Bilingual cooperation seen as hastening more contacts

Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries is seeing excellent development momentum, and enjoys bright prospects, experts said.

They noted that closer financing cooperation will be a growing aspect of trade ties, while the building of a trade zone specifically aimed at Portuguese-speaking countries within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will bring cooperation to new heights.

Ma Youli, president of the Macao Chamber of Commerce, said direct investment, mergers and acquisitions are the major paths China has taken to develop business with Portuguese-speaking countries. With a history of more than a decade, the chamber plays a key role in promoting commercial links between the Macao Special Administrative Region, the Chinese mainland and other countries and regions.