(Jakarta) Mr. Ma Wentao, Vice President of Qinghai Overseas Friendship Association, Zhu Yingxia, Secretary General of Qinghai Provincial Overseas Chinese Federation, Ma Jun, Wang Zhaojun, Wang Zhaojun and Li Zhanshan, Vice President of Qinghai Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce, arrived at 4:30 pm on December 3 (Monday) Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association, Executive Vice President and Executive Chairman Zhang Jinxiong, Founding President Yang Kelin, Counselor Wu Guangtao, Senior Consultant Yang Bingshu, Secretary General Zhou Weiliang, Ji Guozhang, Huang Yuxiang, Weng Zuhui and Chief Operating Officer of Harian Indonesia Newspaper( 印尼星洲日报) Qiu Yifeng and other welcomes.
Zhang Jinxiong said that as the only G20 member in the ASEAN and the emerging economies of the world, Indonesia has maintained an average annual GDP of more than 5% for more than a decade, and sustained steady growth. It can be said that Indonesia's future economic development prospects are full of confidence.
Indonesia and China are friendly neighbors across the sea. The “One Belt, One Road” initiative actively promoted by the Chinese government is highly compatible with Indonesia’s current development goals. Indonesia is the most important partner country along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. In recent years, Indonesia-China has close economic and trade cooperation and frequent personnel exchanges.
Today, China has been the largest trading partner in Indonesia for seven consecutive years, ranking the third largest source of investment in Indonesia for three consecutive years. In 2017, China invested a total of US$5.48 billion in Indonesia (including Hong Kong's 2.12 billion US dollars). In the first three quarters of 2018, China invested a total of 3.47 billion US dollars in Indonesia (including Hong Kong's 1.64 billion US dollars). At the same time, there are more and more Chinese local governments, Chinese companies go abroad to visit Indonesia and look for business opportunities. There are also more and more Indonesian companies and Indonesian products that have begun to enter the Chinese market and enter the homes of ordinary people.
Zhang Jinxiong further pointed out that he is very pleased that Vice President Ma Wentao personally led a delegation to visit, hoping that through today's discussion, each other can have more, deeper understanding and a more practical basis for cooperation. Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association is willing to become a bridge for information communication and business cooperation between the two sides, and make positive contributions to promoting and strengthening mutual social and cultural exchanges and economic and trade cooperation.
Ma Wenxi first thanked the leaders of Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association for their hospitality. He said that although he first arrived in Indonesia, he felt at home. The visit to Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association not only briefly introduced the development of Qinghai Province in the fields of economy, trade, culture, religion and tourism, but also hoped to further understand Indonesia through this exchange. In the field of economy, trade and investment. We will also strengthen exchanges and cooperation between the Overseas Friendship Association of Qinghai Province and Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association. We sincerely invite everyone to take time to go to Qinghai for a look and sightseeing.
