(Jakarta) Gong Zhaohui, Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Chongming District Committee of Shanghai, Lu Jianjun, Director of the Sports Bureau, Yao Bin, Director of the Urban Management Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau, Zhang Hua, Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau, Shi Jun, Secretary of Xinhe Town Committee, and Gu Lingling, Mayor of Jianxin Town, visited Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association at 11 am on Monday, April 14, 2025, and were warmly welcomed by General Chairman Zhang Jinxiong, Secretary-General Zhou Weiliang, Vice Chairman Xue Tianzeng, Vice Chairman Shang Shangxuan and Weng Hualing.
General Chairman Zhang Jinxiong said that first of all, on behalf of Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association, I would like to express my warm welcome and sincere greetings to Secretary Gong and the delegation!
Indonesia is located in the equatorial South Pacific and is a transportation hub connecting Asia and Oceania, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. It has more than 17,000 islands and spans more than 5,500 kilometers from east to west, which is longer than the distance from Shanghai to Kashgar, Xinjiang.
Zhang Jinxiong said that as the largest economy in Southeast Asia, Indonesia has unique resource endowments, with the world's largest nickel ore reserves and the world's leading exports of coal, palm oil, rubber, etc. Last year, Indonesia's GDP exceeded 1.4 trillion US dollars, and maintained a stable growth rate of more than 5% for many consecutive years.
Indonesia and China have been friendly neighbors across the sea since ancient times, and now they are strategic partners for joint development. Last year, the total trade volume between the two countries 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, covering key areas such as new energy, digital economy, and infrastructure. These cooperations have not only created jobs and growth for the two countries, but also played an important role in the coordination of regional industrial chains.
Zhang Jinxiong pointed out that the current global trade faces geopolitical challenges, and the tariff barriers between China and the United States have exacerbated supply chain fluctuations. As the world's fourth most populous country and the only G20 member and BRICS member in Southeast Asia, Indonesia is now actively integrating into the global industrial chain with an open attitude. We welcome outstanding Chinese companies to use Indonesia as a fulcrum, rely on RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) and the ASEAN framework, reduce dependence on a single market, deepen our local market, and jointly promote in-depth cooperation between India and China in the industrial chain.
Shanghai is China's economic center and the direction and model of China's urban development. As a "world-class ecological island", Chongming Island has rich experience in green and low-carbon, ecotourism, sports and health. We very much welcome the Chongming District Government of Shanghai and entrepreneurs to visit Indonesia more often, bring Shanghai's advanced development experience to Indonesia, promote two-way investment and trade, and contribute new strength to the prosperity and development of our two places!
Zhang Jinxiong said that Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association will continue to give full play to the platform advantages of the Chamber of Commerce and actively promote close cooperation between Indonesia and the Shanghai Municipal Government and the business community in the fields of trade, investment, humanities, etc. Finally, I wish Secretary Gong and all the guests a successful and fruitful trip to Indonesia!
Secretary Gong Chaohui pointed out that he would first like to thank Chairman Zhang Jinxiong and all the directors for their warm hospitality. Our main purpose of coming to Indonesia this time is to investigate the local development in various fields. We also hope to enhance cooperation with Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association and strengthen the friendship between the two sides through this exchange. We also welcome everyone to take time to visit, inspect, invest and start businesses in Chongming District, Shanghai.
