"Macao has achieved many fruitful results in building the China-Portuguese speaking countries (PSCs) trade cooperation platform, such as the PCS food exhibition center, financial service, and people-to-people exchanges," said Xu Yingzhen, secretary general of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao.
Forum Macao, or the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and PSCs (Macao), was initiated by China in 2003, and now its members include Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Timor-Leste, Sao Tome and Principe.
Given its language and other ties with PSCs and close economic and trade ties with the Chinese mainland, Macao was supported by the Chinese central government to serve as a platform for business cooperation between China and the PSCs.
The cooperation platform has been included in the outline development plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).
(Source: Xinhua)
