Union Minister Attends First High-Level Conference of Forum on Global Action for Shared Development & 2023 Seminar on High-Quality Development of Marine Economy

At the invitation of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), Dr. Kan Zaw, Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations and party attended the First High-Level Conference of the Forum on Global Action for Shared Development in Beijing and the 2023 Seminar on High-Quality Development of the Marine Economy in Xiamen. The activities highlighted as follows:

• On 11 July, Union Minister Dr. Kan Zaw and high-level participants of the First High-Level Conference of the Forum paid a courtesy call to Chinese Vice-President Mr. Han Zheng. During the courtesy call, they exchanged views on the activities of the development agenda including the Global Development Initiative (GDI) and sustainable development being led by China.
• On 12 July, the Union Minister explored the Exhibition Hall of BRICS Partnership on the New Industrial Revolution Innovation Centre in Xiamen which is one of the four Special Economic Zones initially established in China in 1980. Afterwards, he attended the opening ceremony of the 2023 Seminar on High-Quality Development of Marine Economy and delivered the opening speech on the occasion.
• In the evening, the Union minister toured King Long United Automotive Industry Co Ltd in Xiamen and discussed the production of vehicles, exportation to Myanmar and the prospects for investment in Myanmar.
• The Union Minister visited Kelong Co Ltd, a micro-module data centre supplier in China, that produces electric UPS and electric vehicle (EV) chargers, and encouraged the company to cooperate and to make investments in Myanmar. And then the Union minister also explored the Chinese Buddhist College.
• On 14 July, the Union Minister visited the Biomedical Research and the Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University and he discussed investment and collaboration in the medical and healthcare sector as well as academic exchanges.

Union Minister and party arrived back in Yangon on 15 July. The departmental officials and Minister-Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy to Myanmar Ms Cao welcomed back the Union Minister and party at the Yangon International Airport, it is reported.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar (16-7-2023)

• The Union Minister Dr. Kan Zaw toured King Long United Automotive Industry Co Ltd in Xiamen and discussed the production of vehicles, exportation to Myanmar and the prospects for investment in Myanmar.
• The Union Minister explored the Exhibition Hall of BRICS Partnership on the New Industrial Revolution Innovation Centre in Xiamen. Afterwards, he attended the opening ceremony of the 2023 Seminar on High-Quality Development of Marine Economy and delivered the opening speech.
• The Union Minister visited the Biomedical Research and the Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University and he discussed investment and collaboration in the medical and healthcare sector as well as academic exchanges.