(Jakarta News) An 8-member delegation headed by Xu Tao, deputy director of the Department of Commerce of Jilin Province, includes the Director of the Department of Commerce Sun Xihua, the staff member Ren Congxin, Changchun Snaou Software Company Chairman Chai Li and other Changchun entrepreneurs, 4 At 4:30pm on the 2nd (Monday) on January 2nd (Monday), he was present at Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce. He was accompanied by the executive deputy chairman and executive chairman Zhang Jinxiong, deputy chairman Chen Bonian and Xue Tianzeng, Secretary General Zhou Weiliang, senior consultant Yang Bingshu, Chen Shedong, Chen Xin, and Weng Hualing. Yang Xinkai, Yao Hanbin, Zhang Zaijin, Lin Songshi, Weng Qianzhen, Chen Yongzhi and other council members warmly welcomed.
Zhang Jinxiong, on behalf of all colleagues of Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association, expressed his warm welcome and sincere greetings to Xu Tao and his delegation to visit Indonesia. Indonesia is located in the South Pacific Ocean. The equator runs through the whole territory and has a vast territory. There are more than 17,000 large and small islands in the country and the climate is pleasant. Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world with a population of more than 250 million people. It is the largest economy in ASEAN, and its population structure is good. Half of them are young people under the age of 30, which fully reflects the vitality of this country. Vitality, and strong development potential.
Since President Zokewe took office, he has clearly stated that he will build a "marine support point nation" in Indonesia and actively play an important role in marine transportation hubs, international trade, regional politics, and security. As the leader of ASEAN and the only G20 member of the 10 ASEAN countries, Indonesia has extensive contacts and influence in the political and economic aspects of the region.
In 2017, the bilateral trade volume of non-oil and gas products between Indonesia and China was US$5,864,400 million, an increase of 24.1% year-on-year; among them, Indonesia exported US$21,320 million to China, an increase of 41.0%, and Indonesia imported 3,552 million from China. Ten thousand US dollars, an increase of 15.7% year-on-year, accounting for 26.8% of Indonesia's total imports. China has been ranking as Indonesia's largest trading partner for many years. Jilin Province is an old industrial base in northeast China. It has strong technical strength and natural conditions. It is also an old friend and good friend of Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association.
He said that the Jilin Province and Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association have maintained good communication and cooperation for many years. Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association sincerely welcomes the leaders of Jilin Province to bring more entrepreneurs to Indonesia to take a look and choose suitable cooperation projects. Entrepreneurs of the two countries join hands to share their experiences and achievements. Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association will also assist the Jilin government to continue to use its own information platform to serve the entrepreneurs of the two countries and actively promote bilateral economic and trade exchanges and cooperation. Finally, I sincerely wish the delegation a successful trip to Indonesia.
Xu Tao first thanked the leaders of Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association for their warm hospitality. Through this exchange meeting, he briefed Jilin Province on the latest developments in the fields of economy, trade, science and technology, education, tourism, and culture. It is hoped that this visit will deepen mutual understanding and create greater opportunities for cooperation in the future of trade and economic industries. Finally, we welcome everyone to go to Jilin Province to take a look, sightseeing and investment.
