The Conference on China-Africa Economic and Trade Promotion & Kenya International Investment Conference kicked off at the Edge Convention Center in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on the morning of May 9. Hunan Vice Governor Cao Zhiqiang attended. It was part of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Africa (Kenya) 2024 serial activities.

The Conference on China-Africa Economic and Trade Promotion & Kenya International Investment Conference. (Photo/Peng Kexin)

Vice Governor Cao noted that Hunan has attached great importance to economic and trade cooperation with Africa, focusing on two national platforms--CAETE and the Pioneering Zone for In-depth China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation. The province has strived to build an innovation area for economic and trade cooperation mode with Africa, a leading area for in-depth economic and trade cooperation with Africa, an implementation area for industrial chain cooperation with Africa, as well as a "meeting center" for economic and trade exchanges and cooperation with Africa. Hunan will continue to implement the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), strengthen synergy with relevant initiatives of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), deepen economic, trade, and humanistic exchanges with Africa, and jointly contribute further to the creation of a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future.

The China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Africa (Kenya) Exhibition 2024. (Photo/Peng Kexin)

The official CAETE mascots, "Huabao" and "Feibao," made their debut. Ten cooperation project contracts worth 295 million USD were signed on-site, including the Kenya-China Economic and Trade Incubator Park Project Phase II, the Kenya Agricultural Products Import Public Overseas Warehouse Project, and the Tanzania Sunflower Oil Processing Plant Project.

The 5,600-sqm exhibition area consists of three special exhibition areas respectively showcasing Hunan, Kenya, and Tatu City, as well as nine comprehensive exhibition areas. A total of 230 domestic and overseas enterprises are participating in the exhibition, showcasing such products as machinery and equipment, construction materials, and biomedicine.

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

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn

Photo source: Voice of Hunan