The heavyweight exhibitions are coming one after another, and the pace of opening up to the outside world at a high level is resounding
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 29th (Xinhua) - The Economic Reference Daily published an article on August 29th titled "Heavy weight exhibitions follow one after another, and high-level opening-up is taking place with a resounding pace.". The article states that more than 2200 companies have participated in offline exhibitions, including more than 500 Fortune Global 500 and industry leaders, covering 28 countries and regions in the top 30 of service trade. The overall internationalization rate exceeds 20%... As the largest comprehensive exhibition platform in the global service trade field, the 2023 China International Service Trade Fair is approaching and will kick off in Beijing this Saturday. Many participating companies and international organizations have expressed optimism about the international cooperation platform built by the Service Trade Fair, and are more optimistic about the opportunities brought by China's continuously open large market.
Exhibitions with international influence like this are not uncommon. Next, a series of international exhibitions such as the 23rd China International Investment and Trade Fair, the 20th China ASEAN Expo and China ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, the 6th China International Import Expo, and the 1st China International Supply Chain Promotion Expo have also been scheduled. China is fulfilling its commitment to openness through practical actions and injecting new momentum into the world economy.
"I will participate in the Fair for Trade in Services again this year and look forward to using this platform to engage in in-depth exchanges with enterprises from various countries, including Chinese companies, and strengthen cooperation in emerging fields such as 5G, artificial intelligence, big data, biotechnology, financial technology, and automation." Mohammad Al Ajiran, Chairman of the Saudi Arabia China Business Council and Vice Chairman of the Saudi Arabia Ajiran Brothers Holding Group, introduced to reporters. As a Saudi Arabian company that has participated in the Service Trade Fair for two consecutive years, Agilan Group has expanded its booth area to 140 square meters this year.
Schneider Electric Group, which has participated in the Service Trade Fair for four consecutive sessions, will also release the results of the integration of data and reality, as well as a new upgraded service system, at this year's Service Trade Fair. Xu Shaofeng, Senior Vice President of Schneider Electric and Head of Medium Voltage and Service Business in China, introduced that as an important platform for China to adhere to high-level opening-up to the outside world, the Service Trade Fair has become an important stage for showcasing and exchanging new technologies, applications, and services in the global service trade field. This year, the company will collaborate with service partners to create more possibilities.
There are still many international organizations and institutions preparing to seek cooperation opportunities at the Fair, which can be seen from several sets of data provided by the conference organizers: currently, 75 countries and international organizations have decided to hold exhibitions in the name of governments or headquarters at this year's Fair, an increase from the previous one; 28 countries including Germany, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Argentina and Benin, and 7 international organizations including the United Nations Children's Fund and the United Nations Programme on AIDS will set up exhibitions under the national exhibition area line of the comprehensive exhibition; For the first time, eight countries and international organizations, including Georgia, Benin, and the United Nations Children's Fund, have set up exhibitions at the Fair in the name of their governments or headquarters.
In addition, various exhibition countries and local organizations will focus on showcasing the latest development achievements in various characteristic service fields such as digital economy, cultural services, tourism services, education services, medical services, etc. Visitors can negotiate cooperation opportunities in country specific zones and obtain the latest developments in service trade development in various countries.
Following the Fair for Trade in Services, the 23rd China International Fair for Investment and Trade will be held in Xiamen from September 8th to 11th. It is expected that nearly 100 countries and regions, nearly 1000 merchant groups, and approximately 80000 merchants will participate in the exhibition at that time. Multiple international organizations, including the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies, and the United Nations International Trade Center, will participate in the conference, with an increase in both quantity and level of participation compared to previous sessions.
In addition, as an important platform for promoting open cooperation between China and ASEAN, the 20th China ASEAN Expo and China ASEAN Business and Investment Summit will be held in Nanning, Guangxi in September; The Canton Fair, known as the "barometer" and "weather vane" of China's foreign trade, continues to maintain the pace of exhibitions in spring and autumn. The 134th Canton Fair is scheduled to open in Guangzhou on October 15th; The world's first national level exhibition with import as its theme is being held at the CIIE, and the sixth edition is being prepared in full swing
At the same time, China's international economic and trade exhibition matrix is constantly expanding. The reporter learned from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade that it is currently organizing the world's first global supply chain themed expo, aimed at promoting smoother and more efficient industries in various countries.
Gao Lingyun, a researcher at the Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told reporters that these international exhibitions in different fields have responded to the trend of global economic development and met the expectations of domestic and foreign demand parties in innovation, market expansion, cooperation and exchange. "This two-way demand fit continuously enhances the influence of these international exhibitions, while also promoting further deepening of global industrial cooperation and exchanges."
A researcher from the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce carefully analyzed that China's international exhibitions have achieved both scale and branding, reflecting the strengthening of China's economic influence globally. He told reporters that international exhibitions themselves are also windows for China to open up to the outside world, especially key exhibitions in professional fields. They constantly create new platforms and models for global industrial cooperation, which is conducive to optimizing resource allocation, exploring new paths for economic and trade investment cooperation, and will also play a positive role in global economic and trade cooperation.
It is worth noting that while building a platform for international economic and trade cooperation, China is also continuously deepening its reform and opening up, including actively connecting with high standard international economic and trade rules, revising the Measures for the Management of Strategic Investment by Foreign Investors in Listed Companies, implementing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with high quality, and accelerating the negotiation of the 3.0 version of the China ASEAN Free Trade Area.
In Gao Lingyun's view, further opening-up arrangements reflect China's firm commitment to expanding market access, strengthening intellectual property protection, optimizing foreign investment policies, promoting technological innovation, promoting international cooperation, and assuming global responsibility. "These resolutions and actions will make China's role as an important participant and promoter of global economy and cooperation more prominent."
Zhou Mi also believes that through high-level opening up to the outside world and solving problems through open cooperation models, China will become a highland for attracting high-quality global resources for innovative development, thereby injecting important momentum into its own economic development and world economic recovery.