On January 20, the Suzhou Office of the China-Africa Business Council was officially inaugurated during the Third Wujiang "Foreign + Private Enterprises" Industrial Integration and Innovation Development Conference. The event was attended by leaders from the Suzhou United Front Work Department, Wujiang District Committee, and the Council, along with approximately 400 entrepreneurs. Qian Jianlin, Director of the Suzhou Office, stated that the office will base itself in Suzhou, extend its reach across the Yangtze River Delta, and establish new channels for investment, trade, and green technology cooperation with Africa, supporting Jiangsu enterprises in achieving green-oriented international expansion. With a development orientation centered on "professionalization, vocationalization, marketization, and internationalization," the office will focus on core needs such as digital-intelligent transformation, ESG and carbon management, overseas talent recruitment, and secure green global expansion. During the conference, the "Synergy and Bridge-Building" Wujiang Enterprise Global Expansion Chamber Service Alliance was launched, two group standards were released, and achievements of the "Benefiting Enterprises Together" public service platform were presented.
