6 november 2013, Macau Daily Times http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo
(China, Macau)
China wants to increase the volume of commerce with the
Portuguese-speaking countries.
(PSC) and believes that Forum Macau should play a more relevant role in
achieving it. This intention was reiterated by the Chinese Minister of
Commerce, Mr Gao Hucheng, who said that the economic and trade relations
between the parties are expected to amount to USD160 billion in 2016. He said
that the PRC’s new power structure “attributes great importance to these
exchanges.”
Gao Hucheng was speaking at the Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Forum Macau) held yesterday at the East Asian Games Dome. At the round table, which journalists could only attend for a short while, the Minister of Commerce stressed that Beijing’s exports to the PSC are above average compared to other countries.
Gao Hucheng kicked off his speech by arguing that Forum Macau’s cooperation areas have been extended. He presented figures indicating that China has sent 150,000 workers to African countries where Portuguese is an official language.
A economic and trade cooperation action plan covering the period between 2014 and 2016 was signed after
