China-Africa TEDA was invited to attend the China-Africa Industrial Park Promotion Conference

China-Africa TEDA was invited to attend the China-Africa Industrial Park Promotion Conference
Source: China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical Products WeChat Public Number

The China-Africa Industrial Park Promotion Conference was held in Hall 1 of Xiangjiang, Changsha International Conference Center, Hunan during the second China-Africa Expo. China-Africa TEDA Investment Co., Ltd., the main domestic operator of the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, was invited to attend.

This promotion conference is hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China and the People's Government of Hunan Province, and undertaken by the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical Products. It is an important national-level special economic and trade event during the expo. "As the theme, focus on the high-quality development of China's industrial parks in Africa, and use industrial parks as a platform to deeply promote China-Africa economic and trade cooperation. Chen Wenhao, Vice Governor of Hunan Provincial People's Government, He Song, Deputy Director of the Department of West Asia and Africa of the Ministry of Commerce, Wang Yingqi, Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation, Zheng Chao, Vice Chairman of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical Products, Yan Bingchen, Deputy Director of the International Department of the Ministry of Education, Wang Yongli, Vice Chairman of the China Education International Exchange Association, and Trade Promotion Department, a total of about 220 people attended the meeting.

At the meeting, General Manager Wei Jianqing of China-Africa TEDA shared with the guests the positive contributions made by the TEDA Cooperation Zone in raising the level of local industrialization, solving employment and promoting economic development. Introduce the important measures taken by the park to give full play to its own advantages and promote the resumption of work and stable production of enterprises entering the zone in the face of the impact of the epidemic. Demonstrating the active innovation of the park, it has launched innovative service contents and business models such as cross-border e-border e-commerce, such as overseas warehouse and overseas marketing.

As an effective carrier and resource collection platform for Chinese enterprises' investment cooperation with Africa, the experience and experience of TEDA Cooperation Zone have been strongly resonated by industrial parks such as China Umbale Industrial Park, Zambia China Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, Nigeria Leki Free Trade Zone, and received positive responses from many participants.

25 parks and 620 enterprises

He Song, deputy director of the Department of West Asia and Africa of the Ministry of Commerce of China, said in his speech that industrial parks, as an important platform for China-Africa investment cooperation, play a huge role in guiding and leveraging enterprises' investment in Africa, and the effect is obvious. There are already 25 economic and trade cooperation zones in Africa registered by the Ministry of Commerce of China, attracting more than 620 companies to enter the park, with a cumulative investment of US $7.35 billion, employment of 42000 local employees, and a cumulative payment of US $1.48 billion in various taxes to the host country. China and Africa should strengthen policy communication, strengthen industrial docking and optimize platform construction. China is willing to share the experience of park construction with African countries, strengthen industrial chain cooperation, and jointly seek a feasible path for African countries to realize industrialization.

Zheng Chao, vice president of the Mechanical and Electrical Chamber of Commerce, said that under the guidance of the Ministry of Commerce and other government departments, the China Mechanical and Electrical Chamber of Commerce fully relies on more than 10000 member companies to horizontally cover the entire field of mechanical and electrical product manufacturing, trade circulation, project contracting, and overseas investment, and vertically connects planning., Consulting, design, investment, construction, operation, finance, accounting, legal affairs and other service advantages of the entire industry chain, actively carry out all-round and serialized exchanges and promotion of overseas industrial parks, and have established close cooperative relations with more than 60 key parks.

2 initiatives, 8 collaborative projects

On the day of the meeting, the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical products and the China Education Association for International Exchange jointly issued the "Initiative on accelerating the Integration of Industry and Education between China and Africa." under the guidance of the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Education, the two sides will jointly carry out the project of integrating industry and education in China-Africa vocational education to solve the problem of employment in non-Chinese enterprises.

The Chamber of Commerce of Electrical and Mechanical Services and the participants jointly issued the "Proposal to Promote the High-Quality Development of African Industrial Parks" in African parks. The "Proposal" includes the establishment of a coordination mechanism and the establishment of a park alliance; sharing data assets and accelerating industrial matching; expanding park functions and promoting Two-zone linkage; improving financial services and promoting cultural exchanges. Follow the concept of green, low-carbon and sustainable, and promote high-quality development in non-industrial parks.

Chinese and African companies participating in the meeting signed a total of 8 cooperation projects including photovoltaic power plants, cross-border e-commerce, vocational education, and investment in the non-textile industry, with a cumulative contract amount of US $0.109 billion.