On May 15, the China-Zambia Cooperation High-Quality Development Forum was held at the Kaunda International Conference Center in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. Zambian President Hichilema, Ambassador Du Xiaohui, Zambian Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Mulenga, and other 18 cabinet ministers attended. More than 1,000 people from Zambian government departments, parliaments, political parties, local and international organizations, and representatives of more than 200 companies from the two countries attended. this forum. Mr. Li Tie, Chairman and General Manager of Deyuan Group, attended the forum. Ms. Han Jing, Deputy General Manager of Deyuan Group, Mr. George Mulenga, Director of Human Resources and Administration of Deyuan Group, Mr. Eng Bernard Chiwala, Investment and Project Director of Deyuan Group, Mr. Xu Jiadong, General Manager of Deyuan Machinery (Zambia) Company, Mr. Eng Wesley Kaluba, Marketing Director of Deyuan Machinery (Zambia) Company, Mr. Yang Ru, Operations Manager of Deyuan Automobile and other members of Deyuan Group attended the meeting.
In September 2023, China and Zambia jointly decided to upgrade their bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and designated 2024 as the Zambia-China Year of Economic and Trade. This forum is an important measure to implement the results of the visit. Thank you to President Xi Jinping, the Chinese government and people for their strong support for Zambia’s national development. It is hoped that the business communities of the two countries will make good use of this forum and actively explore cooperation opportunities. It is hoped that Chinese enterprises will expand investment in Zambia, help increase the added value of industries, and create more employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for young people in Zambia. Through high-quality development, the two countries jointly address the challenges of climate change and ensure food and energy security.
Witnessed by President Hichilema, Chinese and Zambian enterprises signed a total of 18 cooperation documents, involving mining, energy, agriculture, infrastructure and other fields, worth US$1.031 billion. Deyuan Group Mining Company participated in this cooperation signing and believes that the group will be able to develop better in the mining business in the future.
The forum has seven sub-forums, including green and clean energy, green mining, scientific and technological agriculture, infrastructure, RMB internationalization, small and medium-sized enterprise development and Tanzania-Zambia Railway activation. The chairman and senior executives of the group participated in the parallel forums and gained a lot.
