The 4th China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Forum Ministerial Meeting Successfully Held in Boao, Hainan Province

From September 12 to 14, the 4th China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum Ministerial Conference was held in Boao, Hainan Province, co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and Hainan Provincial People’s Government. Wang Shouwen, International Trade Negotiator and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Commerce, presided over the meeting and made a speech.

Wang Shouwen said that the high frequency of head-of-state diplomacy between China and Caribbean countries has pointed out the direction for further deepening economic and trade relations between China and Caribbean countries in the new era. The two sides have increasingly become important economic and trade partners of each other, and the results of cooperation have benefited the people of China and Canada. The recently held Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made systematic plans to further deepen reform in all respects and promote Chinese modernization. It will improve the institutional mechanisms for opening up and unswervingly promote high-standard opening up, which will bring more opportunities to Caribbean countries and other global partners.

Wang Shouwen pointed out that the Ministry of Commerce will earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two sides, and is willing to work with the Caribbean countries to further enhance the level of trade and investment facilitation through negotiation and signing of trade and investment agreements and establishing working groups. Encourage enterprises from both sides to deepen cooperation in industrial chain and supply chain opening, and constantly explore cooperation in green, blue, digital and other emerging fields; In the framework of development cooperation, support for livelihood projects in the Caribbean will be increased and human resources cooperation will be consolidated. China will continue to support Caribbean countries in seeking prosperity and development and enhancing the well-being of their people.

Representatives of the Governments of 11 Caribbean countries, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, attended and made statements. Representatives of the secretariat of the Caribbean Community and representatives of interested Governments attended as observers.

Participating Caribbean countries said that the China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum is an important platform and bond for mutually beneficial and friendly cooperation, and promotes in-depth cooperation in trade, investment and assistance among all parties. We are willing to give full play to the forum mechanism, consolidate the foundation of China-Canada practical cooperation, explore more emerging areas of cooperation, and promote common development.

After the meeting, all parties jointly issued the Joint Statement of the Fourth China-Caribbean Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation Ministerial Meeting.

During the meeting, Wang Shouwen held talks with Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Representatives of the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and representatives of the Caribbean Community Secretariat held bilateral meetings to exchange in-depth views on bilateral and multilateral economic and trade issues of mutual interest. Following the meeting, bilateral cooperation documents were signed with representatives of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Cuba and Guyana.

In addition, the Conference organized 11 dialogues between Caribbean Ministers of Economy and Trade and Chinese Enterprises, and more than 60 Chinese enterprises participated in the docking, creating an exchange platform for the two sides to explore cooperation opportunities and solve practical problems encountered by enterprises in cooperation.

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