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No. 1 / June, 2012

Foreword

Since its foundation in August, 2000, Chinese International Economic

Cooperation Association (also known as CIECA) has been exerting tremendous

efforts to foster friendly and cooperative relationship with counterpart organizations

from countries all over the world. By establishing bilateral joint business councils

and convening Joint economic cooperation conferences with foreign counterparts,

trade and investment relations between Taiwan and friendly countries have been

significantly strengthened and substantially expanded. Currently, CIECA maintains

bilateral cooperation mechanism with more than 100 counterpart organizations in

some 90 countries. On average, CIECA holds around 20 to 30 joint business

councils meetings (JBC) both at home and abroad together with counterparts each

year. With a view to keeping in touch with relevant parties and counterparts, CIECA

will issue a monthly news letter featuring joint meetings, seminars and important

activities organized by CIECA recently. We sincerely hope that the information

provided through our news letter will keep you abreast of CIECA’s latest operation

and development, thereby facilitating mutual understanding and promoting further

cooperation between our two organizations. Your kind attention and comments will

be greatly appreciated.

Index

Joint Business Councils Meetings

The 11th Joint Meeting between CIECA and MNCCI …...…….…P.2

The 2nd Joint Business Forum Sofia-Taipei ……………...…….…P.3

The 11th Session of the Czech-Taiwan Joint Business Council …P.5

The 18th

Joint Economic Cooperation Conference between Indonesia and

Taiwan ….…………………………………………………….………..P.5

Economic Seminars

Trade & Investment Opportunities in the Republic of the Gambia …P.8

Guests From Abroad

Honduran Guest …………………….………...………...…….…P.10

Israeli Guest …………………….………...………...…….…P.10

Nicaraguan Guest …………………….………...………...…….…P.10

Indian Guest …………………….………...………...…….…P.11

Hungarian Guest …………………….………...………...…….…P.11

CIECA News Letter

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Joint Business Councils Meetings

To promote the bilateral trade

relationship between Taiwan and

Mongolia, Chinese International

Economic Cooperation

Association (CIECA) and

Mongolian Chamber of Commerce

and Industry (MNCCI) jointly held

the 11th

Joint Meeting in

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on May 31,

2012. The meeting was hosted by

Mr. Yuen-Chuan Chao (Chairman,

Mongolia Committee, CIECA)

and Mr. Ts. Yansanjav (Vice

Chairman, MNCCI). About, 78

participants from both sides attend

the conference.

The 11th

Joint Meeting---from left Mr. Syin-yi

Yang, Representative, Taipei Trade and

Economic Representative Office in Ulaanbaatar;

Mr. Robert R.F. Chu, President, the

Export-Import Bank of the R.O.C.; Mr.

Yuen-Chuan Chao, Chairman, Mongolia

Committee of CIECA; Mr. Ts. Yansanjav, Vice

Chairman of MNCCI; Mr. Enkh-Amgalanbaatar

Tsevegbat, Representative, Ulaanbaatar Trade

and Economic Office in Taipei

Mr. Yuen-Chuan Chao and Mr. Ts. Yansanjav

exchange gifts with each other

Interviewed by local TV station.

Courtesy call at Department of Finance and

Investment, Ministry of Road, Transportation,

Construction and Urban Development

The 11th

Joint Meeting between CIECA and

MNCCI

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A glance of street view in Ulaanbaatar

Urban scenery

Yurt

3 prominent guests delivered

welcoming remarks at the

opeining ceremony, including Mr.

Enkhtaivan, Head of the Foreign

Trade and Economic Cooperation

Department, the Ministry of

Foreign Affairs; Mr. Syin-yi Yang,

Representative, Taipei Trade and

Economic Representative Office in

Ulaanbaatar; and Mr.

Enkh-Amgalanbaatar Tsevegbat,

Representative, Ulaanbaatar Trade

and Economic Office in Taipei.

During the plenary session,

experts from both sides made

informative presentations on

issues of mutual concern; (1) How

to Make Use of Taiwan

EXIBANK’s Relending Facility to

Promote the Trade between

Taiwan and Mongolia, (2) How to

Establish a Business Brand, (3)

Challenging Country – Mongolia,

(4) The latest FDI (Foreign Direct

Investment) Policies in Mongolia,

and (6) Key Industry of the

Mongolia-Agriculture Sector.

In order to strengthen

economic cooperation between

Taiwan and Bulgaria, the 2nd Joint

Business Forum Sofia-Taipei was

successfully held in Sofia on June

The 2nd Joint Business Forum Sofia-Taipei

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19, 2012 and under the concerted

efforts of Bulgarian Chamber of

Commerce and Industry (BCCI)

and Chinese International

Economic Cooperation

Association (CIECA). The Forum

was focusing on ―Green Energy‖

and ―ICT‖ industries. A total of 49

delegates from both sides attended

the meeting. Mr. Dimitar

Chukarsky, Member of Parliament

and Chairman of

Bulgarian-Taiwanese Group for

Economic and Cultural

Cooperation and Ms. Agnes

Hwa-Yue Chen, Representative,

Taipei Representative Office in

Greece delivered welcome

greetings during the Forum.

In appreciation to the Plovdiv Chamber of

Commerce and Industry’s hospitality in

receiving CIECA delegation on June 18, 2012,

Mrs. Dobrina Prodanova. presented gift to Mr.

Fred P.C. Huang

After signing the Joint Statement, Mr. Krasimir

Dachev, Member of the Board, Bulgarian

Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Mr.

Fred P.C. Huang, Honorary Chairman, Taiwan

Association of Machinery Industry posed for the

camera.

B2B Meeting in Bulgarian Chamber of

Commerce and Industry

Group photo at Confederation of the Employers

and Industrialists in Bulgaria on June 20, 2012.

5/11

Mr. Fred P.C. Huang presented gift to Mr. Petko

Dimirov to expressed appreciation for the

Confederation of the Employers and

Industrialists receiving CIECA delegation on

June 20,.

In order to strengthen

economic cooperation between

Taiwan and Czech Republic, the

11th Session of the Czech-Taiwan

Joint Business Council was

successfully held in Prague on

June 22, 2012 under the concerted

efforts of Confederation of

Industry of the Czech Republic

and Chinese International

Economic Cooperation

Association (CIECA) on June 22,

2012. The Council was focusing

on ―Green Energy‖ and ―ICT‖

industries. A total of 42 delegates

from both sides attended the

meeting. Mr. Petr Ocko, General

Director, Ministry of Industry and

Trade and Mr. Jong-Jen Chiu,

Representative, Taipei Economic

and Cultural Office, Prague, Czech

Republic delivered welcome

greetings during the meeting.

VIP guests from Taiwan and Czech sides.

Mr. Pavel Kafka, Member of the Board,

Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic

and Mr. Fred P.C. Huang, Honorary Chairman,

Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry

exchanged gifts on June 22, 2012.

B2B Meeting in Clarion Congress Hotel

The 11th Session of the Czech-Taiwan Joint

Business Council

6/11

To promote the bilateral trade

relationship between Indonesia

and Taiwan, CIECA(Chinese

International Economic

Cooperation Association)and

KADIN(Indonesia Chamber of

Commerce and Industry) jointly

held the 18th

Joint Economic

Cooperation Conference between

Indonesia and Taiwan in Jakarta

on June 27, 2012. The meeting

was co-chaired by Dr. Wenent

Pan(Chairman, Indonesia

Committee, CIECA) and Mr.

Agum Gumelar(Chairman, Taiwan

Committee, KADIN).

Approximately 100 delegates from

both sides participated in the

conference.

The 18th

Joint Economic Cooperation

Conference—from left Dr. Muhammad Chatib

Basri, Chairman, Indonesia Investment

Coordinating Board (BKPM)、Mr. Suryo

Bambang Sulisto, President, KADIN、Mr. Agum

Gumelar Chairman, Taiwan Committee, KADIN、

Dr. Wenent Pan, Chairman, Indonesia

Committee, CIECA、Mr. Shih-Chao Cho,

Director General, Bureau of Foreign Trade,

Ministry of Economic Affairs、Mr. Andrew

Li-Yan Hsia, Representative, Taipei Economic

and Trade Office, Indonesia

Mr. Agum Gumelar and Mr. Shih-Chao Cho

exchange gifts with each other

Signing Ceremony of Agreement of Mutual

Assistance between CFNI and APINDO—from

left Mr. Sofjan Wanandi, Chairman, APINDO、

Mr. Mohamad S. Hidayat, Minister, Ministry of

Industry, Republic of Indonesia、Mr. Chang-Chi

Lin, Board Supervisor, CNFI、Mr. Shih-Chao

Cho, Director General, Bureau of Foreign Trade,

Ministry of Economic Affairs

The 18th

Joint Economic Cooperation

Conference between Indonesia and Taiwan

7/11

Courtesy Call on Indonesia Investment

Coordinating Board (BKPM)—from left Mr.

Shih-Chao Cho, Director General, Bureau of

Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs、

Mr. Chang-Chi Lin, Board Supervisor, CNFI、

Ms. Aloysia Endang Wahyuningsih, Director of

Regional Promotion Facility, BKPM、Mr.

Himawan Hariyoga, Deputy Chairman for

Investment Promotion, BKPM、Mr. Ahmad

Syafri, Representative, Indonesia Economic and

Trade Office to Taipei

Visit PT. Feng Tay

Visir PT. Kahatex

A glance of street view in Bandung

Street view in Bandung

4 prominent guests delivered

welcoming addresses at the

opening ceremony, including Mr.

Suryo Bambang Sulisto, President

of KADIN; Mr. Shih-Chao Cho,

Director General of Bureau of

Foreign Trade, Ministry of

Economic Affairs; Dr. Muhammad

Chatib Basri, Chairman of

Indonesia Investment

Coordinating Board (BKPM); and

Mr. Andrew Li-Yan Hsia,

Representative of Taipei Economic

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and Trade Office, Indonesia. In the

plenary session, experts from both

sides made informative

presentations on topics of mutual

interest: (1) Toward A Greener

Planet, A Smarter Choice – iEN, (2)

Green Energy and Opportunities

for Cooperation, (3) Grouper

Farming and Market,

(4)Cooperation and Investment

Opportunities in the Fisheries

Sector(Aquaculture –Integrated

Fishing Industry), (5)Introduction

of PT. Bank Central Asia Tbk ;

and (6) The Marine and

Aquaculture Business

Opportunities of Sangihe

Archipelago.

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Economic Seminar

At the invitation of the ROC

government, H.E. Sheikh

Professor, Alhaji Dr. Yahya AJJ

Jammeh, President of the Republic

of The Gambia, went on a state

visit to Taiwan on June 26, 2012.

President Jammeh brought along

with him a high level delegation of

70 senior officials and business

leaders. In order to strengthen

economic cooperation between the

Republic of China and the

Republic of The Gambia and to

promote Taiwanese investment in

Gambia and African continent, the

Chinese International Economic

Cooperation Association (CIECA)

organized a seminar on ―Trade and

Investment Opportunities in the

Republic of The Gambia‖ on June

27 at the Sheraton Taipei Hotel.

Mr. C. Y. Wang, Chairman of CIECA

delivered his welcome remarks

H. E. Timothy Chin-Tien Yang, Minister

of Foreign Affairs, R.O.C. delivered his

remarks

Trade & Investment Opportunities in the

Republic of the Gambia

9/11

Minister of Trade, Regional Integration

& Employment Hon. Kebba S. Touray

delivered his remarks

Donation from Mr. Philip Lin, CEO of

the Pacific Group to the Gambian

Government

Exhibition of Gambian Traditional

Costume

Participants of the seminar

CIECA Chairman C. Y. Wang

presided over the seminar, which

was attended by more than 160

participants from both sides. The

seminar was also honored with the

gracious presence of ROC Foreign

Minister Timothy Chin-Tien Yang;

Gambian Minister of Trade,

Regional Integration &

Employment Abm. Kebba S.

Touray; and Gambian Minister of

Foreign Affairs, International

Cooperation and Gambians

Abroad Mambury Njie. Taking

the advantage of the auspicious

occasion, Mr. Philip Lin, CEO of

the Pacific Group, made generous

donations to the Gambian

government. Furthermore, Mr.

Bai Matar Drammeh, President of

Gambia Chamber of Commerce &

Industry delivered a special

address, followed by presentations

on ―Investment and Trade

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Oppoetunities in The Gambia‖ by

Mrs. Fatou M. Jallow, Chief

Executive Officer of The Gambia

Investment & Export promotion

Agency and ―The Bambia Growth

Through Exploration‖ by Mrs.

Teneng Mba Jaiteh, Minister of

Petroleum of Gambia.

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Guests From Abroad

Mr. Jose Adonis Lavaire, Minister of Industry

and Commerce of the republic of

Honduras,(second from left), visited Mr. Leon C.

L. Lee, Secretary General of the CIECA on June

6, 2012

Ophir Gore, Director of Economic Affairs, Israel

Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei & Mr.

Doron Hemo, new-appointed Director of

Economic Affairs, ISECO, visited Mr. Leon C. L.

Lee, Secretary General of the CIECA on June 12,

2012.

Mr. Arón Guerrero, President of Taiwan and

Nicaragua Business Chamber (CETAINIC) ,

visited Chairman C. Y. Wang of the CIECA on

June 28, 2012

Honduran Guest

Israeli Guest

Nicaraguan Guest

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Mr.Leon C.L.Lee, Secretary General of the

CIECA visited Mr. Pradeep Kumar Rawat,

Director General of India-Taipei Association on

July 10, 2012.

Mr. Füle János Róbert, Acting Representative of

the Hungarian Trade Office, visited Mr. Leon

C.L. Lee, Secretary General of the CIECA

Hungarian Guest

Indian Guest