(Jakarta) Guangdong Provincial Foreign Affairs Office Deputy Director Cang Feng, Director of Protocol and Information Department Yuan Luli, Deputy Director of Asia Department Ge Yingnan, and First-level Chief Clerk Fan Yang and Cao Xiyue of Protocol and Information Department visited Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association at 9:30 am on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, and were warmly welcomed by General Chairman Zhang Jinxiong, Secretary-General Zhou Weiliang, Supervisory Committee Member Chen Boyan, Vice Chairman Chen Zhiming, Vice Chairman Lin Songshi, and Deputy Secretary-General Chen Yongzhi.
General Chairman Zhang Jinxiong said, first of all, on behalf of Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association, I would like to extend a warm welcome and sincere greetings to you all!
He said that at present, international geopolitics is turbulent and the global supply chain is accelerating reconstruction. The trend of decentralized industrial chains caused by Sino-US trade frictions has also made Southeast Asia a "safe haven" for enterprises to go overseas. As the largest economy in ASEAN, a member of the G20 and an important representative of the "Global South", Indonesia has increasingly demonstrated its unique strategic value with its market size of 280 million people and demographic dividend, unique resource endowment, locational advantages connecting Asia and Oceania, and a stable GDP growth rate of over 5% for many consecutive years. Especially in the fields of new energy, digital economy, green industry, etc., the Indonesian government has introduced a series of preferential policies to attract foreign investment and create an attractive business environment for foreign investment.
Zhang Jinxiong pointed out that Indonesia has always attached great importance to friendly cooperation with China. China has been Indonesia's largest trading partner for 12 consecutive years and has been ranked among the top three investment sources in Indonesia for 9 consecutive years. Last year, the total trade volume between India and China reached 147.8 billion US dollars, mainland China's investment in Indonesia reached 8.1 billion US dollars, and Hong Kong's investment reached 8.2 billion US dollars. Chinese companies have widely invested in industrial parks, infrastructure, manufacturing, energy and mining in Indonesia, creating a large number of jobs and economic growth, bringing tangible benefits to the people of both countries.
From the official opening of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway to the continuous advancement of the construction of the "two countries, two parks" project, in March this year, the Batang Industrial Park, as an important part of the "two countries, two parks", was upgraded to an Indonesian special economic zone. President Prabowo personally unveiled it and hoped to build it into the "Shenzhen of Indonesia", which fully demonstrated that China-Indonesia economic and trade cooperation is not a simple industrial transfer, but a deep integration of industrial chains and value chains.
Zhang Jinxiong said that Guangdong, as a pioneer of China's reform and opening up, has led the country in GDP for consecutive years, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has an even more important strategic position. We look forward to continuing to strengthen close cooperation with the Guangdong Provincial Government, and we very much welcome the Guangdong Provincial Government and entrepreneurs to visit Indonesia frequently, bring Guangdong's advanced technology and development experience in the fields of intelligent manufacturing, digital economy, new energy, etc. to Indonesia, promote two-way investment and trade, and contribute new strength to the prosperity and development of the two places!
The Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association will continue to play the role of a bridge and link of the Chamber of Commerce, provide support and assistance for the cooperation and exchanges between the two sides, and contribute positive forces to the friendly relations between India and China. Finally, I wish all guests a successful and fruitful trip to Indonesia!
Deputy Director Cang Feng briefly introduced the development of Guangdong Provincial Foreign Affairs Office. He pointed out that our visit to Indonesia this time was to investigate the market development in the local economic and trade fields and to visit Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association
