On March 1, 2025, Shenzhen Asiter International Consulting Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Asiter") and Poly International Energy Development Holdings Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Poly International Energy") formally signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Shenzhen. As the strategic executive agency of the World Peace Fund in the Asia-Pacific region, Asiter, with its core management rights in the field of international reserve assets and the right to review the global competitive system, will work with Poly International Energy's energy precious metals and technology industry resources. The two parties will carry out all-round cooperation in the fields of energy and chemical industry, financial technology, new infrastructure, artificial intelligence, digital technology and national defense technology, and jointly promote the appreciation of international reserve assets and the efficient allocation of global strategic resources.

Deep integration of international reserve assets and energy technology to release synergistic potential

As the executive agency of the World Peace Fund's global competitive issuance system for international reserve assets, Asiter has long focused on the custody, monetization and tokenization system management of net international reserve assets, covering the issuance and allocation of international financial instruments such as Special Drawing Rights (SDR), Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC), and Documentary Letter of Credit (DLC), and leading cross-border investment and financing, asset replacement, and the global circulation of physical assets and project rights. Relying on its unique international reserve asset custody rights, system review rights, and conditional release rights, Asiter is committed to achieving asset optimization and innovative value-added through strategic cooperation.

As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Poly International Holdings Co., Ltd., Poly International Energy relies on China Poly Group's deep accumulation in defense trade, engineering construction and global resource integration, focuses on energy, precious metals and "bottleneck" technology investment, and has a global supply chain network and industry landing capabilities. In this cooperation, the two parties will deeply collaborate in the following areas:

1. Energy and precious metals sector:Integrate the development of strategic resources such as lithium and cobalt in Africa and Southeast Asia, and explore the financialization path of precious metal reserves and green energy projects;

2. Fintech and digital assets:Utilize Asiter's SDR asset tokenization technology and Poly's industrial scenarios to build a cross-border digital asset trading platform to enhance the liquidity of international reserve assets;

3. New infrastructure and national defense technology:Jointly invest in smart grid, hydrogen energy infrastructure and national defense science and technology projects to promote technology research and development and market application;

4. Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology:Establish a joint innovation laboratory to accelerate the implementation of AI algorithms and blockchain technology in supply chain finance and resource management.

Signing Ceremony: Anchoring National Strategy and Global Value  

The signing ceremony was held at Shenzhen Qianhai International Financial Center. Senior representatives of both parties emphasized that this cooperation is a powerful combination of "international financial discourse power" and "industrial hard power". Ashtar CEO said: "As the core executive agency of the World Peace Fund, we are responsible for the safe and efficient allocation of international reserve assets. The cooperation with Poly International Energy will open up the entire chain of 'financial tools-resources-technology-market' and provide global customers with comprehensive solutions for cross-border investment and financing, asset securitization and technology transformation."

The Chairman of Poly International Energy pointed out: "Against the backdrop of global energy transformation and intensified technological competition, relying on Asiter's international reserve asset system management capabilities, we can not only strengthen our control over resources, but also reduce overseas project financing costs through innovations in financial instruments such as SBLC and DLC, and accelerate the 'going out' of Chinese technology standards and equipment."

Serving the dual circulation pattern and creating a benchmark for the "Chinese solution"

The cooperation is seen by the industry as a key step for Chinese companies to enhance their voice in the field of international finance and strategic resources. Through Asiter's global competitive development system and Poly's industrial network, the two parties plan to achieve three major goals within three years:

- Establish an energy and precious metal reserve pool covering countries along the Belt and Road Initiative and explore a new cross-border settlement model linked to the SDR;

- Promote joint research on at least five "bottleneck" technologies, form independent intellectual property rights and realize industrialization;

- Issue the first green energy fund based on the tokenization of international reserve assets, with a target scale of RMB 10 billion.

In the future, the two sides will also deepen exploration in areas such as cross-border payments of digital RMB, national defense science and technology, and military-civilian integration, to provide an innovative paradigm for maintaining the resilience of the global industrial chain and serving the country's dual carbon strategy and scientific and technological self-reliance.

News background

- Shenzhen Asiter International Consulting Co., Ltd.: The strategic executive agency of the World Peace Fund in the Asia-Pacific region, leading the global competitive issuance system for international reserve assets, managing asset categories covering SDR, SBLC, DLC, etc., and its business covers cross-border investment and financing, asset tokenization and international equity transfer.

- Poly International Energy Development Holdings Co., Ltd.: A wholly-owned subsidiary of Poly International, it focuses on global energy, precious metals and cutting-edge technology investments. By 2024, it will lead overseas mining project investments exceeding RMB 30 billion.

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