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Promote the development of international trade and continuously optimize the business environment, making market entities "close and far away". From June 20 to June 22, a three-day study tour themed "Focusing on the China ASEAN Channel, the National Logistics Industry Business Association representing enterprises in Guangxi Free Trade Travel" was held in the China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone, sponsored by the Department of Commerce of Guangxi. More than 20 outstanding business association presidents, representative international logistics and trade enterprises, and investment institutions from Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong have entered the Guangxi Pilot Free Trade Zone to gain a deeper understanding of its development.

On the afternoon of June 20th, the "National Logistics Industry Business Association Joint Meeting Member Unit Representative Enterprise Symposium" was held in the Nanning area. Bai Lan, the full-time deputy director of the China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone Office, attended the symposium and introduced the location, transportation, policies, and commercial logistics situation of Guangxi. Bai Lan expressed that all enterprises are welcome to invest and start business in Guangxi and settle in the Guangxi Pilot Free Trade Zone. Shen Xiaosong, Vice Chairman of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the People's Congress of the Autonomous Region and Vice Chairman of the Guangxi District Committee of the People's Republic of China, welcomed the delegation's visit and delivered a speech at the meeting. Cai Yuanyou, a member of the Central External Relations Committee of the People's Republic of China and head of the inspection delegation, introduced the purpose of this visit and the basic situation of the delegation members. He discussed the carrying capacity of Guangxi in the process of industrial development and transfer, and how to use Guangxi as a gathering point to build an international trade and logistics channel between China and ASEAN. He also considered making Guangxi the venue for the 2024 National Logistics Industry Business Association Joint Conference.

Sun Wenfang, founder and chairman of the Global Logistics Alliance (GLA), introduced the distribution of its branches and hoped to have more cooperation with Guangxi. Geng Bo, Chairman of the Joint Meeting of Global Logistics Industry Business Associations, discussed the cooperation between Guangdong enterprises and Guangxi. Yin Li, Director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Center in Guangxi Pilot Free Trade Zone, gave an introduction on relevant investment policies and industrial development. Guangxi Gulf of Tonkin International Port Group, Guangxi Road Transport Association, Nanning Logistics Association and other units made exchange speeches.

In order to further investigate the investment environment of the Guangxi Pilot Free Trade Zone, carry out project docking and develop cross-border trade business, representative enterprises visited the Nanning area on site to investigate the China Singapore Nanning International Trade Logistics Park, China ASEAN Characteristic Commodity Gathering Center, and Guangxi Road Transport Association.

In on-site research, representatives of the National Logistics Industry Association saw that the Guangxi Pilot Free Trade Zone has a favorable investment environment for investors, innovative measures for market entities to operate, and a strong atmosphere of innovation and entrepreneurship. They are more confident in the development of the Guangxi Pilot Free Trade Zone and promote the development of international trade.

It is reported that the inspection team will continue to investigate the Qinzhou Port area and Chongzuo area.