KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- China has received its first batch of imported fresh coconuts from Indonesia, with 200 kilogrammes of the tropical fruit arriving recently at Fuzhou Airport.
The delivery was quickly transferred to a processing facility within the Fuzhou Yuanhong Investment Zone—part of the “Two Countries, Twin Parks” initiative, a bilateral industrial collaboration between China and Indonesia.
According to a statement, the coconuts were subsequently delivered to a Chinese facility operating under the "Two Countries, Twin Parks" initiative, a bilateral industrial collaboration between China and Indonesia aimed at boosting synergy through shared industrial zones.
On the Chinese side, the initiative is anchored by the Fuzhou Yuanhong Investment Zone, covering 61 square kilometres, while Indonesia’s contribution spans three locations, namely Bintan, Aviarna, and Batang, with a combined area of 87.6 square kilometres.
As one of the world's leading coconut producers, Indonesia is well-positioned to meet the strong demand for fresh coconuts among Chinese consumers, a factor that signals promising prospects for the trade.
To capitalise on the opportunity, the Fuzhou Yuanhong Investment Zone is developing a Coconut Industrial Park and has commenced operations of four production lines, aiming to establish a comprehensive upstream and downstream coconut industry chain. The initiative is expected to enhance China-Indonesia economic and trade cooperation significantly, it added.
Despite the geographical distance, the initiative mechanism has yielded over 70 bilateral projects to date, with total investment exceeding 93 billion Chinese yuan. The projects span five priority sectors, which are marine fisheries, tropical agriculture, light industry and textiles, machinery and electronics, and green mining. (100 Chinese yuan = RM59.58)
This year, which marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Indonesia, Fuzhou plans to leverage opportunities arising from the initiative to further expand high-level international cooperation under the Belt and Road framework.
-- BERNAMA
