At central Lampung province in the southern part of Indonesia's Sumatra island, gloved workers are picking ripe pineapples in the field and throwing them onto a conveyer belt, with a truck waiting at the other end to take the fruit to the canning factory.
Indonesian companies are welcome to bring more quality products and services to Chinese consumers by joining the China International Import Expo, said an official from the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the venue for the annual expo, in Jakarta, Indonesia on local time May 30.
Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao welcomed Indonesia to participate in exhibitions such as the China International Import Expo to promote sustainable development of bilateral trade between China and Indonesia during a meeting with Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, coordinating minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment of Indonesia on April 4.
An online promotional event was held on April 28 to attract Indonesian companies to participate in the fifth China International Import Expo that will take place in November in Shanghai.
China's Ministry of Commerce and Indonesia's Ministry of Trade held a video meeting on April 8 to exchange views on strengthening the economic and trade ties between the two countries.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on July 30 in Bangkok. Both have vowed to improve high-level exchanges between the two countries.
Indonesia will participate in the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) as the Southeast Asian country viewed the expo as an opportunity to boost export to China and reduce trade deficit.
A delegation from the China International Import Expo (CIIE) held a roadshow here on Monday to invite Indonesian business to take part in the second CIIE event next year.
China is encouraging its firms to increase imports of palm oil and other Indonesian products and welcomes Indonesian participation in the first China International Import Expo in an effort to narrow the trade deficit between the two nations, their governm
