 1 million types of goods and serving over 10 million consumers. It provides over 5000 job opportunities in Kenya alone.
Outside the main exhibition hall, the exhibition atmosphere is equally lively. At the Takahashi Market in the sub exhibition hall, various and exciting activities such as the African Good Things Online Shopping Festival, the African Coffee Maker Championship Challenge, and the African Good Things Promotion Conference are taking place. On the eve of the opening of the Expo, South African Ambassador to China Xie Shengwen came here to promote over a hundred unique products such as South African white wine and Ethiopian coffee beans to consumers through live streaming.
In addition to the exhibition, nearly 40 various activities were held simultaneously, and a batch of new achievements and cooperation were released, stimulating greater potential in China Africa economic and trade cooperation.
At the China African Countries Health and Plant Health Cooperation Forum, a series of measures to support the trade of agricultural and food products to China were introduced: proposing the establishment of a SPS liaison mechanism between China and African countries, strengthening the integration of inspection and quarantine standards and rules among countries, and facilitating the "green channel" for the entry of African agricultural and food products to China. Wang Lingjun, Deputy Director of the General Administration of Customs, stated that China Customs will further deepen inspection and quarantine cooperation with relevant departments of African countries, expand the variety of agricultural and food products exported to China, work together to promote the all-round and high-quality development of China Africa trade, and maintain the stability of the global industrial and supply chains.
At the China Africa Special Light Industry Trade Matchmaking Conference, Hunan China Africa Economic and Trade Industrial Park signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Ivory Coast Export Agency, and both sides will leverage their respective advantages to strengthen deep cooperation. Wang Zhongqi, President of the China Light Industry and Crafts Import and Export Chamber of Commerce, stated that the deepening of China Africa relations brings rare opportunities to expand China Africa trade, especially to promote the development of China Africa light industry product trade. The African market has received much attention in recent years and is a fertile ground for light industry and foreign trade. The Chamber of Commerce will continue to strengthen industry exchanges between China and Africa, promote light industry trade between China and Africa, and promote industrial cooperation between China and Africa.
"China and Africa complement each other's advantages and have broad prospects for cooperation." "We hope to expand trade with China and maintain good economic and trade relations." "Africa is an important market and we need to continue to expand new business opportunities." "Win win cooperation and common development have become a broad consensus at the Expo.".
