South African Innovation Cooperation Center settled in Haikou High-tech Zone Offshore Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base

 In order to implement the instructions of Zhang Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial Committee and Secretary of the Haikou Municipal Committee, who visited South Africa in 2018, the high-tech zone actively followed up the negotiations and both sides agreed to locate the South African Innovation Cooperation Center in the Offshore Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center of Haikou National High-tech Zone. At the invitation of Haikou Foreign Affairs Office, on January 24, Ali V. Jaswed, a former South African Member of Parliament and press secretary, Herman von Nazarte, a world-renowned contemporary visual artist, Qi Kaijing, director of South Africa’s Gaudi International Exchange Service Center, and Sun Dongdong, head of the Cape Province China Project, were invited to visit South Africa. Sun Dongliang, head of the Cape Province China Program, and his delegation attended the inauguration of the South African Innovation Cooperation Center at the Business Incubation Center and Offshore Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base in Haikou National High-tech Zone.

Mr. Ali V. Jaswed visited the exhibition hall of Hi-tech Zone Business Incubation Center, Hi-tech Zone Pharmaceutical R&D platform, Hi-tech Zone Party Building Sharing Platform and some enterprises, especially impressed by the Party Building Sharing Platform and appreciated the beautiful park environment and efficient management mode of Hi-tech Zone.

Mr. Ali V. Jaswed said, “This visit to the high-tech zone has given us a better understanding of the projects and operations of the companies in the zone. The “One Belt, One Road” strategy mentioned by General Secretary Xi Jinping is of great significance to strengthen the cooperation between China and South Africa; at the same time, China and South Africa are both BRICS member countries, so the future ties will be closer and cooperation will be deeper. High-tech zone and South Africa have common development industries, especially in the research and development and production of traditional medicine have many common points, welcome the high-tech zone team to visit South Africa to exchange, set up innovation center in South Africa; at the same time will also organize South African entrepreneurs to Hainan to learn and learn from the industry advanced production model and management concept.

Deputy Director Han Qing expressed his welcome and thanks to Mr. Ali V. Jaswed and his delegation and introduced the industrial situation of Gaoxin District. He talked about the suggestion that both sides can organize the exchange and visit of entrepreneurs in various industries, especially in the pharmaceutical industry, so as to drive more South African scientists, entrepreneurs, artists and young students to develop their career in Gaoxin District. At the same time, it is hoped that the world’s top South African artists like Mr. Herman will set up creative studios in Gaoxin District, injecting new cultural blood and vitality into the industrial park of Gaoxin District, promoting the exchange and integration of creativity in the park and enriching the cultural diversity of the park. High-tech Zone will provide quality service and guarantee for more foreign entrepreneurs to invest and set up business in the park.
Deputy Director Han Qing expressed his welcome and thanks to Mr. Ali V. Jaswed and his delegation and introduced the industrial situation of Gaoxin District. He talked about the suggestion that both sides can organize the exchange and visit of entrepreneurs in various industries, especially in the pharmaceutical industry, so as to drive more South African scientists, entrepreneurs, artists and young students to develop their career in Gaoxin District. At the same time, it is hoped that the world’s top South African artists like Mr. Herman will set up creative studios in Gaoxin District, injecting new cultural blood and vitality into the industrial park of Gaoxin District, promoting the exchange and integration of creativity in the park and enriching the cultural diversity of the park. High-tech Zone will provide quality service and guarantee for more foreign entrepreneurs to invest and set up business in the park.

Wu Zhi Zhi, Deputy Director of Haikou Foreign Affairs Office, Chen Lanfang, Director of Foreign Experts Bureau of Haikou Foreign Affairs Office, Xie Huiliang, Deputy Director of Party and Government Office and Director of Talent Service Center, Wang Zhiyi and Wu Yitian, Deputy General Managers of Hi-tech Zone Incubator, Guo Yu, Assistant General Manager and other relevant personnel accompanied.