China and Kazakhstan tap into potential to jointly build cross-border trade supply chains

"This year is the 10th year of the" the Belt and Road "initiative, and the trade volume between Kazakhstan and China has reached a record level, exceeding 24 billion US dollars last year." At the Kazakhstan China Business Exchange Forum co sponsored by Shenzhen Cross border E-commerce Supply Chain Service Association, Kazakhstan China Trade Promotion Association and Interbroadcasting Group on August 14, The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Jumankhalin Serek, stated that there is enormous potential for cooperation between Kazakhstan and China in various fields such as trade, investment, transportation, and logistics, and hopes that both sides can establish long-term mutually beneficial relations.
Kazakhstan is continuously building a high-quality business environment. Zhumanhalin Serek said that Kazakhstan has not only improved relevant laws and regulations, but also established numerous transportation centers and logistics warehouse centers, empowering transportation corridors with digital technology; Batalov Rembeck, Chairman of the Atameken Entrepreneurs' Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan, stated that promoting closer economic and trade exchanges is a common vision and cooperation goal between Kazakhstan and China. The Kazakh government has provided a large number of convenience measures for investors and formulated a major plan to further improve cooperation levels. Chinese enterprises are welcome to invest and start business in Kazakhstan.
Agriculture, as one of Kazakhstan's main industries, is a key link in its foreign cooperation. According to the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Karashukhyev Elbor, Kazakhstan has a low use rate of chemical pesticides in agricultural production, and flour exports account for a major position in the world. In recent years, Kazakhstan has continuously improved its agricultural investment policies, provided favorable business conditions and a series of national support measures, established a good communication mechanism with China, and looks forward to Chinese enterprises in the fields of agricultural planting, agricultural product processing, and trade to carry out cooperation projects in Kazakhstan.
In addition, with the normalized operation of the China Europe freight train, "steel camel caravans" are carrying Chinese manufactured goods abroad. Chinese enterprises are using logistics as support and cross-border e-commerce as a means to jointly build cross-border trade supply chains with upstream and downstream enterprises from various countries around the world, and the Kazakhstan market is an indispensable part of it. Nowadays, cross-border e-commerce has become one of the important engines driving international trade growth, and the potential for cooperation between China and Kazakhstan in the field of cross-border e-commerce needs to be further explored.

China and Kazakhstan have broad cooperation space in the field of cross-border e-commerce, and we can promote in-depth development of bilateral e-commerce exchanges and cooperation by sharing technology, resources, and information. "Gao Changchun, Secretary General of the Shenzhen Cross border E-commerce Supply Chain Service Association, said that while serving Chinese enterprises and Chinese products' going global ', the association also hopes to help more Kazakh enterprises' entering' and joining the Chinese market, Realize brand globalization.

In the opinion of Hanat Besek, President of the China Association for the Promotion of Trade in Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan has multiple unique advantages in the construction of the "the Belt and Road". For example, Kazakhstan is the first place to launch the "the Belt and Road" initiative and the first tier country to support the docking of its development strategy with the "the Belt and Road" initiative, We also co built the first physical platform of the Silk Road Economic Belt, the China Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base, with China. He expressed that the China Association for the Promotion of Trade in Kazakhstan is willing to serve as a bridge of friendship for economic and trade cooperation between Kazakhstan and China, promoting exchanges and cooperation between enterprises from the two countries in the field of cross-border e-commerce.
Wu Zhenglin, CEO of Cross Broadcasting Group, believes that Kazakhstan currently has the best historical opportunity to carry out cross-border live streaming business, and the development of logistics, tariffs, warehouses, and talent all provide advantages for cross-border live streaming. He introduced that, unlike traditional traders, full platform cross-border live streaming can showcase Kazakhstan's unique products to people around the world, and also showcase the world's products to the people of Kazakhstan through full platform cross-border live streaming.
Cross Broadcasting Group is about to establish an operation center in Kazakhstan, providing a large number of job opportunities for Kazakhstan while accelerating the increase in import and export trade, bringing more development opportunities for enterprises in China and Kazakhstan, "Wu Zhenglin said.
In order to further deepen the economic and trade cooperation between China and Kazakhstan, and promote trade and investment exchanges between the two sides, Gao Changchun suggested that enterprises from China and Kazakhstan should work together to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning, expand cooperation areas, such as continuously promoting cooperation in digital economy, logistics, technological innovation, and other areas. In addition, it is also necessary to strengthen compliance and maintenance of international trade rules, and jointly create a fair, transparent, and sustainable business environment.