On 18 September, the grand opening of the 12th China-ASEAN Expo and the China ASEAN Business and Investment Summit took place in Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center (NICEC) in Guangxi. Zhang Gaoli, Vice Premier of the State Council, delivered the keynote speech at the opening ceremony. As the strategic partner of the ASEAN Expo, China Resources Group participated in the exhibition, while Group Chairman Fu Yuning and the CR delegation participated in the expo activities.
CR’s exhibition booth was located at the no.2 exhibition hall at the NICEC. Through different display methods, including graphics, models, and multi-media, the Group’s overall situation, businesses of the various SBUs (Strategic Business Units), and the investments in Guangxi were comprehensively and vividly presented. In addition, CR’s achievements in corporate social responsibility and circular economy industries were highlighted in the exhibition. The unique and classy design of CR’s booth, and the abundant display attracted a lot of visitors to the booth.
On the eve of the Expo, 17 September, Chairman Fu Yuning met separately with Nanning Municipal Party Committee Secretary, Wang Xiaodong, and Liuzhou Mayor, Xiao Wensun. During their meetings, both parties exchanged ideas and explored opportunities to further strengthen their cooperation in investments and development. The leaders from the two cities fully recognized CR’s contributions to local social and economic development, and welcomed CR’s effort in increasing investments and bringing in more quality services to the cities. They also indicated that the local governments will offer better services and support to CR, creating a good environment for CR to do business in Guangxi, and hope that both parties will continue to strengthen their cooperation. Chairman Fu expressed his gratitude to the Municipal Party Committees and the Municipal Governments of Nanning and Liuzhou for their support to CR’s local investments and development over the years, and gave a briefing about the development of CR’s profit centers in Guangxi, including CR Cement, CR Land, CR Gas, CR Power (new energy), CR Beer, and CR Ng Fung. Chairman Fu indicated that CR will ride on the abundant local resources and the good local investment environment to further strengthen the cooperation between the two parties in more business areas, and will strive to make more contributions to local economic development and achieve a win-win situation.
Group Deputy General Manager, Zhu Jinkun, and managers of the Guangxi branches of the different profit centers also attended the meeting.
China – ASEAN Expo is an international economic and trade event jointly organized by the Economy and Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and the ASEAN Secretariat, and hosted by the People’s Government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This year, the main theme of the EXPO is “Building a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road —— Creating a Blueprint for Better Maritime Cooperation”. Roundtable forums and senior management interviews were also organized at the same time. The ASEAN Expo provided a good platform for China and ASEAN enterprises to develop economic and trade relations, as well as promoting joint growth among the different countries.