The governor of Shaanxi governor Hu Heping, lead 50 entrepreneurs participated Investment & Trade Forum，organized by Australia International Trade Association and over $70 million deal was signed during the ceremony

1. Shaanxi-Australia Investment & Trade Forum
headed by the Governor Concluded Successfully in Sydney
Mar 2017
Organized by Australia International Trade Association (AITA), the much-anticipated event
Shaanxi-Australia Investment & Trade Forum was successfully held in Sydney on 23rd of March, 2017.
Over 200 representatives from the government, associations and companies of Australia and Shaanxi
attended the forum.
The Governor of Shaanxi Province, Hu Heping, led a 50 entrepreneurs strong investment & trade
delegation from more than 30 multinational enterprises participated in the forum. The delegation
proposed to build cooperation in the fields of tourism, agriculture, energy and infrastructure.
Over 200 people attended the forum
Representatives from both Governments and Private sectors including the Australia federal
government, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia
attended Shaanxi-Australia Investment&Trade Forum. With the facilitation of this forum, Australia has
full access to the benefits of One Belt One Road Initiative in investment, infrastructure, tourism and
agriculture
Hon. Bob Baldwin,
former Parliamentary
Secretary to the Minister
for Industry, tourism and
energy resource, Hon
John Sidoti MP,
Parliament Secretary to
Cabinet of New South
Wales,
Hugh McDermott MP
Alopi Latukefu, Director
of Australia China Council
Department of Foreign Affair & Trade Canberra
Hon. Bob Baldwin and Stephen Wagner gave speeches

2. Thomas Fink, Australian Federal Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade NSW Office
Stephen Wagner, Assistant State Manager of AusIndustry, attended the forum.
Hushanjun, Director Bank of China, Sydney
Mandy JIang, Director of National Australian Bank
Adnan Ghani,Director of Westpac Bank
Chair of Housing Industry Association, President of Blueberry Association, Mayor Bruce from QLD also
made important speeches on promoting cooperation opportunities between Australia and Shaanxi in
finance and investment.
MOU signing ceremony
USD$70 million deal was signed in the fields of deep processing agricultural product, iron ore
purchase, electric information and culture tourism. The Governor thinks highly of the role AITA plays in
organizing international events for China and Australia and thus China Council for the Promotion of
International Trade Shaanxi signed MOU with AITA.
Hu Heping, the governor of Shaanxi,
delivered the opening remark, emphasizing on
promoting cooperation between Shaanxi and
Australia in the following five aspects.
▪ Port trade, warehousing and logistics;
▪ Technology;
▪ Agriculture;
▪ Mining resources;
▪ Tourism and education.
Hu Heping giving the opening remark
MOU Signing Ceremony
1. John Sidoti MP 2.3. Shaanxi Tourism Promotion 4.Michael Guo, CEO of AITA

3. Grant Smith, the executive director, Steve Gross
the senior managing director, and Navleen Prasad,
the division director of Corporate Affairs received
Governor Hu’s delegation. They focused on the
experience exchange in Banking business and
potential investment projects.
Shaanxi delegation visited City of Sydney
Council and reached consensus on trade and
tourism collaboration.
Governor Hu and the councilors took this
picture in the city council with the sculpture of
Terracotta Amy which is the most famous tourist
attraction in Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi.
Shaanxi delegation visited Macquarie Group of Australia
Shaanxi delegation met with City of Sydney Council
Conclusion: Shaanxi delegation had a fruitful visit in Australia and the Investment & Trade Forum built
an efficient platform to promote international exchanges. Both sides expressed sincere gratitude to
AITA and the hope for AITA to further assist the government, associations, companies and
organizations in China and Australia by organizing forums, trade missions and expos and exploring
new projects .
Australia International Trade Association & Associates
Add: (China office) level 4, Office Building A2, Midtown, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China Post Code 100022
Tel: (China) +86 10 6716 2030, (Australia) 02 9188 1856; 02 9188 5615
Email: project@aita.com.cn
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Visiting Macquarie Group
With Sydney government officials