People visit the Australia-China Economic Trade and Investment Expo (ACETIE) 2025 in Melbourne, Australia, Aug. 14, 2025. (Photo/Xinhua)

Melbourne -- The Australia-China Economic Trade and Investment Expo (ACETIE) 2025 opened here on Thursday, focusing on new-quality productive forces and aiming to create new business opportunities through exhibitions and exchanges.

While delivering a speech at the event, Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said that the economic structures of China and Australia are highly complementary, and mutually-beneficial cooperation is the defining feature of the relations between the two countries.

Currently, China is promoting the development of new-quality productive forces, while Australia has introduced the Future Made in Australia plan to accelerate the cultivation of local manufacturing capabilities, which is highly compatible with China's development strategy, said Xiao.

"China and Australia can fully complement each other's strengths, collaborate in a coordinated manner, and jointly build green, secure, and sustainable future industrial chains," he added.

Andrew Robb, former Australian minister of trade, investment and tourism, delivered his speech as the chair of the ACETIE Organizing Committee at the event.

"China leads the world in renewable space, in energy storage and distribution, in shipbuilding," Robb said, adding that there are so many areas that Australia can work with, share, and benefit from China.

The three-day event, themed "new-quality productive forces benefiting the promising future of Australia and China," is jointly organized by the Australia-China Business Council and the China Chamber of Commerce in Australia, attracting more than 100 exhibitors from the two countries. Over 10,000 visitors are expected to come to the event.