SL - China Trade Development Forum from March 28

The Sri Lanka - China Friendship Association, the premier organization developing socio-economic ties between the People of Sri Lanka and China, has organized a Trade Development Forum in partnership with the Zongshan Foreign Affairs Bureau in Zongshan, China from March 28, to April 1, 2013.

Zongshan City of Guangzhou Province of China, close to the Guangzhou (Canton) Capitol of Guangdong Province, situated in Pear River Delta of Southern China and abuts on Hongkong and Macao, is one of the important manufacturing bases of China.

In 2011, the GDP of Zhongshan has exceeded 200 billion yuan with a GDP per capita of more than $ 10,000 and the total volume of foreign trade is $ 34.9 billion.

Zhongshan has established 27 national industrial bases and 15 provincial technological innovation specialized towns. It boasts a robust industrial growth represented by 5 pillar industries – electronic information, textile and apparel, electrical machinery, chemical products and metal products, among which the production value of household appliances, lighting, metal fittings and bathroom accessories is in the forefront of the country, in addition to many other business sectors.

Sri Lankan businesses interested in obtaining further information towards participating in this forum, are invited to email expressions of interest to [email protected]