Guangxi Department of Commerce and Alibaba International Strategic Cooperation: Help Guangxi merchants go global and achieve new speed in digital foreign trade

On September 16 , the 2023 China - ASEAN Silk Road E-commerce Forum opened . On the same day, the Department of Commerce of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region signed a "Strategic Cooperation Agreement to Jointly Promote the Development of Cross-border E-commerce in Guangxi" with Alibaba International Digital Business Group (referred to as "Ali International") . With the rapid development of foreign trade between China and ASEAN, Guangxi's digital foreign trade is running at a new speed.

Previously, Alibaba International Station’s Guangxi Cross-border E-commerce Matchmaking Conference was successfully held as one of the series of activities of this forum and achieved many results .

The reporter learned that according to the strategic cooperation agreement between Guangxi and Alibaba International , the two sides will jointly promote the leapfrog development of "Guangxi products going overseas" and enhance international competitiveness through new formats such as digital foreign trade and cross-border e-commerce . Specifically, Guangxi and Alibaba International will jointly launch a "Thousand Enterprises Going Overseas" plan to vigorously expand the number and quality of local digital enterprises going overseas. In particular, with the help of Alibaba International's new models and new technologies, the digital transformation of local foreign trade SMEs will be accelerated.

Photo: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Department of Commerce and Alibaba International Digital Business Group signed a "Strategic Cooperation Agreement to Jointly Promote the Development of Cross-border E-commerce in Guangxi"

At the same time, as ASEAN has become my country's largest trading partner, bilateral trade volume continues to grow rapidly. Guangxi can also rely on its geographical advantage of being adjacent to ASEAN and, with the help of Alibaba International, further tap the foreign trade potential of local industrial belts and small and medium-sized enterprises.

In fact, on the digital foreign trade platform "Alibaba International Station", Guangxi has already had many digital foreign trade industrial belts shining brightly: such as passenger car accessories in Liuzhou, artificial gems in Wuzhou, hangers in Guilin, clothing in Yulin, panels in Guigang, and so on.

With the launch of the full-link foreign trade AI product on Alibaba International Station , the threshold for foreign trade has been further lowered, and more Guangxi enterprises can more conveniently participate in global trade in a digital way, further open up overseas markets such as Southeast Asia, and gain business growth. Data shows that the number of new merchants in Guangxi in Alibaba International Station from January to August this year has increased by 32 % year-on-year .

Not only is the number increasing rapidly, but the digital foreign trade journey of Guangxi enterprises has also achieved remarkable results. For example, Dongfeng Liuqi, a well-known automobile company in Guangxi, began to enter the digital foreign trade platform Alibaba International Station last year and has now opened up more than 30 new national markets. Huang Lianjiang, who is engaged in digital foreign trade in a mountain village in Guangxi, has also emerged on Alibaba International Station. He led the villagers to sell intangible cultural heritage handicraft rattan products to more than 60 countries and regions around the world.

Photo: Dongfeng Liuqi, a well-known automobile company in Guangxi, launched its new energy vehicle in a global live broadcast at Alibaba International Station

At the same time, Lazada , a local Southeast Asian e-commerce platform under Alibaba International , will also provide one-stop Southeast Asian services such as "merchant self-operation + supply agency operation" for enterprises in the Guangxi industrial belt .

In terms of public service platform construction, Alibaba International's eWTP (World Electronic Trade Platform) will also provide public service technical resources and innovative experience, build and upgrade a digital integrated service system for ASEAN trade, and jointly promote the China Guangxi - ASEAN "digital overseas warehouse" service platform, cross-border e-commerce "inspection before shipment" logistics system, border trade "collection, transportation and declaration" one-stop service platform and other new foreign trade models. Exploration and implementation.

At the same time, the two sides will also strengthen the cultivation of Guangxi's digital trade ecosystem. Alibaba International's various platforms will hold ten theme events in Guangxi throughout the year, including the "Guangxi Cross-border E-commerce and Guangxi Enterprise Overseas Matchmaking Conference", and carry out cross-border trade talent training courses for thousands of people to help cultivate more foreign trade talents in the local area and support the comprehensive promotion of local digital foreign trade.

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