Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu

　　Australia is an important country in the Asia-Pacific region and an important member of the G20，It is also a major developed economy with a large economic aggregate，It is the world's major exporter of agricultural products and energy and mineral products，It has a mature market economic system and a matching legal system and governance model，Attach importance to attracting foreign investment，The main areas of foreign investment are energy mining, manufacturing, finance, and real estate。Since the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Australia, bilateral economic and trade relations have developed rapidly, and the scale of trade and investment has continued to expand, with bilateral trade volume jumping from less than 100 million US dollars to 220.9 billion US dollars in 2022。In June 2015, China and Australia officially signed the Free Trade Agreement, which became an important milestone in the development of bilateral economic and trade cooperation。China has long been Australia's largest trading partner, export market and source of imports。The economies of China and Australia are highly complementary, and the two sides have great potential for cooperation in emerging areas such as climate change and green economy。

　　New Zealand is a developed economy based on trade, with relatively stable political situation, sound legal system, fully developed market mechanism and friendly business environment。Since the establishment of diplomatic ties, China-New Zealand relations have maintained sound and steady development and made many achievements。New Zealand is an important economic and trade partner of China in Oceania and the first Western developed country to sign a bilateral free trade agreement with China。Over the years, bilateral trade between China and New Zealand has shown strong resilience and two-way investment has remained stable。Since the signing and coming into effect in 2008, the China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement has strongly promoted the rapid development of bilateral trade. The total trade in goods between China and New Zealand has increased from US $4.4 billion in 2008 to US $25.4 billion in 2022, with an average annual growth rate of 13 percent。China has been New Zealand's largest trading partner, export destination and import source for many years in a row。In the future, there is broad space for mutually beneficial cooperation between China and New Zealand in trade, investment and other fields。

　　Vanuatu is located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, consisting of 83 islands, Marine exclusive economic zone area of 680,000 square kilometers, rich tourism resources, tourism is the backbone of the country's economy。Vanuatu is rich in tuna, beef, coconut, cocoa, coffee, cassava, noni fruit, kava, etc. The market is relatively open and convenient, the legal system is relatively sound, and the government encourages foreign investment。China and Vanuatu officially signed the Belt and Road Cooperation Plan in 2019, and the two countries have carried out practical cooperation in trade, investment, contracted projects and economic and technical assistance, which has yielded fruitful results。In the future, the business communities of China and Vanuatu can continue to carry out extensive cooperation in trade and investment, infrastructure construction, transportation and communications, agriculture and fisheries, tourism, culture, education and health within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative。

Visits to Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu

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　　15 April (Mon)

　　Go to Sydney, Australia

　　16 April (Tuesday)

　　Attended the China-Australia business exchange activities

　　Meeting with the state government, etc

　　Forum of Chinese-funded enterprises

　　17 April (Wed)

　　Visit relevant Australian enterprises and associations

　　Business visits, docking exchanges, etc

　　18 April (Thursday)

　　Auckland, New Zealand

　　Meet with the right organization

　　19 April (Friday)

　　Attended the China-New Zealand Business Council meeting

　　Visit counterpart institutions, enterprises docking exchanges

　　20 April (Sat)

　　Visit key institutions, business visits

　　Attended China-New Zealand business exchanges

　　21 April (Sun)

　　Chinese enterprises symposium, research key projects

　　Port Vila, capital of Vanuatu

　　22 April (Mon)

　　Meet with counterpart institutions, key government departments, etc

　　23 April (Tuesday)

　　Attended the exchange meeting of China-WA enterprises

　　Attended the symposium of Chinese enterprises and investigated key projects

　　Leave and return home

　　24 April (Wed)

　　Arrived in the country via transit