Gabon guest of honour at Chinese trade exhibition in Shanghai
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Real Equatorial Guinea
Gabon is the guest of honour at the 9th China International Import Expo, which opened on 5 November in Shanghai with 4,142 foreign companies. The event brings together representatives of 162 countries, regions and international organisations to promote trade and investment, according to Real Equatorial Guinea.
Gabon is participating for the first time with a national pavilion in the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE), held in Shanghai, where it is the guest of honour. The event brings together 4,142 foreign companies and representatives of 162 countries, regions and international organisations, according to Real Equatorial Guinea.
Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema invited Chinese investors to explore projects in timber, manganese, Bélinga iron, energy, water, health, agriculture and digitalisation. He also called for Gabon's industrialisation to be accelerated through the local processing of raw materials, according to Real Equatorial Guinea.
Gabon’s participation also highlights the country’s forest resources and biodiversity. Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang, for his part, defended trade and globalisation as means of promoting common development at the opening of the CIIE on 5 November, according to Real Equatorial Guinea.
The presence of Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in Shanghai comes after his visit to a Chinese political memorial in Shanghai, published on 4 November.
