The 'Belt and Road' initiative is of great significance both in theory and practice."The Minister of Trade and Industry of Trinidad and Tobago, Gopi Scoon, said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency reporters in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative and relevant countries including Trinidad and Tobago The docking of development strategies provides development opportunities for all countries and helps other countries better integrate into the global value chain. Five years ago, Trinidad and Tobago was the first Caribbean country to join the “Belt and Road” initiative. As the first implementation project of the “Belt and Road” construction in the Caribbean region , the Trinidad and Tobago Phoenix Industrial Park built by a Chinese-funded enterprise was recently completed and delivered to the Trinidad and Tobago Technology and Enterprise Development Co., Ltd. under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. In recent years, the Trinidad and Tobago government has actively promoted economic diversification and transformation, focusing on the development of non-energy industries. Phoenix Industrial Park is positioned as a high value-added, environmentally friendly light industrial park and is the first modern industrial park in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve 5G network coverage. Gopi-Schoon said that the completion of the park will attract more investment to Trinidad and Tobago, thus bringing about Bring in new talents, new ideas, and new technologies to drive local economic and industrial development. The Trinidad and Tobago government plans to use the Phoenix Industrial Park as a template to develop more parks to tap economic and trade potential and promote innovation and entrepreneurship. "Through the 'Belt and Road' initiative, I see To Trinidad and Tobago, China and Trinidad and Tobago continue to deepen bilateral relations and strengthen economic and trade cooperation."Gopi-Schoon said that in recent years, more and more Trinidad and Tobago people have had the opportunity to go to China to participate in training and exchange activities in multiple fields and learn from China's development experience. Gopi-Schoon will lead the delegation in early November The delegation went to China to attend the 6th China International import Expo and the 16th China-Latin America Entrepreneurs Summit. The delegation included representatives from Trinidad and Tobago Investment Promotion Agency, Export Promotion Bureau, Manufacturers Association and other institutions. She said that on behalf of The delegation will seek to further promote Trinidad and Tobago’s high-quality products to the Chinese market, attract Chinese investors to invest in Trinidad and Tobago, assist the development of Trinidad and Tobago’s manufacturing, light industry, logistics, maritime and other industries, and promote Trinidad and Tobago’s economic progress. Has visited China Gopi-Schoon said that China is fascinating. In China, she not only "comes into contact with the local food and culture", but also feels more closely "the progress China has made in the industrial field and the degree of China's modern development." . We look forward to inspecting China's large-scale manufacturing and other industries during this trip to China, and hope to explore the potential for cooperation and development between Trinidad and Tobago and China, as well as the Caribbean region and China, under the framework of the "One Belt, One Road" initiative.
