The BCBDA has signed contracts with China Council for Promotion of International Trade/CCPIT Shenzhen, Shanghai and Ningbo/, Shenzhen Entrepreneurs Association etc. The organization was highly honoured to become a co-founder of The Silk Road Investment and Trade Promotion Union – Shenzhen, China.
The association is in cooperation with Chinese language teachers and over 80 students studying Chinese in Plovdiv, as well as with Chinese students who study in Bulgaria. With the support of BCBDA the French language high school “Antoine de Saint-Exupery” in Plovdiv became the first language school in Bulgaria to open in 2014 a class of intensive studying of Chinese language. The association facilitates the partnership between Bulgarian and Chinese universities and supports the project „European education in Bulgaria“.
BCBDA is partner of one of the largest industrial areas in Bulgaria – Trakia Economic Zone /TEZ/, developed by „Sienit Holding“, „KCM 2000“, 9 municipalities, 2 clusters and the Regional Administration of Plovdiv. TEZ is the first area in Bulgaria for targeted support from the state. A part of TEZ is the “Euro-Chinese Economic Development Zone” /ECEDZ/, which is developing in line with the strategy of the Chinese government „One belt, One road“ by implementing concrete actions.
The association initiated the twinning of Plovdiv, the second largest city in Bulgaria and the oldest living city in Europe, with the youngest Chinese megalopolis Shenzhen. Following the twinning of the two cities, on the 19th of November 2014, the municipality of Plovdiv opened its first overseas office in partnership with the Bulgarian-Chinese Business Development Association.
The association proved to be a reliable intermediary between the Chinese and Bulgarian institutions and companies. Its partners have access to high-quality services related to legal, investment, trade and intermediary service in China and Bulgaria, thanks to the contract between the consulting company “Respect Consult”, vice-president of BCBDA and “Deheng” 4th largest international law firm in China.
