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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
KUNMING, June 19 (Xinhua) — The 9th China-South Asia Expo opened in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, on Thursday. Wang Dongming, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC Standing Committee), delivered a speech at the opening ceremony.
Wang Dongming noted that in recent years, China and South Asian countries have been adhering to the spirit of openness, cooperation and inclusiveness, deepening practical cooperation in all areas, and economic and trade exchanges have maintained a favorable development momentum, bringing benefits to the peoples of all countries. Mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides has laid a solid foundation for deepening the traditional friendship between the peoples of China and South Asia, and has become a model for synergistic development in the region.
Wang Dongming stressed that China is committed to further linking its own development with that of South Asian countries. China will continuously strengthen strategic mutual trust, firmly uphold multilateralism, continuously deepen practical cooperation, actively carry out mutual learning and exchange of experience, promote the building of a community with a shared future for neighboring countries, and jointly create a bright future.
The 9th China-South Asia Expo is being held from June 19 to 24 in Kunming. Earlier, at a press conference, Vice Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China Yan Dong said that the expo, jointly organized by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and the People’s Government of Yunnan Province, will be one of the most important events this year in the field of economic and trade exchanges between China and South Asian countries.
According to him, in 2024, trade turnover between China and South Asian countries will approach US$200 billion, doubling over the past decade.
Yan Dong also noted that China will closely cooperate with South Asian countries to align development strategies, expand cooperation in new areas such as the digital economy, low-carbon development and intelligent manufacturing, and support the region’s industrialization. -0-