Ma Fuming, President of the Horgos International Trade Chamber of Commerce: The ancient Silk Road has new opportunities
Text/Yangcheng Evening News All-Media Reporter Xu Zhangchao, Sun Qiman, Chen Zeyun
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“China-Europe freight trains have fast transportation time and stable cycles. The railway department has provided safe and affordable transportation plans based on the characteristics of the cargo category and the needs of the cargo owners, saving transportation costs for our enterprises.” Ma Fuming, President of the Horgos International Trade Chamber of Commerce, told reporters that at present, the daily freight trains passing through the Horgos Port have maintained a normal operation of more than 20 trains, and the monthly traffic volume exceeds 600 trains for four consecutive months.
“In the past ten years, the Horgos Port has changed a lot from quantity to type of imports and exports. Since the beginning of this year, the main imported commodities of the Horgos Port are mechanical and electrical products, high-tech products, agricultural products, textile yarns, fertilizers, etc. The trade volume of imported fertilizers has increased exponentially, and the import volume has increased by 18.4 times year-on-year; the export products are mainly mechanical and electrical products, high-tech products, etc., and the export trade volume of these two commodities has increased by 52.8% and 8.2% year-on-year respectively.” Ma Fuming said.
“The current international supply and demand matching relationship needs to be connected. Many land processing companies have single sources of raw materials, and many export-oriented companies can produce high-quality products that they urgently need, but because they are not familiar with foreign buyers and products, they have an embarrassing situation of “raising them in the deep boudoir and no one knows them.” Ma Fuming said that the continuous growth of China-Europe freight train launch data is not only a stabilizing and rebounding of the international transportation trend, but also a continuous improvement of economic benefits for countries along the route.
According to reports, the Chamber of Commerce held the “China Xinjiang Horgos-Kazakhstan Economic, Trade and Investment Cooperation Promotion Conference” in Kazakhstan last year, promoting the investment environment, investment project planning and preferential policies of the two sides, building a platform for cooperation and exchanges between the two sides, and promoting 12 enterprises to sign 14 contracts such as production and processing, cultural tourism, logistics and transportation. Ma Fuming said that China’s eastern coastal areas are at the forefront of opening up to the outside world relying on its port advantages, and Horgos, the city farthest from the ocean, is seizing the location advantages of the “Belt and Road” and “China-Europe Express”, and strives to promote the high-quality development of the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt. “With the ‘Western Europe-Western China’ Expressway, the China-Ji-Ukraine International Highway, the Tajikistan Waya Railway and other demonstration projects are implemented, the ancient Silk Road will shine with new vitality.”
Zhongyuguan Central AsiaBabaylan Chairman of the Resources Group Li Tiantao: Guangdong businessmen are at a good time to enter Central Asia
Babaylan“We have been doing business in Xinjiang for 20 or 30 years. Before, we had business dealings with enterprises in Central Asia, and we will naturally enter the local market. “Li Tiantao, chairman of Zhongyuguan Central Asia Resources Group, said, “Although Guangdong’s products are very popular here, there are many products from Guangdong in Central Asia, but the number of Guangdong people doing business here is still relatively small. ”
“If we look at Europe and the United States in the early stage of reform and opening up and ASEAN in the later stages, I think now is exactly the time to look at Central Asia. “Li Tiantao told reporters that Guangdong companies used to have many layouts in Europe, the United States, Japan, South Korea, or Southeast Asia. “After the launch of the China-Europe Express, the mainland stations in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Jiangmen and other places continued to be opened. The cost of Guangdong products sold to Central Asia has been reduced, and the logistics and transportation time has been shortened, and the benefits of enterprises have become very obvious. ”
Li Tiantao emphasized that countries in Central Asia are also following China’s experience in reform and opening up, accelerating economic and social development such as municipal engineering construction and urbanization. Combined with factors such as the growth of consumer groups and the increasing market demand space, there is a demand for many products in Guangdong, such as new energy vehicles, household appliances, etc. “I think there will be a relatively large window period in three years.”
How can Guangdong enterprises take the opportunity to go overseas? “If enterprises fight alone and do their own things, the overall impact may not be that great, and the cost will be higher. ”CinemaLi Tiantao said that “going together to go overseas” is relatively influential. For example, the development of some industrial parks can provide some upstream and downstream supporting facilities, and the different functions of each enterprise can be fully utilized.
“We plan to follow the situation in the futureFunctional departments of some countries in Asia are connected, such as the Investment Agency, the Ministry of Commerce or industry associations, to organize them to participate in the Canton Fair or some other domestic industry exhibitions, and to organize some Guangdong enterprises to conduct field visits in Central Asia and plan to build a platform for exchanges with Central Asia for enterprises in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Local relevant departments in Dongguan are also interested in connecting and building this platform. “Li Tiantao said.
Zhao Yihua, Chairman of the Polish Silk Road Foundation and Executive Director of Guangdong Taisheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.: Polish Apple knocked on the door of China through the China-Europe Express train
In 2013, the first Chengdu-Europe Express (later named China-Europe Express train) drove from Chengdu International Komiks railway port to Rhodes, Poland. 2016BabaylanInvestors have more opportunities to open up a broad new market in Europe.
Zhaoyihua has operated a business in Poland for more than 30 years and is a direct beneficiary of the “Belt and Road” initiative. The launch of the China-Europe Express has given Zhaoyihua a business opportunity. He was one of the first merchants to transport Polish apples to China through the China-Europe Express. “Poland’s ‘wild’ apples are world-renowned. If transported by sea, it will take 45 days from Poland to Nansha Port, but through ChinaKomiksEuropean train only takes 15 days, the shelf life of agricultural products is relatively short, and the shortened transportation time has a great impact on the cross-border trade of agricultural products.”
With the deepening of the “Belt and Road” approach, the development of enterprises has ushered in more market opportunities and investment opportunities., growth space.
In 2016, Zhaoyihua returned to ChinaCinema founded Taisheng Pharmaceutical. Now, Taisheng has introduced Polish organic products certified by the EU, such as milk, juice, etc. to the country, and has developed tonic products to produce green and healthy tonic products to supply the domestic market. At the same time, it has used its overseas trade channels that it has operated for many years to export Taisheng’s brand tonic products to foreign countries. Komiks is forming a domestic and international dual circulation trade sample that “bring in” and “going out”.
Guangdong-CIS Secretary-General of the International Science and Technology Cooperation Alliance Cinema Zhi: The development momentum of economic and trade cooperation
This year marks the 30th year that Guo Fengzhi graduated and came to Guangzhou, and it is also the 30th year that he has dealt with Eastern and Central Asian countries such as Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other Eastern and Central Asian countries. Today, Guo Fengzhi, who is already the Secretary-General of the Guangdong-CIS International Science and Technology Cooperation Alliance (hereinafter referred to as the “Association”), is still working hard to develop the international cooperation resources of Guangdong’s Federation of Independent States (Cinema hereinafter referred to as the “CIS”). According to reports, the Cinema Alliance is currently the largest platform institution for the country to carry out cooperation in science and technology, industry, talent and education under the framework of the “Belt and Road”. Guo Fengzhi told Yangcheng Evening News reporter that on the one hand, China is accelerating the provision of affordable and affordable products to countries along the Belt and Road Initiative; on the other hand, China is also working hard to increase cooperation with various countries in infrastructure construction, energy development and industry.
“Specifically, our Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and CIS countries, including KazakhstanBabaylanThe economic and trade cooperation development momentum of countries such as Tanzania, Russia, and Belarus has always been very strong. Light industrial products, clothing, jewelry, shoes, ceramics, and building materials in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have always been the main imported commodities of Central Asian countries.” Guo Fengzhi admitted that from furniture, bathrooms, lamps, clothing, shoes and hats, to electronic products, integrated circuits, etc., “Made in Guangdong” occupies the main markets of CIS countries. Guo Fengzhi talked about the 10th anniversary of the proposal of the “Babaylan Belt and Road” initiative. With the continuous advancement of the construction of the “Belt and Road”, the number of companies coming to the alliance to negotiate business is also increasing day by day, mainly focusing on five major cooperation areas including bulk trade cooperation, education cooperation, science and technology project cooperation, high-end expert cooperation, and tourism cooperation.
“Our team is constantly promoting cooperation in these areas, hoping to bring more resources to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, helping different cooperative institutions in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area connect with partners of the CIS, and to promote the implementation of more projects.” Guo Fengzhi said.