Seminar & Forum TCS Secretary-General OU Boqian Delivered Opening Remarks to 2023 High-level Forum for RCEP Economic and Trade Cooperation
2023-06-29
The 2023 High-level Forum for RCEP Economic and Trade
Cooperation was held on June 29, 2023 in Qingdao, China. Secretary-
General OU Boqian of the TCS delivered remarks at the opening
ceremony. Representatives from the governments and businesses of the
RCEP Member countries attended the ceremony.
During her remarks, SG OU pointed out that the RCEP framework has
yielded significant benefits to member countries, and its cumulative
rules of origin have promoted the trade of intermediate goods and
enhanced supply chain resilience and investment flexibility. She also
mentioned the challenges of geopolitical interference in economic
activities and insufficient capacity building of ASEAN countries, which were discussed by many experts during the RCEP seminar
organized by TCS. She further suggested CJK and all the RCEP
member countries work together under the open and inclusive
multilateralism principle, and cooperate in emerging economic sectors,
including the digital economy, green economy, blue economy, crossborder
e-commerce, and recreational industry, to inject more vitality to
regional economy.
After the forum, SG OU accepted interviews with China Central Radio
and Television (CCTV) and Qingdao Television to share her views on
the cooperation between CJK under the RCEP framework.
The 2023 High-level Forum for RCEP Economic and Trade
Cooperation, organized by Shandong Provincial People's Government
and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, centered
on the theme of “Collaborating for Common Prosperity”, invited
government officials, representatives from trade and investment
promotion agencies, envoys to China, research institutes, and
representatives from enterprises to exchange views on economic and
trade cooperation and complementary advantages of RCEP-related
countries.
▲SG OU delivering Opening Remarks
▲SG OU granting interviews after the forum
Documents
- 2019 Trilateral Statistics
- Joint Media Statement of the 12th Trilateral Economic and Trade Ministers Meeting
- Joint Statement of The 11th Trilateral Economic and Trade Ministers's Meeting
- Joint Press Release of the 9th Trilateral Economic and Trade Ministers Meeting
- Joint Statement of the 8th Trilateral Economic and Trade Ministers Meeting
- Joint Press Release of The 7th Economic and Trade Ministers' Meeting
- Joint Statement of The 6th Trilateral Economic & Trade Ministers’ Meeting