In order to expand the practical cooperation between the business communities of Ningxia and ASEAN countries in an all-round way and jointly enhance the level of economic and trade cooperation between the two sides, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Committee of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the China-Asean Center jointly held the China (Ningxia) -ASEAN Economic and Trade Exchange Meeting in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region from August 29 to 30.

With the theme of "Crossing mountains and oceans for two-way cooperation and win-win", the event focused on promoting docking, visiting and other activities in green food, new energy, new materials and other fields.

The meeting invited officials responsible for trade and investment promotion from the China-Asean Center and ASEAN countries, relevant business associations, institutional guests and enterprise representatives to participate in the meeting to share cooperation opportunities and seek common economic and trade development.
Towering Helan, majestic and spectacular, six red plates, high clouds, the surging Yellow River, winding, gave birth to the beautiful and rich Ningxia Plain, here is the only province in China belongs to the Yellow River basin, with a complete ecosystem of mountains, forests, fields, lakes, grass and sand, can be called China''s ecological miniature bonseong.

With an open and inclusive society and a stable society, it is a national demonstration zone of ethnic unity and progress.

Asean and China have been each other''s largest trading partner for many years, and their economic and trade cooperation has been deepening. Asean is also Ningxia''s largest trading partner. In 2023, Ningxia and ASEAN''s total import and export volume reached 3.465 billion yuan, accounting for 16.9% of Ningxia''s total trade volume. In the first half of this year, Ningxia and ASEAN import and export trade continued to maintain a good momentum, monocrystalline silicon slices, frozen potatoes, diols and other special products in ASEAN countries demand, at the same time, Ningxia also imported a large number of silicon, fruit, machine parts and other products from ASEAN countries.

"Asean and Ningxia have a solid foundation for cooperation and a broad market space, and look forward to Ningxia and ASEAN countries enterprises to seize the development of the largest common number, further strengthen the use of RCEP rules, continue to release the dividends brought by the rules, and jointly provide more inclusive and win-win cooperation and development platforms for enterprises on both sides." We should work together to make the pie of economic and trade cooperation bigger and bigger so as to achieve greater economic integration, interconnected development and shared benefits." Liang Wanrong, president of the Ningxia Trade Promotion Committee, said.In addition, Ningxia Trade Promotion Committee and Yinchuan Customs jointly issued the "Ningxia export RCEP zero tariff advantage commodity List", "Ningxia import RCEP zero tariff Advantage Commodity List", "Ningxia Advantage industry goods trade tax reduction list", "Ningxia enterprises use RCEP goods trade tariff and rules of origin Guide", "three Qing single guide". We will help more enterprises make good use of the RCEP economic and trade rules and promote the high-quality development of Ningxia''s open economy.

Ningxia Yizhong Source Food Co., LTD. Chairman Ma Jinlong represented the enterprise to participate in the conference.

In order to ensure the practical results of this event, through the active matchmaking of all parties in the early stage, 27 cooperation projects have been reached, in addition to the 2.35 billion yuan of commodity trade, service trade and other traditional trade, but also involving e-commerce, cultural tourism, cross-border e-commerce and other emerging fields of cooperation projects. After the meeting, representatives of ASEAN business associations and enterprises were also invited to visit wolfberry, wine and new energy and new materials enterprises.