(Jakarta News) A delegation led by Nurlan Abdulmanjin, Secretary and Chairman of the Party Leadership Group of the Xinjiang CPPCC, including Gao Jianghuai, member and secretary-general of the Party Leadership Group of the Xinjiang CPPCC, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Xinjiang CPPCC, and Director of the Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese and Foreign Affairs Committee of the Xinjiang CPPCC Yang Hongxin, Party Secretary and Chairman of the Xinjiang Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, Ren Cheng, etc., visited Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association Club at 4:30 pm on October 17, 2023 (Tuesday), and were greeted by General Chairman Zhang Jinxiong, Vice Chairman Lian Jiehao, and Jiang Miaocheng , Secretary-General Zhou Weiliang, Supervisory Committee member Wang Zhenkun and other directors warmly welcomed.
Zhang Jinxiong, General Chairman of Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association, pointed out that as a friendly neighbor of China, Indonesia has had commercial and cultural exchanges with China since ancient times. In recent years, it has become the most important partner and anchor country along the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road”. Economic cooperation, cultural exchanges, and personnel exchanges with China have become increasingly close. China has been Indonesia's largest trading partner for many years in a row. In 2022, our bilateral trade volume reached a record high of US$149.1 billion.
From January to July this year, it has exceeded US$80.1 billion. At the same time, China's investment in Indonesia has also increased year by year. In 2022, China became Indonesia's second largest source of investment with US$8.2 billion. From January to July this year, the total investment from China (including Hong Kong) in Indonesia reached US$7.3 billion. The booming Indonesian market is becoming a "popular destination" for Chinese companies to go overseas.
Chairman Nurlan, dear friends from Xinjiang, Indonesia, an open country, is constantly optimizing services and striving to provide a better environment and support for international investment. Optimistic and positive young people in Indonesia are also using their diligence and wisdom to depict an Indonesia full of vitality and creativity.
Like Indonesia, Xinjiang has many ethnic groups, rich culture, and rich products. The market in Indonesia is huge. Indonesian Muslims are very friendly and gentle. Indonesia is an open market. We very much welcome friends and entrepreneurs from Xinjiang to visit Indonesia, look for cooperation opportunities, and develop their careers in Indonesia. With the same religious beliefs and food culture preferences, we believe that this will be a very good business development destination for everyone.
Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association is willing to provide platform services and provide everyone with more timely and effective business cooperation information, as well as related policies, laws and regulations support services. We sincerely welcome friends from Xinjiang to come to Indonesia for development, participate in Indonesia's economic construction with Indonesian Chinese entrepreneurs, and Indonesian Muslim brothers, and share the fruits of Indonesia's economic development. Finally, I wish everyone a successful and fruitful trip to Indonesia.
Nurlan Abdulmanjin, Secretary and Chairman of the Party Leadership Group of the Xinjiang CPPCC, first briefly introduced Xinjiang’s development in various fields. He said that accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system that reflects Xinjiang’s characteristics and advantages is an inevitable requirement for promoting high-quality development. Vigorously develop the real economy, consolidate the foundation of the modern industrial system, vigorously implement scientific and technological innovation, consolidate the support of factors such as technology and talents, deepen reforms and improve systems, and create a good industrial ecology.
Chairman Nurlan Abdulmankin said that he hoped that through this meeting, exchanges and cooperation between Xinjiang and Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association in the fields of economy, trade, investment and other fields could be further strengthened in the future. Entrepreneurs from Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association are sincerely invited to participate in the Central Asia-Europe Expo to be held in Xinjiang next year. Everyone is also welcome to take the time to visit Xinjiang, go sightseeing, and invest in business. After the introduction and exchange, representatives from both sides presented souvenirs to each other and took photos.
