Shen Xiaoming, secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, met in Changsha with Daniel Chapo, president of the Republic of Mozambique, and his entourage on April 17. 

Secretary Shen welcomed the Mozambican guests on behalf of the provincial Party committee and the provincial government. Secretary Shen briefed the guests on Hunan Province. He noted that Hunan and African countries, including Mozambique, have seen increasingly frequent and in-depth exchanges and cooperation in recent years, thanks to the establishment of the national-level platforms in Hunan, including the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo and the Pioneering Zone for In-depth China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation. Hunan will earnestly implement the important consensus reached between President Xi Jinping and President Daniel Chapo, further strengthening exchanges and cooperation with Mozambique in areas such as agriculture, trade and economy, AI technology application, and education and training. 

President Daniel Chapo expressed his gratitude for Hunan's hospitality and noted he was delighted to visit Hunan, the hometown of the late Chairman Mao Zedong. He was deeply impressed by Hunan's achievements in advanced manufacturing, agriculture, and technological innovation. He expressed his hope to further deepen exchanges and cooperation with Hunan in infrastructure construction, automobile manufacturing, agriculture, and education, continuously strengthening the friendship between the two sides. He welcomed more Hunan enterprises to invest and establish businesses in Mozambique, working together to achieve mutual benefit and win-win outcomes.

During their stay in Hunan, President Daniel Chapo and his entourage also visited Changsha, Xiangtan, and other locations. In Shaoshan, the president laid a flower basket in front of the bronze statue of Comrade Mao Zedong, and visited the memorial hall and the former residence of Comrade Mao Zedong. Afterwards, the delegation visited Wasion Holdings Limited, Zoomlion Intelligent Industrial Town, Xianing Port, Yihai Kerry (Hunan) Oils, Grains & Foodstuffs Co., Ltd., and Sany Group. President Daniel Chapo and his entourage learned about energy metering and management, smart manufacturing, agricultural product processing, and industrial upgrading. The delegation also attended the China (Hunan)-Mozambique Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum.

The delegation included Mozambique's First Lady Getta Selemane Chapo, Ambassador of Mozambique to China Manuel José Gonçalves, as well as heads of relevant government departments. Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique Zheng Xuan, along with provincial leaders Yu Hongsheng and Xiao Bailing, attended relevant events.

Photos were taken by Tang Jun.

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government. www.enghunan.gov.cn.  

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn