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On May 9, 2024, in order to thoroughly implement the important speeches delivered by President Xi Jinping at the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation and the 7th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, and to fully unleash the potential of China-Latin America economic and trade cooperation, the Promotion Conference for Chinese Private Enterprises Investing in Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Tianjin. The event was co-hosted by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and the Tianjin Municipal People's Government, and organized by the Tianjin Municipal Foreign Affairs Office and the Tianjin Federation of Industry and Commerce. CICCPS and the Beijing Belt and Road Legal and Commercial Service Center co-organized the event.
Qiu Xiaoping the Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and Ji Guoqiang the Member of the Standing Committee of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and Head of the United Front Work Department, attended and addressed the conference. Also present were Cabrera the Ambassador of Embassy of the Republic of Colombia, Michael Campbell the Ambassador at Embassy of the Republic of Nicaragua, Salvador Moncada the Ambassador at Embassy of the Republic of Honduras, and Valenzuela the Chargé d'Affaires at Embassy of the Republic of Chile, and Zhang Ronghua, Vice President of the China Non-Governmental Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Board of Rockcheck Group. The conference was chaired by Lou Jie, Chairman of the Tianjin Federation of Industry and Commerce and President of Tianjin General Chamber of Commerce.
In recent years, CICCPS has continuously established and strengthened ties and cooperation with Latin American countries. It has signed cooperation agreements with business organizations in Latin American and Caribbean countries including Brazil, Cuba, and Ecuador, playing a role in promoting people-to-people exchanges and facilitating economic and trade cooperation among private enterprises.
This promotion conference provided a valuable opportunity for learning and exchange for the Chamber and its member enterprises. Seizing this opportunity, and under the guidance of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, CICCPS will continue to leverage its strengths as a non-governmental platform, deepen cooperation and exchanges with business organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean, and contribute to the steady progress of the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Latin America, as well as to the building of a China-LAC community with a shared future.
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