On 7 August 2026, ACCIA held a productive business exchange with a visiting government delegation from the Department of Commerce of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Visiting guests from the Guangxi Department of Commerce

Li Shuo (Deputy Director-General, Department of Commerce of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region); Lei Zhonghua (Director, Foreign Trade Division, Guangxi Department of Commerce); Liu Lingsong (Deputy Director, Foreign Trade Division, Guangxi Department of Commerce); Zhang Yan (Deputy General Manager, Guangxi Supply Chain Service Group Co., Ltd.); Lyu Yuntong (Deputy General Manager, International Supply Chain Business Division, Guangxi Supply Chain Service Group Co., Ltd.); Shi Nijing (Deputy Division Director, Guangxi Department of Commerce); Dong Fu (Section Chief, Foreign Trade Section, Hezhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce); Luo Yiqin (Deputy Director, Hezhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce); Xu Lei (General Manager, Beijing Zhongmei Exhibition Co., Ltd.).

ACCIA representatives

Mr Zheng Maoqiang, Vice Chairman and Executive President; Mr Yang Yunqiang, Vice Chairman; Ms Wang Miaofan, Administrative Director.

ACCIA Vice Chairman and Executive President Mr Zheng Maoqiang delivered the welcome address and introduced the Alliance to the delegation.

Deputy Director-General Li Shuo gave an overview of Guangxi's foreign trade, investment environment and key industries, along with the region's development strengths, opening-up opportunities and priorities for cooperation. The two sides exchanged views on supply chain services, commerce and trade, enterprise matching and investment promotion.

The talks centred on deepening trade and economic cooperation between Australia and Guangxi, with particular focus on supply chain services, investment promotion, commerce and trade, and enterprise matching. The frank and practical exchange deepened mutual understanding, built consensus, and moved the two sides towards sustained and effective cooperation.

Participants put forward a number of constructive and workable suggestions, further clarifying the areas in which the two sides might cooperate and how to take that cooperation forward.

The exchange was in-depth and productive. This meeting is expected to serve as a new starting point for closer ties between ACCIA and the Guangxi Department of Commerce and other relevant institutions in Guangxi, with consensus reached on cooperation across trade, investment, supply chains and enterprise services.