The first Sino- Japan Third-party Market Cooperation Forum, co-sponsored by China Ministry of Commerce, China National Development and Reform Commission, Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was held at Beijing. Li Keqiang, premier of China, and Shinzo Abe, Prime Minster of Japan, attended and addressed the forum.
      This forum is held to implement the MoU on Sino- Japan Third-party Market Cooperation signed in May 2018 by the two countries, it intends to maximize the interests of the governments and enterprises of the two countries through establishment of third country market cooperation mechanism with government and private economy integrated wide participation. Hiking and CARCHS from Japan cooperated and attended the forum and signed a strategic cooperation letter of intent.
      CARCHS is a Japanese group specialized in second-hand vehicles and it has over 20 years experiences in used car export. PICKNBUY24.COM is a world renowned online sale platform operated by the group and is popular and has wide influence in countries along “Belt and Road” initiative and African countries. Its inspection standards of second-hand vehicle are widely trusted and recognized by customers at home and abroad. In accordance with the letter of intent, Hiking and CARCHS will cooperate to export Chinese used cars to countries along Belt and Road and to export Japanese and Korean second-hand cars to the world via Qingdao Port and the Sino- Europe regular trains and Sino- Asia regular trains on the basis of mutual benefits. The two sides will also actively promote trade facilitation of Eurasian Economic Circle.