SingCham Shanghai Forum: “A New Era for China and ASEAN Relations: RCEP”

中国新加坡商会•上海论坛: “中国与东盟关系的新时代:区域全面经济伙伴关系”

On Wednesday, 22 November 2022, SingCham Shanghai successfully held a business forum titled 'A New Era for China and ASEAN Relations: RCEP' at the UOB Building with a strong turnout of members and friends.

中国新加坡商会上海商务论坛-“中国与东盟关系的新时代: 区域全面经济伙伴关系”于20221122日在大华银行大厦成功举行。论坛吸引了许多商会会员和朋友参加。

 

RCEP Forum Group Photo

 

RCEP Forum Group Photo of Speakers and EXCO

 

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement between the ten partnering ASEAN states entered into force in January 2022. It will inject significant impetus into the Asia-Pacific economies through measures such as regional tariff reductions and exemptions, unifying trade rules, and strengthening the supply chain. The top-of-mind question for all entrepreneurs is: how do you seize the opportunity of ASEAN cooperation and expand your business reach in this new environment?

20221月启动区域全面经济伙伴关系(RCEP)”协定正式生效。预计将通过区域关税减免、统一贸易规则、加强供应链等措施,为亚太经济区注入巨大动力。如何在这种环境下抓住东盟合作的机遇,拓展商业版图,是摆在所有企业家面前的大问题和挑战。

 

Our guest emcee – Ms. Mok Kai Lynn, Corporate & International Relations Director, Asia Pacific of BIPO Service Shanghai Ltd, hosted the event. Ms. Adaline Zheng, Alternate CEO and Head of Wholesale Banking at United Overseas Bank (China) Limited, delivered the welcome speech. Our Guest-of-honour - Ms. Tham WanRong, Singapore Deputy Consul-General in Shanghai, gave the opening address.

特邀司仪-上海必博人力资源服务有限公司企业及国际关系亚太区总监莫凯淩女士主持了这次论坛。论坛由大华银行(中国) 副行长兼批发银行部主管郑濬女士致欢迎辞,欢迎特邀嘉宾、演讲者、商会会员和朋友们莅临大华银行大厦参加本次论坛。论坛贵宾-新加坡驻上海副总领事谭宛榕女士致开幕词。

 

Opening of RCEP Forum

 

Our five invited speakers, namely Mr. Chum Wei Wei, Ms. Nicole Sun, Mr. Albert Yuan, Ms. Asta Nie, and Mr. Philip Chong, shared their insights on RCEP to the delight of the attendees. From their respective angles, the speakers explained how this pact could support trade and investment and strengthen cooperation in high-end industrial chains and manufacturing projects.

我们的五位特邀演讲者––曾炜炜先生,孙君璐女士,袁泉先生,聂清女士和张奕文先生分享了他们在RCEP方面的见解和洞察,以及该贸易协定如何支持贸易和投资,以及如何加强高端产业链和制造业项目的合作。

 

RCEP Forum Speakers

 

Presentation topics included:

  1. RCEP Overview’ by Mr. Chum Wei Wei, Managing Director & Country Head of Global Transaction Services at DBS Bank, China
  2. RCEP Benefits & Implication to Supply Chain Restructuring’ by Ms. Nicole Sun, Director, Tax of Trade & Customs at KPMG China
  3. RCEP Policy Deep-dive and Related Recommendations for Businesses’ by Mr. Albert Yuan, Head of Transaction Banking and General Manager of Shanghai Branch at United Overseas Bank, China
  4. Opportunities and Challenges for Enterprises in China After the Implementation of RCEP’ by Ms. Asta Nie, Partner of Worldtrade Management Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers WMS, Shanghai
  5. China-ASEAN Mercantile Exchange (CAMEX)’ by Mr. Philip Chong, Marketing Director at Singapore - Guangxi Integrated Developments Pte. Ltd. (China-Singapore Nanning International Logistics Park)

演讲主题包括:

  1. 区域全面经济伙伴关系综述,由星展银行(中国)全球交易服务董事总经理兼总监曾炜炜先生演讲;
  2. 区域全面经济伙伴关系政策对重组供应链的好处和影响,由毕马威企业咨询(中国)国际贸易与海关税务总监孙君璐女士演讲;
  3. 区域全面经济伙伴关系政策解读及企业如何利用好金融机构把握相关机遇,由大华银行中国交易银行部主管兼上海分行行长袁泉先生演讲;
  4. “’区域全面经济伙伴关系政策实施后,在华企业面临的机遇和挑战,由普华永道国际贸易咨询(上海)国际贸易服务部合伙人聂清女士演讲;
  5. 中国-东盟特色商品汇聚中心,由广西新中产业投资有限公司(中新南宁国际物流园)市场总监张奕文先生演讲。

 

Hot on the heels of the presentations, Mr. William Chang, Senior Vice President at Sembcorp Industries Ltd. China Regional Headquarters and Vice Chairman of SingCham Shanghai moderated a panel discussion, and a lively exchange unfolded in no time. Speakers and participants debated how the free trade agreement could bolster trading ties across Asia-Pacific, facilitate regional supply chain management, increase intra-regional sourcing options, and reduce transaction costs for enterprises and import and export costs.

演讲结束后,胜科工业集团高级副总裁兼中国新加坡商会副会长曾广仁先生主持了小组讨论。台上、台下所有的与会者展开了热烈的讨论。发言者和与会者就该自由贸易协定如何促进亚太各国之间的贸易联系、促进区域供应链管理、增加区域内采购选择、降低企业交易成本和进出口成本等问题交换了意见。

 

RCEP Forum Panel Discussion

 

RCEP Forum Q&A

 

The forum concluded with a delicious buffet dinner with wine. Visibly in high spirits, participants eagerly shared their experiences, made new friends, and explored business collaboration opportunities during the networking dinner.

论坛以美味的自助晚餐和葡萄酒结束。在晚宴上,所有的参与者都有机会分享他们的经验,认识新的朋友,以及寻找新的商业合作机会。

 

RCEP Buffet

 

RCEP Dinner

 

We would like to thank Singapore Global Network and Sembcorp Industries for their generous sponsorship, and United Overseas Bank (China) and BIPO Service (Shanghai) for their tremendous support.

我们谨此感谢新加坡全球联系司和胜科工业集团的慷慨赞助,以及大华银行(中国)和上海必博人力资源服务有限公司的大力支持。这次论坛的成功离不开他们的贡献和支持。

 

Lastly, we welcome more companies and business people, regardless of nationality, to join SingCham Shanghai as corporate or individual members. Indeed, you can look forward to more events–and opportunities–to learn, share, and build new friendships very soon.

最后,我们欢迎更多新加坡及非新加坡企业加入中国新加坡商会上海,成为我们的个人或企业会员。我们会继续努力给大家带来学习、分享和建立新友谊的活动。

 

RCEP Group Photo

 

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