More than 850 business delegates from over 80 countries and regions gathered in Beijing on April 25 for the Belt and Road CEO Conference, a new highlight and important sideline event of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF).
Gao Yunlong, Chairman of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) said, there has been deep change in the world’s economic and trade situation, which has given the Belt and Road construction new mission. Gao hoped more professionals from business community can participate in the Belt and Road construction, giving new impetus to the economic development.
“I hope enterprises from home and abroad can contribute to the Belt and Road construction and cooperation to ensure more fruitful achievements. ACFIC will continue to enhance exchanges with industrial and commercial associations of all countries to provide better services in the Belt and Road construction. We will also cooperate with relevant departments to promote the match-making of more projects,” added Gao.
Gao’s remarks were echoed by Xiao Yaqing, Chairman of the Party Committee of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC). Xiao said, by participating in the Belt and Road construction, the state-owned enterprises have sped up the globalization process and drove the economic growth along the Belt and Road countries. The state-owned enterprises will undertake high quality pilot projects with high standard by meeting the demands for local development so as to achieve mutual benefit and win-win development.
Economic cooperation is the most solid and fruitful area for the prosperity of the Belt and Road Initiative, and will continue to enrich the development of global industrial, service, supply and value chains, said Gao Yan, Chairperson of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).
"Companies from home and abroad will sign a number of cooperation agreements today, covering a wide range of areas and regions," she said at the opening ceremony.
"Under the backdrop of rising protectionism and unilateralism, the Belt and Road Initiative provides a Chinese solution to the global governance system," Gao said, adding that the trade promotion institution from each country needs to work together to build more platforms to facilitate and diversify trade activities.
Delegates from International Trade Center, U.S. State of California, Singapore Business Federation, PetroChina, China Communications Construction, China Datang Corporation, HOdo Group, Standard Chartered Group, etc. attended and addressed the conference.
Delegates find the Belt and Road Initiative has brought huge development opportunities for countries along the route. Enterprises shall share success experiences, innovate development patterns, follow market order and international regulation, lift competitiveness by compliance of law to achieve mutual benefit and win-win development. Delegates from trade promotion agencies and chambers of commerce of the participating countries agreed to conduct researches, further exchanges, set up cooperation platforms and improve services to speed up the Belt and Road construction.
The CEO Conference, co-hosted by CCPIT, All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) and State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), is a sideline business event of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. The conference aims to set up platforms for the business community of all countries for exchanges, B2B project match-making, and deep cooperation. Project cooperation agreements were signed after the conference, involving many industries.
