The China Center for Cooperation on Special Economic Zones in BRICS Countries was officially inaugurated on Friday in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province in eastern China.
The Center is the first platform mechanism personally announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in the field of BRICS economic and trade cooperation.
It will focus on key areas such as economic and trade collaboration, standard alignment, and institutional innovation, striving to become a pivotal platform for promoting economic and trade cooperation and exchanges between China and other BRICS countries.
Furthermore, the Center aims to evolve into a new platform supporting the advancement of high-level institutional opening-up.
China Center for Cooperation on Special Economic Zones in BRICS Countries inaugurated in Hangzhou
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari held a meeting with Chinese business representatives in Sanya City, south China's Hainan Province on Wednesday, calling for closer bilateral cooperation in the alternative energy sector.
Zardari is on a week-long visit to China from April 25 to May 1, aimed at strengthening economic and strategic ties between the two countries. He concluded his tour in central China's Hunan Province before arriving in Hainan on Tuesday.
During Wednesday's meeting, Zardari invited Hangzhou Jinjiang Group, a major Chinese industrial conglomerate specializing in environmental energy, non-ferrous metals including aluminum, and chemical production, to invest in priority sectors such as alternative energy, water treatment and electric vehicle battery systems.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan.
Pakistani president promotes alternative energy cooperation during Hainan visit
