High-level Chinese delegation to visit Rwanda

“Yuan Jiajun, the Governor of China’s Zhejiang Province, is expected to visit Rwanda early next month along with other business delegates”, China’s Ambassador to Rwanda, Rao Hongwei, said Tuesday.

Yuan is also the Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Zhejiang Province, best known for his position as leader of  the Shenzhou program, which brought the first Chinese person into space.

He’s anticipated to visit Rwanda on September 6. His visit follows that of Chinese President Xi Jinping in July last year.

“It is part of our customs for leaders to follow footsteps of our President. Yuan Jiajun will be in Rwanda with a delegation of entrepreneurs from Zhejiang Province and they will be looking to explore possible opportunities,” the Ambassador told The New Times.

Hongwei added that a delegation of more than 20 people would be in the nation with a keen interest in exploring ‘ business ‘ partnerships and other fields that the Province could partner with Rwanda to foster relations.

Zhejiang Jiajun, which he heads, is an East Coast Province with a population of over 57 million individuals and a GDP of 5619.7 billion yuan, according to statistics from the website of the Provincial Government.

Zhejiang’s economy is dominated by electromechanical sectors, textiles, chemical industries, food and building materials.

His capital, Hangzhou, is home to Alibaba Group, an e-commerce giant established by Chinese company magnate Jack Ma.

The delegation, Hongwei said, is also anticipated to be composed of an Alibaba Group team.

Alibaba already has close connections to Rwanda. It’s founding and executive chairman, Jack Ma, has visited Rwanda on two occasions, one of which saw the launch of the World Electronic Platform to promote trade in Rwanda and Africa.

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