Shandong Deepens BRICS Cooperation with International Trade and Investment Conference

Source: The Manila Times | Original Published At: 2026-10-23 04:35:02 UTC

Key Points

• The 'Dialogue with BRICS – Shandong International Trade and Investment Conference' opened on Oct. 23, 2026, in Jinan, Shandong Province, China.
• The event brought together over 100 business delegates from 30 countries and regions, including BRICS members and partner nations, to meet more than 200 local companies.
• Now in its third edition, the conference held more than 500 one-on-one matchmaking sessions focused on agriculture, green and low-carbon industries, machinery, high-end chemicals and the digital economy.
• Arab states and Ethiopia highlighted potential cooperation in green energy, agriculture and food security, infrastructure, digital economy, agro-processing, pharmaceuticals, textiles and ICT.
• Speakers called for open-source AI cooperation and urged Shandong firms to move beyond exporting goods by taking entire industrial chains overseas through technical services and talent development.
• Business groups from Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries, as well as institutions from non-BRICS members such as Germany, Serbia and Canada, used the platform to expand partnership networks.
• A Shandong-based enterprise reported total shipments to BRICS member states of 1.676 billion yuan, or 249 million U.S. dollars, from 2024 through the third quarter of 2026.