Friends of the Service Trade Fair | Foreign exhibitors: Experience the enthusiasm of the Chinese market and reap fruitful rewards
As an important window for China to expand its opening-up, the China International Fair for Trade in Services has attracted new and old friends from around the world to actively participate. A total of 59 countries and 24 international organizations have set up exhibitions and events, with a total of 12 more than the previous one. More than 500 Fortune Global 500 and industry leading enterprises participated in the conference, with an overall internationalization rate of over 20%.
During the past few days, foreign exhibitors not only showcased their excellent services and products to Chinese consumers, but also felt the enthusiasm of the Chinese market and achieved fruitful results.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the the Belt and Road Initiative. Cyprus is located at the hub of the three continents of Asia, Europe and Africa, and is an important participant in the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road". Cyprus has participated in the Fair for Trade in Services multiple times, with a focus on promoting Cyprus culture, education, tourism, and shipping this year. Ouyang Lu, Chief Economic and Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of Cyprus in China, is also a representative of the exhibitors. He told CCTV reporters at the headquarters that many Chinese companies were very interested in companies in Cyprus at last year's Service Trade Fair, and it is expected to reach more cooperation with Chinese companies this year.
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Exhibitor Ouyang Road, Chief Economic and Business Counselor of the Embassy of Cyprus in China: Surprisingly, at this year's Service Trade Fair, we even reached an agreement with a company in a distant Gansu province today. I believe that we will reach more agreements in the coming days. This year, we have seen more and more people come over and have many different interests in Cyprus, not only in terms of service, but also in terms of products, which is really great.
The Japan Trade Revitalization Agency has participated in previous trade fairs.
Japan and China are very important neighboring countries and trading partners, said Shinji Ono, representative of the Beijing office of the Japan Trade Revitalization Agency. Since 2012, we have participated in the Service Trade Fair 11 times in a row, and the reason we continue to participate is that it is a very important platform. In just one and a half days, we have reached 60 cooperation intentions.
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Intellectual property is a necessary requirement for innovation driven development and a standard configuration for international trade in services. On the path of booming service trade, intellectual property protection is providing a continuous source of momentum. During the Service Trade Fair, the President of the Polish Patent Lawyers Association who attended the 2023 International Forum on the Development of Intellectual Property Services stated that the Service Trade Fair is an important platform for promoting intellectual property protection.
President of the Polish Patent Lawyers Association, Zorrota: Today we signed a cooperation agreement, which is the best news I want to share. Because the agreement can not only promote knowledge sharing between our organizations, but also provide assistance for the physical operations of China and Poland in the market. So I think the Service Trade Fair has brought a very, very good opportunity to start cooperation.