On 21 March 2017, H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) visited Luoniushan Modern Agricultural Park in Haikou, to learn about the development of the park and its international cooperation. Ms. Zhou Yanhua, Deputy Director General of Hainan Provincial Department of Agriculture, Ms. Li Minying, Director of Hainan Agriculture Department, and Mr. Zhong Jinxiong, President of Luoniushan Co.,Ltd, joined the visit.
President Zhong Jinxiong introduced the operation and development of the park. He said that the park positioned itself as “located in Haikou, opening up to Hainan, serves the whole country and matches with the world”. Upholding the principles of internationalized, sustainable and science and technology oriented development, the park aims to become a one-stop platform for all kinds food supply. Currently, the park has cooperation with ASEAN countries such as Cambodia, Viet Nam, etc., and fostering an initial international cooperation network. He hoped to further expand business in ASEAN through the platform of ACC.
Secretary-General Yang visited the cold chain and storage centre, TUV Rheinland testing and certification service company and coffee processing company in the park, and spoke highly of the park’s development philosophy and achievements. She noted that ASEAN countries have a large population and full of all kinds of resources. ASEAN and China are close neighbours and have huge development potentials and market size. ACC will continue to serve as a bridge and a bond to promote the practical cooperation between enterprises of both sides, and make new contributions to the development of ASEAN-China relations.