On the afternoon of October 21, Vice Minister of Commerce Yan Dong and East Timor Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Gomez co-hosted the second meeting of the China-East Timor Joint Commission for Economic and Trade Cooperation in Dili, the capital of East Timor. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on deepening cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, aid, cultural exchanges, etc., and reached broad consensus on jointly maintaining the multilateral trade order and creating a better business environment for Chinese enterprises in the East. Yan Dong said that under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, cooperation between the two sides in the four major areas of infrastructure development, food self-sufficiency, industrial revitalization, and improvement of people's livelihood has progressed steadily in recent years, and economic and trade relations have made great strides. In 2025, China became the second-largest trading partner in the East, and investment in the East increased 1.5 times over the same period last year. China is ready to continue to implement important leaders' consensus with the East, expand the scale of trade, consolidate the foundation of industrial cooperation, continuously optimize the business environment, and push bilateral economic and trade relations to a new level. Gomez said that the East attaches great importance to the long-standing traditional friendship between the two countries, and thanks China for its continued investment in deepening bilateral economic and trade cooperation and strong support for East Asia's economic development. We are willing to further connect with China's development strategy and continue to deepen cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, agriculture, capacity building, tourism, etc. East Timor is a new member of ASEAN and looks forward to achieving practical results with China under the framework of regional cooperation, bringing more benefits to the peoples of both countries.
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On the afternoon of October 21, Vice Minister of Commerce Yan Dong and East Timor Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Gomez co-hosted the second meeting of the China-East Timor Joint Commission for Economic and Trade Cooperation in Dili, the capital of East Timor. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on deepening cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, aid, cultural exchanges, etc., and reached broad consensus on jointly maintaining the multilateral trade order and creating a better business environment for Chinese enterprises in the East. Yan Dong said that under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, cooperation between the two sides in the four major areas of infrastructure development, food self-sufficiency, industrial revitalization, and improvement of people's livelihood has progressed steadily in recent years, and economic and trade relations have made great strides. In 2025, China became the second-largest trading partner in the East, and investment in the East increased 1.5 times over the same period last year. China is ready to continue to implement important leaders' consensus with the East, expand the scale of trade, consolidate the foundation of industrial cooperation, continuously optimize the business environment, and push bilateral economic and trade relations to a new level. Gomez said that the East attaches great importance to the long-standing traditional friendship between the two countries, and thanks China for its continued investment in deepening bilateral economic and trade cooperation and strong support for East Asia's economic development. We are willing to further connect with China's development strategy and continue to deepen cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, agriculture, capacity building, tourism, etc. East Timor is a new member of ASEAN and looks forward to achieving practical results with China under the framework of regional cooperation, bringing more benefits to the peoples of both countries.
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