The 2025 BRICS Special Economic Zones Dialogue will kick off in Hangzhou | Frontline of Events
To deepen practical cooperation among BRICS countries in special economic zones and further promote economic and trade interaction and innovation collaboration, the 2025 BRICS Special Economic Zones Dialogue, hosted by the Organizing Committee of the Global Digital Trade Expo and co - hosted by the Hangzhou Municipal People's Government and the Department of Commerce of Zhejiang Province, will be an important event of the 4th Global Digital Trade Expo. It will kick off at the Hangzhou Grand Convention and Exhibition Center on the afternoon of September 25, 2025.
The convening of this dialogue stems from the continuous deepening and expansion of the BRICS cooperation mechanism. In October 2024, at the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, General Secretary Xi Jinping announced that China would establish the China Cooperation Center for BRICS Special Economic Zones. In March 2025, the center was inaugurated in Hangzhou. This is an important measure to implement the consensus of BRICS leaders. Against the backdrop of the rise of international unilateralism and trade protectionism, it is of great significance for BRICS countries to strengthen practical cooperation in special economic zones, jointly promote high - level opening - up, improve the level of trade and investment facilitation, and support multilateralism with practical actions. The center will provide various economic and trade investment cooperation opportunities, including economic and trade cooperation, policy exchange, capacity building, standard cooperation, rule docking, and comprehensive services, centered around the special economic zone.
This dialogue takes "Deepening cooperation in special economic zones and jointly discussing new development of BRICS countries" as its theme. It aims to build a high - level, multilateral international exchange platform to promote in - depth cooperation among all parties in policy communication, project docking, and experience sharing.
Why focus on "special economic zones"?
The hosting of this dialogue is a crucial step for China (Hangzhou) to promote BRICS cooperation from the "conceptual framework" to "physical operation". Starting from digital trade and artificial intelligence, it aims to combine the successful development experience of BRICS special economic zones with the needs of each country to jointly build a future - oriented, digital cooperation network, which has strategic value of carrying forward the past and opening up the future. Domestically, it is a strategic fulcrum for Hangzhou to leverage its digital economy advantages, serve the national strategy, and achieve an upgrade of the city's energy level; internationally, it is an important engine for China to promote in - depth BRICS cooperation, share development experience, and lead the cooperation of the "Global South"; for the future, it is a key platform to explore a new model of economic zone cooperation characterized by digitalization and greening in the context of global changes and to build a stable and efficient industrial chain and supply chain among BRICS countries .
What makes this dialogue different?
This dialogue is expected to gather more than a hundred important domestic and foreign guests, including representatives of embassies, consulates, and business institutions of BRICS countries and partner countries in China, representatives of international institutions such as the New Development Bank, the International Trade Centre, and the International Centre on Small Hydro Power of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, as well as heads of management institutions and well - known enterprises from special economic zones of various countries to discuss cooperation and draw up blueprints. The event agenda is rich and diverse, covering sessions such as speeches, keynote speeches, important announcements, cooperation signings, round - table dialogues, and policy experience sharing. Representatives from BRICS special economic zones will share their excellent experiences in policy innovation, industrial development, trade and investment, and enterprise services.
Beyond dialogue, action matters
The supporting activities of the conference are also wonderful. On September 26, a field inspection with the theme of "Intelligent manufacturing and new forms of cross - border logistics" will be organized. Participants will visit and inspect Sanhua Holding Group, Haicang Technology in Hangzhou Comprehensive Bonded Zone, and the exhibition hall of the China Cooperation Center for BRICS Special Economic Zones. In addition, roadshows and docking activities will be held at the cooperation center according to the situation and cooperation needs of various special economic zones in BRICS countries. Moreover, the "BRICS Appointment" series of interviews before and after the conference will focus on cutting - edge issues such as the digital economy, green transformation, and trade facilitation, providing more ideological collisions for promoting economic and trade cooperation and policy dialogue.
As a catalyst for regional cooperation, the hosting of this dialogue will surely enhance Hangzhou's position in BRICS cooperation and effectively promote BRICS special economic zone cooperation to a new level.
On September 26, the BRICS Special Economic Zones Roadshow and Enterprise Docking Meeting sincerely invites enterprises to scan the QR code to register and jointly create the future.
Conference information
Conference time
14:30 - 18:00, September 26, 2025
Conference location
Qiantang District, Hangzhou
Registration method
Before September 19, scan the QR code below to register
Contact person: Ms. Jiang, 0571 - 85051691
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