Consul General Zhang Meifang Meets with CEO of Sinowei

On January 28, 2020, Consul General Zhang Meifang met with Gerry O’Reilly, CEO of Sinowei Limited. They exchanged views on the company’s operations in China, business development and other relevant economic issues.

Mr O’Reilly said that the Chinese government firmly supports trade liberalisation and economic globalisation, and has taken the initiative to open up its markets to the world, bringing tremendous opportunities for the development of Sinowei. As one of the principle cross-border B2B e-commerce companies in Northern Ireland, Sinowei is taking advantage of China’s vast development opportunities and actively exploring the Chinese market. After establishing a permanent show room in Shanghai last November, it has signed up for the 3rd China International Import Expo (CIIE) and many Food and Beverage Industry Exhibitions in China. In the future, Sinowei will continue to further develop the Chinese market, to bring more high-quality British and Irish food and beverage products to China to better meet the needs of Chinese consumers.

Zhang Meifang expressed her appreciation for Sinowei’s efforts to open up the Chinese market and promote economic and trade cooperation between China and Northern Ireland. She noted that in the 70 years since the founding of New China, especially the 40 years of reform and opening-up, China’s economic and social development has attracted worldwide attention. Its total economic volume leaped to the second largest in the world and per capita GDP exceeding US$10,000. Against the background of weak global economic recovery, China’s economy continues to develop with higher quality standards. In 2020, China will promote a higher level of opening-up, with the United Kingdom and other countries in the world to continue to sustainably build the ‘One Belt, One Road’ Initiative. The Chinese Consul General will continue to encourage and support Northern Ireland enterprises along with Sinowei, to expand economic and trade cooperation with China to achieve complementary advantages and mutual benefit with win-win results. Sinowei is open to other Northern Ireland enterprises, introducing more experiences and practices in developing the Chinese market, telling good Chinese stories, and jointly promoting mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Northern Ireland to continuously make new progress.