Saturday, 3 August 2024

FUJIAN DELEGATION TO JAPAN ENHANCES BILATERAL COOPERATION, SOLIDIFIES RELATIONSHIP

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 (Bernama) -- Fujian delegation recently visited Japan for four days ending July 31 for economic, trade and cultural exchanges, led by Fujian Provincial Committee Secretary and Standing Committee of Fujian Provincial People's Congress Chairman, Zhou Zuyi.

According to a statement, the delegation continued traditional friendship further deepened the exchanges of sister-city relationships, promoted cooperation and development, as well as made new contributions to the comprehensive promotion of strategic and reciprocal relationship between China and Japan.

At the China (Fujian)-Japan Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Conference, Zhou delivered a keynote speech, and introduced to the participants about the basic provincial conditions, regional characteristics, industrial characteristics, ecological advantages and other aspects of Fujian Province.

He stated that broad space was available for bilateral cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.

Both sides should join hands to promote complementary advantages in industrial cooperation, upgrading bilateral trade and closer people-to-people exchanges, to promote more technical and capital cooperation between the two sides in relevant fields.

In addition, both sides will strengthen cooperation in cross-border e-commerce, overseas warehousing, and bulk commodity trade, with the aim to continuously expand the scale of trade, as well as achieve industrial connection and complementary advantages.

Culture and tourism serve as messengers of peace and bridges of friendship. During the visit of the Fujian delegation to Japan, activities such as the Direct Flight Ceremony between Fuzhou and Naha; and the "Mountains and Seas Embrace Fujian with Blessing Songs" Fresh Fujian (Okinawa) Cultural Tourism Promotion Conference were held subsequently.

Zhou also mentioned it is hoped that both sides continue to deepen cultural exchanges, promote closer people-to-people ties, carry out mutual promotion of resources, mutual visits of tourists, and information sharing, in addition to jointly create more characteristic tourism brands.

He added that efforts will be made to conduct extensive friendly people-to-people exchanges, foster new forces for friendship that lasts for generations, and better promote mutual learning between civilisations and achieve people-to-people connectivity.

-- BERNAMA 

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