ASEAN Plus Three (10+3) Forum on Industrial Chain and Supply Chain Cooperation & Taihu East Asian Entrepreneurs Forum, hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government, kicked off in Suzhou on July 29.

With the theme of "connecting chains, promoting prosperity," the forum emphasizes the keynote of industrial chain and supply chain cooperation between governments, industries, and schools to promote the exchanges and cooperation in enterprise-centered fields.

Five sub-forums were held on the afternoon of July 29 on different topics, including joint demonstration zones for trade and economic development, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) implementation, logistics and supply chain development, digital economy and green development, and financial services for industrial and supply chains.

Themed with “powering industry convergence through finance�? the sub-forum on industrial chain and supply chain finance was jointly hosted by the Nanjing Branch of the People's Bank of China, Jiangsu Provincial Administration of Local Financial Supervision, and Changzhou Municipal People’s Government.