On May 19th, InvestCHN's middle and high-level executives participated 2022 Annual Meeting of China-Brazil Entrepreneur Committee sponsored by China Council for International Investment Promotion.

In order to promote the stable development of bilateral economic and trade relations between China and Brazil in the new era, and promote the cooperation and innovation between Chinese and Brazilian enterprises, the 2022 Annual Meeting of China-Brazil Entrepreneur Committee was successfully held online from 20: 00 to 22: 20 on May 19th, 2022 (Beijing time).

The annual meeting of China-Brazil enterprises was brought into the framework of the meeting mechanism of China-Brazil High-level Coordination and Cooperation Committee (referred to as "China-Brazil High-level Committee"). Antônio Hamilton Martins Mourão, Vice President of the Republic of Brazil, and Wang Shouwen, Vice Minister and Deputy China International Trade, attended the meeting and delivered keynote speeches. Xia Qinglong, Chairman of China-Brazil Entrepreneur Committee and President of China National Offshore Oil Corporation, and Ambassador Luíz Augusto de Castro Neves, delivered the opening remarks and made concluding remarks. Ma Xiuhong, President of China Council for International Investment Promoition, presided over the opening ceremony and keynote speech.

Vice President Mourão said that the China-Brazil High-level Coordination and Cooperation Committee is an important mechanism for China and Brazil to strengthen dialogue and exchanges. Under the international background that the tension between the United States and China, the COVID-19 outbreak and the recent Russian-Ukrainian war have aggravated the global instability and uncertainty, it is even more necessary to establish a high-level dialogue mechanism with the Chinese government. China and Brazil can become strategic partners in the fields of energy, agriculture, technology and investment. As the exchange and cooperation mechanism between enterprises under the China-Brazil High-level Committee, it is expected that the China-Brazil Entrepreneur Committee will lead the members of both sides to continue their efforts and make contributions to promoting the Brazil-China partnership to a higher level.

Vice Minister Wang Shouwen said that in recent years, thanks to the joint efforts of China and Brazil, China-Brazil comprehensive strategic partnership has been continuously enriched, the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries has achieved fruitful results, pragmatic cooperation in many fields has shown a good momentum, and the friendship between the peoples has been enduring the test of epidemic situation. At present, the epidemic situation is still going on, the traditional security risks are heating up again, and the global economic recovery is fragile and weak, which requires us to help each other in the same boat and deal with it hand in hand. China is willing to strengthen pragmatic cooperation with Brazil in the economic and trade, firmly promote high-level opening to the outside world, improve scientific and technological innovation capability, speed up the green transformation of development mode, actively explore cooperation in emerging fields such as digital economy, accelerate the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment in free trade zones and ports, continuously optimize the business environment, and support enterprises of both countries to increase mutual investment.

President Xia Qinglong said in his speech that since its establishment, the China-Brazil Entrepreneur Committee has participated in and witnessed the sustained and healthy development of China-Brazil economic and trade relations. Under the new situation, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), as the Chinese chairman of the Committee, is willing to base itself on the overall development of China-Brazil economic and trade relations, fulfill its duties and responsibilities, actively promote the dialogue and exchanges between Chinese and Brazil business, and work with all parties to continue to contribute to the trade, investment and technical cooperation in the energy field between China and Brazil.

Ambassador Neves said in his speech that the China-Brazil Entrepreneur Committee has played a key role in promoting the economic and trade relations between China and Brazil and promoting the dialogue and cooperation between Brazilian and Chinese enterprises. The China-Brazil Entrepreneur Committee will continue to innovate to adapt to new situations and new themes in the international situation, and push forward the cooperation between Chinese and Brazilian enterprises in a long-term and mutually beneficial strategic direction.

Zhou Xiaoyan, Vice President of China Council for International Investment Promotion, presided over the special speech stage of China-Brazil Entrepreneur Committee. Wu Shengliang, Chinese Co-Chairman of China-Brazil Entrepreneur Committee, Chairman of China Three Gorges Corporation, Shi Weiqi, Chairman of China General Nuclear Energy International Holdings Limited, Vice President of COFCO International Limited, Wang Yunchao, Managing Director of Brazil and North America Grain and Oil Business, Shi Haisheng, Vice Chairman and CEO of China Merchants Port Brazil Paranagua Container Terminal Company (TCP), Xiong Lin, CEO of Brazil Company of Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd., Meng Weining, Deputy General Manager of Kexing Holding Biotechnology Co., Ltd. As well as Gianna Márquez Stortti, Head of Investor Relations at Bank of Brazil, Jaime Oliveira, Director of Public Affairs, Science and Sustainability at Bayer Brazil, Gracery Palenti, Global Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Reputation and Sustainability of Brazilian Food Corporation, Roberto Mela, Director of Infrastructure of Brazilian Foreign Trade Corporation, Pablo Machado, Executive Director of Brazilian Goldfish Pulp and Paper Company China, Gustavo Bikasi, Head of External Affairs of Vale Brazil. They shared the results of investment and trade in key areas such as energy and renewable energy, infrastructure, agri-food, mineral development, information technology, health care, finance, etc., put forward suggestions for improving the investment and business environment, and looked forward to the vision of mutual benefit and cooperation and upgrading of Chinese and Brazilian enterprises, and entrepreneurs from both sides expressed their willingness to devote themselves to the stable, sustainable and innovative development of China-Brazil economic and trade cooperation in the post-epidemic period.

The meeting has received widespread attention and attention from both government departments at home and abroad, as well as companies such as China State Grid, China Energy Construction International Construction Group, China Agricultural Development Bank, Zhongtong Bus, China Xinke Wuhan Fiberhome, Shanxi Dongfang Wuhua Agricultural Science and Technology Group, Huaren Association Medicine, Suzhou Industrial Park, Brazil China Mining Association (ASBM), China Grain Industry Association, China Forestry and Environment Promotion Association Ecology Professor Branch, Beijing Digital Trade Association, Capital Intellectual Property Service Industry Association. Nearly 200 representatives of enterprises and institutions such as the Silk Road International Capacity Cooperation Promotion Center and Brazilian Bradesco Bank (Bradesco), EMBRAER, The National Agricultural Association (CNA), Assistencial Consulting and other enterprises and institutions attended the meeting online and achieved good exchange and discussion results.