TRADE between China’s Guangdong Province and Fiji reached $US93.03 million (approx. $F206m) in 2025, accounting for 14.3 per cent of the total $US652m (approx. $F1.4 billion) in bilateral trade between China and the Pacific island nation.
This economic momentum has surged significantly this year, with trade between the two partners skyrocketing 87.3 per cent year-on-year to hit $US67.28m (approx. $F149m) in the January to June period alone.
Guangdong Province vice governor Zhang Guozhi revealed these statistics while addressing the 2026 Roadshow of Guangdong Products in Pacific Island Countries held at the GPH in Suva on Tuesday.
She said China had become Fiji’s second-largest source of imports and an important source of investment and tourist arrivals.
She added that also over the years, Guangdong and Fiji had achieved fruitful results in the areas of trade, agriculture, infrastructure and people-to-people and cultural exchanges.
“A number of Guangdong enterprises have actively participated in investment and development projects in Fiji,” Ms Zhang said.
“Our mutually beneficial cooperation enjoys a solid footing and bright prospects.
“Fiji is an important and influential country among the Pacific island countries, with strong economic strength and a promising development outlook.
“Guangdong stands out among all provinces in China with the largest economic aggregate, a high degree of openness and a highly developed manufacturing sector.”
Ms Zhang said the sides would enjoy strong industrial complementarity and vast potential for future cooperation.
She said guided by the vision of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, they were committed to further deepen cooperation with Fiji in expanding its investment cooperation, deepening digital economy and trade cooperation, and strengthening mechanisms for business cooperation.
“We are ready to work with the Fijian Government, chambers of commerce and the business community to deepen exchanges, expand friendly contacts, and building on the framework of various cooperation MoUs between China and Fiji, jointly organise project matchmaking, industrial promotion and cooperation on standards.
“We will work together to promote deeper and more substantive business partnerships and jointly build a model for cooperation between China and Pacific island countries.”
DPM and Minister for Industries Manoa Kamikamica said as Guangdong’s engagement with the Pacific deepened, Fiji stood ready to serve as a genuine partner in that story.
“One that ensures the outcomes of this partnership are felt not only in boardrooms, but in the livelihoods of ordinary Fijian families,” Mr Kamikamica said.
He said the Government remained firmly committed to making Fiji an easier, more predictable and more attractive place in which to invest and do business.
