Delegations from 26 African Countries Visit Shantou, China for Economic Cooperation

A representative research group from 26 African countries visited Shan Tou, China looking for economic cooperation

加蓬、马达加斯加、马里等26个非洲国家工商会和政府经贸部门考察团一行约70人，莅临广东汕头市进行为期4天的考察。

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70 representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and industry from countries such as Gabon, Madagascar, and Mali  visited the city of Shan Tou, Guangdong Province, for a 4 day study trip. On June the 14th, the study group visited the land reclamation scene in the new towns of Queshi and Dong Haian, looking for new commercial opportunities.

Gabon's Ambassador to China, Jean-Robert  Goulongana, expressed the hope to build up a friendship between Gabon's Capital, Libreville, and the city of Shan Tou.

He said, "Shantou is a beautiful, prosperous, international city with impressive potential of development. African countries are now developing energy economy and pushing forward the implementation of submarine optical fiber cable. They can have wide cooperation with Shantou." He hopes that there will be more cooperation in commerce, investment, tourism etc. with Shantou.

The mayor of Shantou, Zheng Renhao welcomed the guests from Africa and introduced the recent economic and social development of the city. He said, Shantou has always tried "to open-up" its development model. China is currently forging the 21st century Maritime Silk Road. Shantou is also using this as an opportunity to enhance its foreign development. He hopes that a longstanding interactive mechanism in investment can be established and that there will be more discussion about the cooperation in the area of ocean trade, fishery, agriculture, constructions, tourism and infrastructure.

Article Translated by Ruohang Xi, Staff Intern with the Kissinger Institute at the Wilson Center

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