The first Tunisian National Pavilion in China opened on Friday in Wuhan, the capital of central Hubei Province. It will serve as a new platform for promoting economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between China and countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, BastillePost reports.
The newly inaugurated pavilion is located in the Huazhong Service Trade Zone, which hosts pavilions from 52 countries and regions, including Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, and Uruguay.
More than 30 exhibitors and 40 locally distinctive brands were featured at the newly opened pavilion.
According to experts, Tunisia’s agricultural resources, cultural heritage, and green energy are highly complementary to Wuhan’s industrial strengths.
“It provides a new window and opportunity for the economic and trade development between China and Tunisia. Iit also promotes mutual understanding of people’s opinions and cultural exchanges between the two sides, so as to jointly copes with the impact of anti-globalization and uncertainty in the world economy,” said Cai Tongjuan, director of the Macro Research Department of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China.
TunisianMonitorOnline (NejiMed)
