From January 20 to 23, H. Fahmi Hakim, Chairman of Banten Provincial Legislative Council visited Zhejiang to witness firsthand Zhejiang’s economic and social development and promote friendly exchanges and cooperation between the two sister provinces.

On the morning of January 22, Wu Jing, Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial People’s Congress, met with the delegation in Hangzhou. Wu Jing first welcomed the guests and provided an overview of Zhejiang's economic and social development. She said that in recent years, Zhejiang and Indonesia have carried out extensive exchanges and cooperation in the fields of economic, trade and investment, sister-city relationship, and education and culture, yielding positive results. Zhejiang stands ready to work with Banten Province to promote high-level sub-national exchanges, deepen economic and trade cooperation as well as cultural exchanges, and enhance exchanges between legislative bodies so as to contribute to the well-being of the people of the two provinces.

Chairman H. Fahmi Hakim expressed his appreciation for the warm reception. He said that the purpose of this visit is to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, and Banten Province is willing to actively embrace the BRI and deepen practical cooperation with Zhejiang in the fields of economy and trade, agriculture, and tourism.

During his visit to Zhejiang, Chairman H. Fahmi Hakim, visited companies such as Alibaba Group, Dahua Smart Park, Huaying Yacht Co., Ltd., and Fuchunjiang Group Corporation to promote cooperation between the two provinces in the fields of economic and trade investment and high-end manufacturing.