Vice Premier Wu Yi met in Xiamen, Fujian Province, Thursday with
Arabian and African delegates attending the tenth China
International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT).
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic ties between China and Arab countries and African
countries respectively.
Wu said there are frequent high-level exchanges of visits
between China and Arab and African countries, and the two sides
achieved substantial cooperation in various fields during the past
50 years.
The second ministerial meeting of the China-Arab Cooperation
Forum was held in Beijing this April. A summit between China and
African countries, as well as the third ministerial meeting of the
China-Africa Cooperation Forum will also be held in Beijing this
November.
The events have become "important platform" for China to carry
out friendly exchanges and substantial cooperation with the two
sides respectively, Wu noted.
Wu also briefed the guests on more information about the CIFIT,
saying this is the only international fair in China aimed at
promoting two-way investment.
She hoped the guests can take the opportunity to introduce more
things to the Chinese companies about their domestic investment
condition and policies, so as to promote their economic and trade
cooperation with China.
The foreign guests said they are willing to learn from China's
experience in economic development, and expand economic and trade
cooperation with China. They also hoped more Chinese companies to
invest in Arab and African countries.
Wu also met with head of Japan-Chinese Investment Promotion
Organization Toyoda Shoichiro.
Wu said China and Japan are neighboring countries as well as
important trading partners. To develop a long-term steady
China-Japan good-neighborly partnership is in the interest of the
two countries and the two peoples.
She hoped the Japanese business circle can play an active role
in improving and promoting the bilateral relations between the two
countries.
Wu also spoke highly of the efforts made by the Japan-Chinese
Investment Promotion Organization in pushing forward the bilateral
trade and economic cooperation.
As China is implementing the 11th Five-Year Plan on social and
economic development, Wu called for the Japanese entrepreneurs to
grasp the opportunity and increase investment to China, in a bid to
achieve win-win cooperation.
Toyoda Shoichiro said Chinese economy is on fast growth, and the
Chinese government has made effective efforts to improve the
investment conditions.
He said the Japanese businesses are willing to increase
investment to China and strengthen cooperation with Chinese
companies in such areas as energy saving and environmental
protection.
(Xinhua News Agency September 8, 2006)
