The business of the Chinese province of Guangdong discovers a new Uzbekistan

The Uzbek-Chinese business forum was organized by the diplomatic missions of Uzbekistan in China in Guangzhou

The event was attended by Vice-Governor of Guangdong Province Zhang Xin, heads of economic authorities of the region and representatives of over 170 leading companies.

The economic potential of Uzbekistan, the investment climate and opportunities for technological cooperation were widely presented to Chinese businessmen. Special attention was paid to the presentation of promising investment projects in the field of electronics and electrical engineering, textile and leather industries, as well as in the production of building materials, pharmaceuticals and agriculture.

It was noted that today, for the eighth year in a row, Guangdong shows high rates of development with an impressive volume of gross regional product of $ 2.1 trillion and indicators of external trade turnover of $ 1.2 trillion. In this regard, it is important for Uzbekistan with significant investment potential to take advantage of the development of Guangdong in order to actively create advanced joint ventures in popular sectors of the economy and promote new investment projects with an emphasis on technology and innovation.

The Forum has become a platform for in-depth exchange of views, convergence of mutual interests of business circles. Chinese businessmen were called upon to invest in Uzbekistan so that Guangdong and Uzbekistan could write a new chapter in the history of bilateral relations.

During the business forum, the opening ceremony of the Institute for Research and Development of New Technologies in the Field of Biomedicine was held in Tashkent together with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation.

Representatives of industry departments and regional khokimiyats of Uzbekistan held bilateral talks with 60 leading Chinese companies – potential investors.

The business circles of Guangdong Province have shown increased interest in establishing practical cooperation with Uzbek partners, especially in the Syrdarya, Samarkand, Tashkent and Khorezm regions.

In an interview with the news agency "Doone", the forum participants shared their opinions.

Albert Tam, President of ORI Jun (Guangdong) Industrial Development Co., Ltd:

- It gives me great pleasure to take part in the Uzbek-Chinese business forum, which testifies to the strengthening of cooperation and friendly relations between our countries.

I am sure that through such events, business representatives of China and Uzbekistan will be able to find partners, start joint projects, and expand their activities.

Our company also cooperates closely with Uzbekistan. We are planning to expand our business in your country. I wish good luck to the work of the forum and am ready to strengthen our relations for the benefit of our peoples.

Vice President of BGI Global Development Terence Xiong:

- Our company is one of the largest in Shenzhen and has been working with Uzbek partners for a long time. We have opened a medical laboratory in Uzbekistan and help research institutes and hospitals in predicting health, screening and early detection of oncological diseases.

In recent years, relations between our countries have been developing dynamically. Uzbekistan is a very reliable and promising business partner. Our company is ready to provide modern technologies and products, as well as contribute to improving the health of the population.

General Director of the company for the creation of educational and medical laboratories "HCLC" (Guangzhou) Wen Gezhi:

- I want to note that today I discovered a New Uzbekistan.

I got acquainted in detail with the investment opportunities created, as well as the economic potential of your country.

Our company conducts various research in the field of medicine, and during today's event I learned that our countries have great opportunities for cooperation in this field.

We are ready to cooperate with Uzbek partners.

The representative of the Guangzhou Communications company Yunhao Li:

- I am very glad to take part in the Uzbek–Chinese business forum. We have received detailed information on such issues as geographical identity, scientific potential of Uzbekistan, education in the country.

We are interested in developing Uzbek–Chinese trade, economic and investment cooperation, expanding its scope.