FOTIMA GROUP Enters Strategic Cooperation with Australian Trade and Investment Commission
Adding Australia as a Key Global Strategic Hub
The closed-door forum themed Link Australia & ASEAN, Embrace Global Vision 2026: Belt and Road International Industrial Cooperation — China-Australia-ASEAN Enterprise Resource Matchmaking Session was successfully held. Concurrent with the forum, a Belt and Road Project Cooperation Signing Ceremony between FOTIMA GROUP and the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) took place. Lu Yizhen, CEO of FOTIMA GROUP, and Keith Lam, Chief Advisor for SME Development at Austrade, signed the strategic cooperation agreement on site. This marks the full launch of long-term, in-depth bilateral cooperation and adds Australia as a pivotal strategic hub to FOTIMA’s global cross-border service layout.
FOTIMA GROUP has long focused on integrated cross-border industry-education collaboration and international trade services, building a global resource network covering Central Asia (Russian-speaking regions), Southeast Asia and Australia. Supported by three core divisions — the Belt and Road Research & Development Lab, International Education Center and International Business Service Center — the Group delivers one-stop integrated solutions for domestic vocational institutions, equipment manufacturers and energy enterprises, including overseas campus operation, global market expansion and cross-border project implementation.
As Australia’s official government agency for international trade and investment, Austrade is mandated to facilitate two-way investment, industrial resource matching and bilateral commercial exchanges, with comprehensive access to local government, enterprise resources and industrial policy systems. Signatory Keith Lam boasts extensive experience in China-Australia cross-border trade services, with in-depth expertise in Australian industrial incentive policies, foreign investment access regulations and on-the-ground project delivery procedures. The two parties share highly complementary business scopes and global resource advantages.
During the signing session, Lu Yizhen and Keith Lam delivered respective addresses. Lu Yizhen stated that Australia constitutes a vital segment of FOTIMA’s global layout. The newly forged partnership with Austrade will fully leverage the Group’s integrated strengths in industry-education integration and cross-border trade, establishing a stable, long-term communication bridge between China and Australia to help domestic educational institutions and industrial players precisely connect with local Australian market channels and industrial resources.
Keith Lam responded that Austrade will fully unlock its local government and enterprise resource channels, collaborating with FOTIMA GROUP to build a comprehensive service framework for China-Australia talent exchange and industrial project incubation, and advance in-depth integration and joint initiatives across manufacturing and vocational education sectors of both countries.
FOTIMA GROUP has previously rolled out multiple cross-border cooperation programs covering Central Asia (Russian-speaking regions) and Southeast Asia, establishing collaborative networks with overseas vocational institutions and local commercial entities across these regions. The signing with Australia’s official trade agency represents a landmark milestone for the Group to complete its Oceania business portfolio and refine its global cross-border cooperation ecosystem.
Moving forward, FOTIMA GROUP will continue to expand multilateral strategic partnerships with official trade bodies, overseas higher education institutions and local industrial stakeholders worldwide. Centered on cross-border trade services and international industry-education integration, the Group will continuously smooth the two-way circulation of industrial and educational resources between China and overseas markets, empowering domestic educational institutions and enterprises to diversify their global footprint, and fostering mutually beneficial, win-win progress in trade and educational exchanges between China and all partner economies.
