Kunming, November 19th. The 6th China-South Asia Expo opened in Kunming on the 19th. Zhang Chunxian, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, attended the opening ceremony, read a congratulatory letter from President Xi Jinping and delivered a speech.

Zhang Chunxian pointed out that President Xi Jinping sent a special congratulatory letter, which fully reflects the great importance attached to the South China Expo, and will definitely have an important impact on building consensus among all parties and jointly creating a more prosperous and better future. Since the South Asian Expo was held in 2013, with the joint efforts of all parties, exchanges and cooperation between China and South Asian countries in various fields have continuously achieved new results and maintained a good momentum of development.

Zhang Chunxian emphasized that China and South Asia have huge markets and great potential for cooperation. Against the background of century-old changes and century-old epidemics, the importance of mutually beneficial cooperation between China and South Asia has become increasingly prominent. China is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges with South Asian countries, accelerate connectivity, deepen economic and trade exchanges, enhance people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and promote local cooperation. China will unswervingly promote high-level opening up, and welcomes companies from all over the world to seize the opportunity to carry out multi-level exchanges and cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, culture, tourism, and education.