Second CIIE attracts half a million professional buyers
By
Tian Hong from People’s Daily
The
second China International Import Expo (CIIE) is expected to attract over
500,000 professional buyers, said Ren Hongbin, China's assistant minister of
commerce, at a media briefing on Nov. 2.
The
figure has outnumbered that in the previous year, and that of even mostinternational professional exhibitions, Ren added.
According
to him, these buyers are from every field of the national economy. 31 percent
are from the manufacturing sector, and 23 percent from the whole sale and
retailing sector.
Equipment,
sci-tech life, as well as food and agricultural products are the three most
attractive exhibition sectors for the buyers. Among the domestic buyers, 67
percent are in the private sector.
The
group of overseas professional buyers is expanding rapidly. The first CIIE
attracted a total of 3,600 foreign buyers, while the figure has soared to 7,000
this year, which indicates the international attraction and influence of the
event.
The
second CIIE has 15 guest-of-honor countries, up from 12 in the previous
year. Among the 64 participating countries, 24 are new to the event, accounting
for over 1/3 of the total. 24 are from Asia, 8 from Africa, 17 from Europe, 12
from America and 3 from Oceania.
The
theme and topics of the second Hongqiao International Economic Forum, as well
as the list of speakers and guests of its sub-sessions have been unveiled on
the internet. The topics have been expanded from economy and trade the last
year to comprehensive economic sectors, and the number of sub-sessions has also
been added to five, covering more areas.
At
the media briefing, vice mayor of Shanghai Xu Kunlin introduced the urban
services that Shanghai will offer during the second CIIE.
Based
on the success of the first one, the second CIIE further optimized field
services and has built an all-round service system.
Xu
said that 20 Chinese-English bilingual robots will be introduced at the CIIE to
guide the visitors, and 180 more volunteer interpreters will be stationing at
the exhibition, covering the six official languages of the United Nations as
well as Korean.
Besides,
the catering sector has also been reinforced. More catering service providers
are now working to ensure food supply capability during peak hours.
Second CIIE attracts half a million professional buyers
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