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At the invitation of the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE), from April 15 to April 25, 2013, He Yiming, Director of the Department of Commerce of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, led a Xinjiang economic and trade delegation composed of 10 enterprises including Xinjiang Friendly Group to visit Italy and Spain. The visit aimed to deepen and expand areas of cooperation based on the positive initial cooperation intentions reached between the Department of Commerce of Xinjiang, Xinjiang exhibitors, and the Italian Trade Agency and some merchants during the 2nd China-Eurasia Expo, and to promote the 3rd China-Eurasia Expo to potential clients.
During the visit, the Xinjiang economic and trade delegation held three special promotion conferences in Milan and Treviso, Italy, and Madrid, Spain. They conducted B2B negotiations with more than 200 Italian and Spanish merchants. The delegation met with Li Bin, Commercial Consul (Counselor) of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Milan, Italy; Gao Yuanyuan, Minister-Counselor of the Commercial Office of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Italy; and Counselor Ji Zhaozheng of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Spain. They also engaged in extensive exchanges and discussions with overseas Chinese leaders from various sectors in Italy, including the Milan Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Rome Overseas Chinese United Association, the Italy-China Chamber of Commerce, the European Wenzhou Overseas Chinese Federation, and the Rome Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce.
This visit achieved fruitful initial results. Xinjiang Friendly Group reached several product import intentions with Italian merchants in clothing, luggage, food, and wine; Xinjiang Agricultural Means of Production Group expressed interest in cooperating with Italian enterprises to jointly develop and produce biological pesticides; Xinjiang Zhenghe Economic and Trade Company placed an initial order for capacitors worth over 700,000 euros from Italian merchants; Xinjiang Kangxin Casing signed a contract with Italian merchants to export casings worth 3 million euros; Xinjiang TBEA conducted extensive and in-depth discussions with Italian and Spanish merchants regarding power plant projects and polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic production projects. This visit successfully completed the expected plan, broadly mobilized the enthusiasm of Italian merchants and overseas Chinese in Italy to participate in the 3rd China-Eurasia Expo, and successfully achieved the purposes of the visit.
Thorough preparation was an important condition for the successful fulfillment of the visit's objectives. Before the visit, the Department of Commerce fully communicated with the Italian Trade Agency, the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations, and the Unindustria Treviso regarding the composition of the Chinese delegation, the itinerary, B2B matching groupings, and scheduled negotiation intentions. The Italian side gained a detailed understanding of the docking needs of Chinese enterprises, ensuring that the entire promotion and business negotiation activities were targeted and proceeded smoothly.
The Italian Trade Agency provided effective promotion for this event. Building on the successful engagement of representatives from the Italian Trade Agency and the Unindustria Treviso who participated in the 2nd China-Eurasia Expo and their recognition of the development momentum of Xinjiang enterprises, the Italian Trade Agency attached great importance to this promotion activity of the Xinjiang economic and trade delegation and ceremoniously organized its member units to hold negotiations and matching with Xinjiang enterprises in Milan. Lai Shiping, Chief Representative of the Italian Trade Agency in China, specifically led a delegation from Rome to Milan, where representatives of over 200 Italian enterprises participated in the promotion and matching activities. After the Xinjiang economic and trade delegation gave a special presentation on the overall situation of Xinjiang and the status of its foreign trade and economic cooperation, Chief Representative Lai Shiping reviewed the grand occasion of leading a delegation to the 2nd China-Eurasia Expo last year and introduced to Italian enterprises the vibrant economic development of Xinjiang as well as potential business opportunities for cooperation with Xinjiang in fields such as agricultural machinery, agricultural technology, food processing, and biological pesticides. The number of Italian enterprises participating far exceeded the original plan, and they actively engaged in docking negotiations with Chinese enterprises. The Milan branch of the Italian Trade Agency vacated more than a dozen offices and conference rooms to facilitate individual negotiations for enterprises. The entire event lasted from the morning until the afternoon, with a very enthusiastic atmosphere.
The active participation of overseas Chinese leaders from various sectors in Italy and Spain in the activities of the Xinjiang economic and trade delegation became a major harvest of this promotion. In Milan, Rome, and Madrid, representatives of overseas Chinese from all walks of life provided significant support and assistance to the activities of the Xinjiang economic and trade delegation and conducted extensive contacts with Xinjiang enterprises. In Rome, Wu Qiming, President of the Italy-China Chamber of Commerce, specially hosted a banquet for the Xinjiang economic and trade delegation, which was attended by Minister-Counselor of the Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in Italy Gao Yuanyuan, Counselor Xu, and other embassy staff. During the visit, overseas Chinese leaders spoke highly of Xinjiang's development and expressed a strong desire to participate in the development and construction of Xinjiang, indicating that they would gather again in Xinjiang during this year's China-Eurasia Expo.
Cooperation among the various enterprises within the Xinjiang economic and trade delegation was an unexpected harvest of this visit. At the beginning of the preparation for the visit, the Department of Commerce requested that all enterprises carefully study potential business opportunities, sort out cooperation intentions, and that leaders of each enterprise seize the opportunity. They were encouraged not to be limited to their own main business, but to grasp all information as much as possible, so that relevant enterprises could further implement cooperation intentions during this year's China-Eurasia Expo. Xinjiang Agricultural Means of Production Group and Masko New Building Materials Company reached a preliminary intention on cooperation and promotion of biological pesticide development; Abusahei Company formed an interaction with other enterprises in the delegation regarding the development of overseas markets. Enterprises that previously operated independently and separately in China formed a new platform for exchange and interaction during this visit and discovered new business opportunities for cooperation and development.
Last year, the Italian Trade Agency led relevant enterprises to participate in the 2nd China-Eurasia Expo in an "exploratory" manner. Through this promotion and matching activity, Italian entrepreneurs deepened their understanding and knowledge of Xinjiang enterprises, further implemented docking projects, and broadened areas of exchange. Officials of the Italian Trade Agency, Italian merchants, and Chinese businessmen in Italy all expressed their intention to further sort out cooperation projects to participate in the 3rd China-Eurasia Expo, which will open this September.
Before the visit, the Xinjiang economic and trade delegation specifically inspected the development of the "E-Consumption Alliance" in Jiangyin, Jiangsu.
