Major overseas Chinese business leaders stressed here Monday that all the Chinese entrepreneurs around the world should unite in order to achieve common and further development of the Chinese business communities.

At a joint press conference held on the sidelines of the 8th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention (WCEC), Chairman of Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Thailand Zheng Minglu said the Chinese businesspeople worldwide should join hands and exchange expertise to improve the status of Chinese business communities and promote common development.

Initiated by the Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand, the WCEC was first held in 1991 in Singapore as an international forum for Chinese businesspeople worldwide to meet and discuss important issues affecting global trade, industry and economy.

Chairman of Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Indonesia Chen Dazang said Indonesia has the largest overseas Chinese population of about 10 million and Chinese entrepreneurs have played an important role in facilitating the country's economic development.

He also urged Chinese businesspeople all over the world to work together for common prosperity and a peaceful world.

Meanwhile, Chairman of Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Singapore Cai Tianbao said the move toward globalization is creating a borderless world economy, urging Chinese businesspeople to seize business opportunities and build up competitive advantages to achieve further development.

Ian Fok, chairman of Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong, also said the opportunities for cooperation between China's mainland, China's Hong Kong and South Korea are on the rise in view of the rapid economic development in China and South Korea's advanced technology in auto and electronics.

But he stressed overseas Chinese in South Korea, who know well about South Korean and Chinese markets, can play an important role in promoting economic cooperation between China's mainland, China's Hong Kong and South Korea.

The three-day WCEC kicked off Monday and attracted more than 2,500 Chinese businesspeople from 30 countries and regions and their 800-plus South Korean counterparts.

Source: Xinhua