Notice on Invitations to visit Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu
All relevant units:
In order to further strengthen the ties with the business communities of Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu, TDC Shenzhen and the Shenzhen International Chamber of Commerce plan to organize a delegation of Shenzhen entrepreneurs to visit the above three countries with the China Chamber of International Commerce in mid-to-late April。During the visit,The delegation will attend the China-Australia Business Dialogue, the China-New Zealand Business Council meeting, the inauguration ceremony of the New Zealand Chinese Business Association and the China-Vanuatu Business exchange,Visit Chinese embassies in the three countries, competent economic and trade departments of the three governments and major business associations,Visit local businesses,Field visit to the business environment,Organize exchanges between Chinese and foreign enterprises。
In order to promote bilateral practical cooperation between Shenzhen enterprises and those from Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu, we hereby invite leaders of enterprises in agriculture, financial services, green development, digital economy, cultural tourism, infrastructure and other related industries with existing economic and trade contacts or intention of cooperation with the above three countries to visit。The delegation plans to leave on April 15, 2024 and stay for 10 days. The visit expenses will be borne by the delegation。If you have confirmed your participation, please complete the attached information form and send it to zrlrony@hotmail before March 8th (Fri).com, the Shenzhen Municipal Trade Promotion Commission will confirm it as soon as possible in accordance with relevant procedures。
Hereby inform。
Annex: Corporate information sheet of the group visiting Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu
Contact: Mr. Zhao
Contact number: 0755-33356254
Email: promotion@ykb199.com
Shenzhen Trade Promotion Commission
March 1, 2024
Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu
Australia
Australia is an important country in the Asia-Pacific region and an important member of the G20,It is also a major developed economy with a large economic aggregate,It is the world's major exporter of agricultural products and energy and mineral products,It has a mature market economic system and a matching legal system and governance model,Attach importance to attracting foreign investment,The main areas of foreign investment are energy mining, manufacturing, finance, and real estate。Since the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Australia, bilateral economic and trade relations have developed rapidly, and the scale of trade and investment has continued to expand, with bilateral trade volume jumping from less than 100 million US dollars to 220.9 billion US dollars in 2022。In June 2015, China and Australia officially signed the Free Trade Agreement, which became an important milestone in the development of bilateral economic and trade cooperation。China has long been Australia's largest trading partner, export market and source of imports。The economies of China and Australia are highly complementary, and the two sides have great potential for cooperation in emerging areas such as climate change and green economy。
NZ
New Zealand is a developed economy based on trade, with relatively stable political situation, sound legal system, fully developed market mechanism and friendly business environment。Since the establishment of diplomatic ties, China-New Zealand relations have maintained sound and steady development and made many achievements。New Zealand is an important economic and trade partner of China in Oceania and the first Western developed country to sign a bilateral free trade agreement with China。Over the years, bilateral trade between China and New Zealand has shown strong resilience and two-way investment has remained stable。Since the signing and coming into effect in 2008, the China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement has strongly promoted the rapid development of bilateral trade. The total trade in goods between China and New Zealand has increased from US $4.4 billion in 2008 to US $25.4 billion in 2022, with an average annual growth rate of 13 percent。China has been New Zealand's largest trading partner, export destination and import source for many years in a row。In the future, there is broad space for mutually beneficial cooperation between China and New Zealand in trade, investment and other fields。
Vanuatu
Vanuatu is located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, consisting of 83 islands, Marine exclusive economic zone area of 680,000 square kilometers, rich tourism resources, tourism is the backbone of the country's economy。Vanuatu is rich in tuna, beef, coconut, cocoa, coffee, cassava, noni fruit, kava, etc. The market is relatively open and convenient, the legal system is relatively sound, and the government encourages foreign investment。China and Vanuatu officially signed the Belt and Road Cooperation Plan in 2019, and the two countries have carried out practical cooperation in trade, investment, contracted projects and economic and technical assistance, which has yielded fruitful results。In the future, the business communities of China and Vanuatu can continue to carry out extensive cooperation in trade and investment, infrastructure construction, transportation and communications, agriculture and fisheries, tourism, culture, education and health within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative。
Visits to Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu
(草案)
15 April (Mon)
Go to Sydney, Australia
16 April (Tuesday)
Attended the China-Australia business exchange activities
Meeting with the state government, etc
Forum of Chinese-funded enterprises
17 April (Wed)
Visit relevant Australian enterprises and associations
Business visits, docking exchanges, etc
18 April (Thursday)
Auckland, New Zealand
Meet with the right organization
19 April (Friday)
Attended the China-New Zealand Business Council meeting
Visit counterpart institutions, enterprises docking exchanges
20 April (Sat)
Visit key institutions, business visits
Attended China-New Zealand business exchanges
21 April (Sun)
Chinese enterprises symposium, research key projects
Port Vila, capital of Vanuatu
22 April (Mon)
Meet with counterpart institutions, key government departments, etc
23 April (Tuesday)
Attended the exchange meeting of China-WA enterprises
Attended the symposium of Chinese enterprises and investigated key projects
Leave and return home
24 April (Wed)
Arrived in the country via transit
Annex: Corporate information sheet of the group visiting Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu