Chamal Rajapaksa, former Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker, speaks during the third conference of the non-governmental forum of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia(CICA), in Chongqing, Southwest China, Dec 19, 2019. The opening ceremony of the third conference of the non-governmental forum of the CICA was held here on Thursday. [Photo by Liu Chan/Xinhua] |
John Edwards, the UK trade commissioner for China, praised Chongqing over its rise as a burgeoning center in intelligent manufacturing.