(Jakarta News) An entrepreneur delegation led by Deputy Mayor Chen Xiaoqiang of Dezhou City, Shandong Province, visited Indonesia. In order to further open up the Indonesian market and strengthen cooperation with Indonesian entrepreneurs and enhance exchanges, on May 17, 2023 (Wednesday) from 3:00 pm to The China (Dezhou)-Indonesia Business Opportunity Matchmaking Meeting was held in the Sumba A and B Halls of the Borobudur Hotel in Jakarta at 7:00 pm. This event was sponsored by Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association, Indonesia-China Economic, Social and Cultural Exchange Association, Dezhou Municipal People's Government of China, China -Co-hosted by ASEAN Business Council and RCEP Industrial Cooperation Committee.
Su Dejia, President of the Indonesia-China Society, Economic Culture and Cooperation Association, and Nurul Ichwan, Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Investment Promotion Coordinating Committee, introduced Indonesia's comfortable investment environment and complete infrastructure to the Dezhou Economic and Trade Delegation, and welcomed China including Dezhou Entrepreneurs went to Indonesia for sightseeing, investigation and investment, and hoped that through this business opportunity promotion meeting, the exchanges and cooperation between Indonesia and Dezhou City in the fields of economy, trade and investment will be further strengthened. Finally, I wish this business opportunity promotion meeting a complete success, and I also wish Dezhou City The economic and trade delegation's trip to Indonesia has achieved fruitful results.
Chen Xiaoqiang, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, briefly introduced the situation in Dezhou City, and said that at present, Dezhou is actively seizing the opportunity of RCEP and making every effort to create a new highland for opening up to the outside world. China and Indonesia are friendly neighbors across the sea, and the traditional friendship between the two peoples is the source Far flow long. In recent years, the exchanges and cooperation between the two sides in the fields of economy and culture have continued to expand. China has become Indonesia's largest trading partner and main source of investment for 10 consecutive years. In 2022, the trade volume between China and Indonesia will reach 149 billion US dollars. Much loved by the Chinese people.
As the largest economy in ASEAN, Indonesia has great advantages in minerals, electric vehicles, and agricultural products. It has a high degree of fit with Dezhou's industrial development, and the prospects for cooperation between the two parties are very broad. . From January to March this year, the trade volume between Dezhou and Indonesia was 210 million yuan, an increase of 29.6% year-on-year. There are more than 240 enterprises that have direct trade with Indonesia.
In November last year, during his visit to Indonesia, President Xi Jinping called on the two sides to comprehensively integrate the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative and Indonesia's "Global Maritime Fulcrum" concept to coordinate and promote cooperation in various fields to achieve more results. In order to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Indonesia, in March this year, we and the Indonesian embassy in China jointly held the "China (Shandong)-Indonesia Investment, Trade and Cultural Tourism Exchange Week", "Indonesia Travel Pictures and Painting Exhibition", and Indonesian Specialty Products Exhibition And other activities, "ASEAN Investment Promotion Conference" is being held in Dezhou.
Today, we have crossed thousands of mountains and rivers and made a special trip to Jakarta, aiming to share friendship and discuss cooperation with friends from all walks of life in Indonesia. We sincerely look forward to the exchanges between Texas and Indonesia, as the Indonesian folk song "The Beautiful Solo River" sings, "the rolling waves flow into the distance and flow into the ocean"! .Finally, I wish all guests and friends good health and happy family!
Marolop Nainggolan, director of the National Export Development Bureau of the Indonesian Ministry of Commerce, said that our task is to promote Indonesian products and services to the world. In order to achieve this goal, we continue to improve our product and service standards and link them with world standards. . Of course, in order to achieve this goal, we also cooperate with various units, including the representatives of several associations who came here today.
He said that the ASEAN China Center is the starting point of the ASEAN China Agreement. The two parties will further contribute to the construction of a "safe, secure, prosperous, beautiful and friendly" homeland of the two countries, and through the current comprehensive strategic partnership cooperation, Indonesia and China have carried out various types of cooperation, including China's "Belt and Road" plan Collaboration with Indonesia World Marine Axometer. Through this synergy, the two countries have cooperated on high-value projects, including twin parks in both countries; the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail; and four economic corridors.
Chen Xin, vice president of Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association, pointed out that in recent years, with the comprehensive opening up of the Indonesian country and the government's active promotion of economic development. Indonesia's current economic and social development is in a vigorous and thriving state. In particular, the development direction proposed by President Joko Widodo to build Indonesia into a "maritime fulcrum country" has also greatly promoted the government's investment in large-scale infrastructure construction. A large number of ports, airports, highways, etc. are under construction middle. In addition to Java Island, large-scale projects in Sumatra, Sulawesi and other places, as well as multinational companies are also rushing to settle in Indonesia.
Last year, Indonesia successfully hosted the G20 Leaders Summit, and this year, it will once again assume the rotating chairmanship of ASEAN after 11 years. All parties have a lot of expectations for this. Indonesia has also formulated ambitious plans and goals, and hopes to make a difference in promoting post-epidemic economic recovery and growth, strengthening regional connectivity, and maintaining food and energy security during its rotating presidency.
China has been Indonesia's largest international trading partner for many years in a row. In 2022, the bilateral trade volume will reach US$140.99 billion, a year-on-year increase of 19.8%, a record high. At the same time, with the launch of RECP, Chinese companies are very optimistic about Indonesia's market capacity and Indonesia's business environment, and they have come to settle down and invest. In 2022, China has become Indonesia's second largest source of foreign investment. With the gradual recovery of international business and travel exchanges, we believe that the bilateral economic and trade cooperation will also return to the busy past.
Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association has a very close relationship with the Dezhou Municipal Government. Since 2011, it has received Vice Mayor Li Baohai, Vice Mayor Yang Jiuqing in 2012, and Mayor Chen Fei in 2018, and held the India Economic and Trade Investment Cooperation Exchange and 2018 China-ASEAN Enterprise Cooperation Exhibition Conference and cooperation forum press conference.
We welcome you very much. Dezhou friends often come to Indonesia to see new developments and changes in Indonesia. They come to Indonesia to invest in business and expand their business. The Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association is very happy and will do its best to provide assistance and assistance to everyone. Service, and we work together to share business opportunities! Finally, I wish everyone a successful trip to Indonesia.
Liu Peng, First Secretary of the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia, said that since the beginning of this year, exchanges and cooperation between China and Indonesia at all levels and in various fields
Indonesia has become a hot spot for investment and cooperation of Chinese enterprises. This matchmaking meeting is a vivid microcosm of this grand event.
Today, everyone gathers together to discuss cooperation and seek business opportunities. Not long ago, Dezhou City successfully held the "China (Shandong)-Indonesia Investment, Trade and Cultural Tourism Exchange Week", which not only strengthened the business docking and university exchanges between the two countries, but also allowed Chinese people to experience Indonesia's characteristic products and exotic customs. These frequent and close exchanges are conducive to bringing people closer the distance between people and hearts is also conducive to discovering and incubating business opportunities for cooperation between enterprises.
Indonesia is a big country in agriculture and tourism, and it is vigorously promoting green development and digital transformation; Dezhou City is actively building an important node city between northern China and ASEAN. There are more and more points of intersection of interests and cooperation. ,
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Indonesia, and it is also the "first year" of jointly building a China-Indonesia community with a shared future. It is hoped that the enterprises of the two countries can make full use of the platform of the matchmaking meeting, seize favorable opportunities, rely on their respective advantages, strengthen exchanges and cooperation, seek more business opportunities, serve the development strategies of the two countries, and achieve win-win, multi-win, and win-win results. Finally, I wish this matchmaking meeting a complete success.
Then came the speech exchange session. Xie Chuntian, Deputy Secretary-General of Dezhou Municipal Government, promoted the ASEAN Commodity Culture Park project, Adi Lukman, President of Indonesian Food and Beverage Association, Eddy Widjanarko, President of Indonesian Footwear Association, Cristine Sandjaja, Secretary-General of Indonesian Medical Devices Association, Tian Wenshun, chairman of Dezhou Jinghua Group Co., Ltd., Dou Guangming, deputy general manager of Shandong Bailong Chuangyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd., and Zhang Hua, general manager of Shandong Pangu Industrial Co., Ltd., etc. made speeches.
At the same time, after Sun Hongchang of Dezhou New Industrialized Strong City Construction Promotion Center, Zhou Weiliang, Secretary General of Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association, and He Yiyong and Zhang Hua signed a memorandum of cooperation, the China (Dezhou)-Indonesia Business Opportunity Matchmaking Conference was a complete success.
