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L-R: Zhejiang Governor Lu Zhu Shan, Philippine
Consul General to Shanghai Maria Rowena Mendoza Sanchez, Consul Aileen
Mendiola-Rau,
Former Philippine President and Chairman of the Bo’ao Forum for Asia
Fidel V. Ramos
18 June 2008 – The
Philippine Consulate General led by Consul General Maria Rowena Mendoza
Sanchez participated in the 10th Zhejiang Investment and Trade Forum, the
7th China International (Ningbo) Consumer Products Expo and the Boao Forum
for Asia’s international forum on Modern Logistics and Free Port which were
held from 7 to 8 June 2008 in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province.
The 10th Zhejiang
Investment and Trade Forum and the 7th China International Consumer Goods
Fair (CICGF) presented investment projects in Zhejiang and launched new
"made in China" products. The fair was attended by representatives from
foreign embassies in Beijing and consulates in Shanghai together with over
70,000 foreign and domestic visitors.
Consul
General Sanchez noted that participation in the fair is very important as
Zhejiang Province is one of the richest provinces in China.
The province is home to about 50
million people and boasts of a Gross Domestic Product of US$221.73 billion
in 2007. People living in Zhejiang have a per capita GDP of over US$5,000.
Six cities of Zhejiang – Hangzhou, Ningbo, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Shaoxing and
Zhoushan are part of the Yangtze River Delta metropolitan region, the new
economic growth hub which includes Shanghai. Among the top 500 multinational
companies with regional headquarters in China, 202 can be found in Zhejiang.
Private companies are also the primary force in pushing Zhejiang’s “Going
Global” strategy.
Consul
General Sanchez said that the “Going Global” strategy of the Chinese
government towards its Chinese companies and the varied business
opportunities present in the Philippines are clear opportunities that both
Chinese and Philippine businessmen should not pass up. Zhejiang, she says,
is an economic powerhouse with businessmen from the province as one of the
main sources of investment or capital for Shanghai. Consul General Sanchez
added that the province can be a major source of trade, investment and
tourism.
Consul
General Sanchez and Consul Aileen Mendiola-Rau also attended the
Boao Forum for Asia’s international forum on Modern Logistics and Free Port
wherein Former President Fidel V. Ramos was one of the keynote speakers.
FVR is the Chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia.END |
