ACC Organized a Tour for ASEAN Commercial Counselors to Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city

On 17 November 2015, ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) organized a tour for ASEAN Commercial Counselors to Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city (SSTEC). Counsellors or their representatives from the Embassies of Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Viet Nam in Beijing participated in the visit.

During the visit, the delegation met with the leaders of SSTEC Administrative Committee and representatives from the enterprises, and had an in-depth discussion on establishing an ASEAN Commercial Centre in SSTEC. Mr. Li Yuan, Director of Trade and Investment Division (TID) of ACC moderated the meeting. Mr. Zhang Yanfa, Vice Director of SSTEC Administrative Committee, highlighted SSTEC’s advantages in policy, environment, ports and logistics. Mr. Cao Sheng, Deputy Directorial Adviser of the SSTEC Commerce Bureau of Bureau made a detailed presentation of the plan of setting up an ASEAN Commercial Centre in SSTEC, mentioning that an ASEAN Commercial Center in SSTEC would help promote ASEAN-China trade relations to achieve a mutually beneficial and win-win result. ASEAN Commercial Counsellors from the above-mentioned Embassies responded positively to this plan, and would like to know more about the market details of SSTEC and preferential policies it may give, for the convenience of future cooperation.

After the meeting, the delegation had a field visit to the planned location of the ASEAN Commercial Centre, Xinya Plaza, and listened to the introduction on the floor plan and construction progress made by SSTEC. ASEAN Commercial Counsellors spoke highly of this activity, and expressed their gratitude to ACC for its consistent efforts in promoting ASEAN-China economic and trade cooperation, and would like to keep in close contact with ACC.