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CCCA Sydney Branch 2025 Annual Member Meeting and Dinner
On October 10, 2025, China Chamber of Commerce in Australia (CCCA) Sydney Branch successfully held its 2025 Annual General Meeting and Dinner in Sydney. Over 160 people attended the event, including Consul General Wang Yu of the Chinese Consulate General in Sydney, the President, Board members, members of the CCCA Sydney Branch, and guests from local business associations. The dinner was hosted by Ma Lei, Secretary-General of the CCCA Sydney Branch. Consul General Wang Yu delivered a keynote speech at the event. He stated that this year we have jointly witnessed the second decade of the China-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and jointly celebrated the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement. In July of this year, Prime Minister Albanese successfully visited China, and the leaders of the two countries reached important consensus on promoting the continued development of China-Australia relations. New South Wales has always been at the forefront of cooperation with China, and the CCCA Sydney Branch has long made outstanding contributions to promoting economic and trade exchanges between the Chinese and New South Wales business communities. We should seize the opportunity to translate the consensus reached by the leaders of the two... View Article
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CCCA Sydney Branch 2025 Annual Committee Meeting Conclude
On the afternoon of October 10, 2025, China Chamber of Commerce in Australia (CCCA) Sydney Branch successfully held its 2025 Annual Committee Meeting in Sydney. Over 20 CCCA Sydney Branch members, including all directors, authorized representatives, and secretariat staff, attended the meeting. Ma Lei, Secretary-General of the Sydney Branch, chaired the meeting. Li Mang, President of the CCCA Sydney Branch and President of Bank of China Sydney Branch, delivered a summary report on the 2025 work at the meeting. Representatives from each of the governing units and professional committees also delivered speeches, sharing their respective progress and experiences. The meeting reviewed and approved the new appointments of the Sydney Branch President, Vice President, Secretary-General, and certain board members. The Committee Meeting successfully completed all scheduled agenda items. Under the leadership of all directors, Sydney Branch will continue to unite and serve its members, deepen communication and cooperation with all sectors, and contribute to the steady development of China-Australia economic and trade relations.
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Queensland’s Two Major Chambers Signed Memorandum
To further deepen the long-standing and important partnership between Queensland and China in trade, investment and cultural exchange, the Australia China Business Council Queensland Branch (ACBC QLD) and China Chamber of Commerce in Australia Brisbane Branch (CCCA Brisbane Branch) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Brisbane on September 22, 2025. Dr. Ruan Zongze, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Brisbane, Mr. Steve Abbott, Chairman of ACBC Queensland, and Tong Xinmiao, President of CCCA Brisbane Branch, attended the signing ceremony. Both sides agreed that continued strengthening of mutually beneficial cooperation between Queensland and China is crucial. The signed memorandum jointly identifies key priority areas for cooperation and outlines a series of diverse avenues for collaboration. This will undoubtedly foster closer interaction and exchange between members of both sides and promote more practical cooperation outcomes. After the signing of the memorandum, representatives of the governing bodies of both sides also held in-depth discussions on opportunities for China-Queensland economic, trade, and investment cooperation, as well as the prospects for collaboration between the two platforms.
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CCCA Financial Industry Committee held High-Quality Financial Support for Sino-Australian Economic, Trade and Investment Cooperation Seminar
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