By Cecilia Chiluba/Zambia/Lusaka
Zambia has launched the China–Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Economic and Trade Exchange Center, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Development Platform in Guangzhou, China, aimed at deepening investment and trade cooperation.
The Centre was officially launched by Zambia’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Ivan Zyuulu, in Guangzhou.
The launch follows the signing of a Cooperation Agreement between the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) and the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Development Committee of the China–SCO Economic and Trade Exchange Center on 1st October, 2025.
The initiative also builds on the outcomes of the 2025 SCO Summit of Heads of State held from 31st August to 1st September, 2025, in Tianjin, China.
Director of the China–SCO Economic and Trade Exchange Center, Wang Rui Cai, conducted a tour of the facility and committed institutional support, office space and professional services dedicated to promoting Zambia’s priority projects.
The Zambia Major Project Cooperation and Exchange Center, based in Huadu District, Guangzhou, will serve as a strategic platform for mobilizing enterprises from the Greater Bay Area and the wider SCO region to explore investment and trade opportunities in Zambia.
A statement issued by the Zambian Embassy in Beijing, indicates that both countries reaffirmed their dedication to operationalizing the Cooperation Agreement through practical and results-oriented actions.
On the sidelines of his official engagements, Ambassador Zyuulu paid a courtesy call on the Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of Guangdong Province, Mr. Ma Wenfeng.
The Ambassador reaffirmed Zambia’s strong interest in expanding cooperation with Guangdong Province in key priority areas, including industrialization, value addition and infrastructure development.
He further underscored the strategic role of the Consulate General of Zambia in Guangzhou as a facilitative platform for sustained engagement and cooperation.
Meanwhile, Mr. Ma welcomed the strengthening of Zambia–Guangdong relations and emphasized the importance of deepening cooperation in economic and trade relations, investment, industrial development and people-to-people exchanges.
