Huang Chuping, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress, met with Milton Dick, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia and his delegation in Guangzhou on Sept 18. Both sides agreed to deepen legislative exchanges and advance practical cooperation across multiple fields.

Huang Chuping and Milton Dick exchange views during the meeting in Guangzhou. [Photo/gdfao.gov.cn]

Huang said that Guangdong, a leading province in economy, trade and technological innovation, and a pioneer of China's reform and opening-up, will unlock more development opportunities for global partners including Australia during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30).

He called for enhanced collaboration in sci-tech innovation, ecological conservation, new energy, biomedicine and smart manufacturing via platforms such as the Canton Fair and welcomed Australian firms to invest in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. He also proposed closer ties in education, research, cultural exchanges and tourism.

Dick said that Australia values a stable and constructive bilateral relationship and looks forward to deepening cooperation with Guangdong in legislative bodies, economy, trade and investment, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, higher education and technology.