Overseas Chinese businessmen from Indonesia Thailand and other countries are once again seeking new opportunities on the "chain" of their old friends at the Chain Expo

Beijing, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The 3rd China International Supply Chain Promotion Expo (referred to as the "Chain Expo") is being held in Beijing. Among the overseas Chinese businessmen attending, there are both chain owners who integrate cross-border product matrices and industry representatives who deeply cultivate cross-border industrial chains. Recently, several "old friends" of Chinese businessmen who participated in the Chain Expo were interviewed by China News Service reporters online, telling their own stories of Chain Expo.

High barrier kraft paper, fluorine free and oil resistant food cards, future world photocopy paper... At this year's Chain Expo, we have integrated the full range of products from China and Indonesia for the first time, focusing on showcasing the practical achievements of the two major sectors of 'dual circulation cross-border manufacturing long chain' and 'green intelligence empowering ecological chain', aiming to demonstrate the social responsibility of 'overseas Chinese enterprises' and' chain owners' under the dual roles, "said Zhai Jingli, Vice President of APP (China) of Jinguang Group, in an interview with reporters.

In 2024, the APP of Jinguang Group participated in the Chain Expo for the first time and became one of the first exhibitors to join the advanced manufacturing chain exhibition area. This "initial experience" deeply impressed Zhai Jingli with the resource integration power and global influence of the Chain Expo. Participating in the Chain Expo again, Zhai Jingli stated that the Expo showcases China's concept of promoting stable development of global industrial and supply chains and achieving win-win outcomes, providing a platform opportunity for domestic and foreign enterprises to jointly build efficient supply chains.

Against the backdrop of accelerating the restructuring of global industrial and supply chains, and deepening regional economic integration, the significance of holding the Chain Expo year after year is profound. Zhai Jingli said that the internationalization level of China's supply chain is getting higher and higher, the perceptibility and touchability of the chain are becoming stronger, and the industrial chain is accelerating its upgrade to a win-win chain.

Liu Shaoyi, director of the Thai Chinese Business Center, is participating in the Chain Expo for the third time. He introduced that the layout of the "6-Chain 1 Exhibition Area" at this year's venue has made communication between upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain more convenient and the matching of cooperation partners more accurate.

As the guest country of honor at this year's Chain Expo, Thailand's participation scale and number of enterprises have significantly increased. Liu Shaoyi stated that the Thai participating companies this time cover multiple fields such as automobile manufacturing, electronic technology, agricultural product processing, and emerging industries, including both mature large and medium-sized enterprises as well as dynamic start-up enterprises.

Participating companies hope to strengthen cooperation with China and other countries around the world in the industrial and supply chains through the Chain Expo, "said Liu Shaoyi. Specifically, in the field of green agriculture, relying on the excellent quality of Thai agricultural products, companies look forward to further expanding the Chinese market and promoting agricultural modernization through strengthening agricultural technology exchange and cooperation; In the field of digital technology, leveraging Thailand's active development of the digital economy in recent years, companies hope to engage in technology cooperation and talent exchange with China to help upgrade Thailand's related industries. The Chain Expo has built a platform for these collaborative needs.

Li Wei, Executive Chairman of the Australia China Cultural and Economic Promotion Association, is participating in the Chain Expo for the second time. Li Wei has been engaged in the wine industry for many years. He introduced that from planting, brewing, logistics, packaging to terminal sales, the wine industry has a long industrial chain, and each link affects the quality and market competitiveness of products. At the Chain Expo, every link from the fields to users' dining tables can find 'on chain partners'.

The Chain Expo is not a pile up of single exhibits, but a full chain collaboration and deep docking. This industry ecology of precise supply-demand docking and cross-border integration is unparalleled by other exhibitions. "Li Wei said that he is most concerned about the Innovation Chain Zone and looks forward to encountering new solutions such as digital logistics, green low-carbon materials, and flexible production here.

At present, Li Wei has reached preliminary cooperation intentions with upstream and downstream enterprises such as agricultural technology, intelligent logistics, and new packaging materials. He hopes to continue seeking cooperation in packaging gift boxes and digital supply chains. The value of the Chain Expo is not only to facilitate transactions, but also to inject innovative vitality and collaborative power into the industrial chain, "he said.