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Chongqing to continue to expand its international circle of friends in these areas

2021-08-19 14:32:45

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- China - SCO Digital Economy Industry Forum will be held in Chongqing from August 23 to 25 in conjunction with the 2021 Smart Expo. At a press conference held on August 17, Zhang Yongwu, Secretary of the Leading Party Members’ Group and Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal government, introduced that Chongqing has increasingly close economic, trade, cultural and educational relations with SCO members, and will continue to strengthen economic and trade cooperation with them in areas such as trade in services, e-commerce and electromechanics in the future.

It is introduced that Chongqing has established and developed local partnership and cooperation with nearly 30 regions of SCO members. Last year, Chongqing donated anti-epidemic aid worth a total of 5.65 million yuan to the SCO member countries, and held video meetings with Russia and Armenia to exchange epidemic prevention and control measures and clinical treatment techniques as well as share experience in epidemic prevention and control. By the end of last year, thousands of international students from SCO member countries had studied in Chongqing, and over 100,000 inter-country trips were made. Nearly 40 enterprises from SCO members have been established in Chongqing, and more than 30 enterprises from Chongqing have been established in SCO members.

On the basis of Chongqing’s increasingly close engagement with SCO members, Chongqing will further deepen local cooperation, expand its international circle of friends and build a network of local partnerships with SCO members.

Also, Chongqing will place emphasis on deepening import and export trade cooperation with SCO members and related regions in such areas of trade as services, e-commerce, electromechanics, electronic information, agricultural and animal husbandry machinery, automobile and its parts, construction and building materials, energy and chemicals, mineral resources, medical equipment, household appliances, textiles, agricultural and animal husbandry products, etc., and organizing mutual participation in economic and trade exhibitions to enhance the scale of trade.

Chongqing will strengthen connectivity with SCO members by increasing cross-border lorries from Chongqing to Central Asia and promoting the establishment of more distribution centers and warehousing and logistics bases in SCO members.

Zhang Yongwu also said that cultural and educational cooperation and exchange is also particularly important. Next, Chongqing will promote cultural and artistic exchanges among SCO member countries by organizing and implementing cultural and artistic tours and “Happy Spring Festival” activities. Through a series of exchanges and cooperation, SCO members will enhance their understanding of Chongqing and the development of western China, and tap into the huge potential of the Eurasian space and the Belt and Road Initiative construction. (Translated by Wang Huixin, Fathom Language Limited)

Editor:Jiang Yiwei