Meeting with the Shenzhen Overseas Friendship Association Delegation

On the afternoon of Saturday 7 September 2024, a delegation from the Shenzhen Overseas Friendship Association arrived in Tokyo after visiting Osaka and Kyoto and called on the Association. The delegation met Shenzhen natives living in Japan and discussed the future of Japan-China economic cooperation with members.

Overview

• Head of delegation: Huang Weiping, Vice President of the Shenzhen Overseas Friendship Association
• Delegation: Feng Dechong, Vice Chairman of the Shenzhen Federation of Industry and Commerce, and others
• Association: President Weng Daokui (moderator), Honorary President Jiang Feng, Executive Vice President Wu Xiaole and members
• Guest: Tian Changhao, Chief Representative of the Shenzhen Economic and Trade Office in Japan

Discussion

Huang Weiping and Feng Dechong briefed members on Shenzhen's recent development and expressed a strong wish to deepen economic and trade cooperation with Japan. President Weng Daokui welcomed the delegation and said the visit had strengthened members' ties with their home city. Honorary President Jiang Feng said many of the Association's Chinese-owned and Japanese member companies were keen to build active, in-depth links with Shenzhen.

The two sides discussed specific areas for cooperation:

• A whisky-town project in Shenzhen, which could raise the quality of cultural tourism and become a new platform for Japan-China cultural exchange
• The use of robots in the restaurant industry
• Exchange in legal services

Outcomes

Executive Vice President Wu Xiaole said the visit had widened the scope of cooperation, strengthened business matching and helped move projects forward, deepened cooperation in AI and smart manufacturing, and proposed a new model combining overseas Chinese networks with trade. At the close, President Weng and delegation head Huang exchanged gifts.