Activity held to expand CIIE influence
2021/11/04
Jointly hosted by the cooperation and exchange office of Shanghai government and Changning government, a themed activity to amplify the spillover effect of China International Import Expo and build a new development pattern was held on October 27.
The purpose of this activity is to show the achievements of the Yangtze River Delta region in participating in the expo, exchange service information, promote and share the experience of the expo.
It will also promote more, better and stronger urban cooperation and government enterprise cooperation in the next step, so as to provide support for more cities, more enterprises in the region to achieve win-win cooperation, so that all parties can win development and the future in the process of participating in the expo.
The forthcoming CIIE, with a total exhibition area of over 360,000 square meters with 14 exhibition halls, will see a larger number of exhibitors than last year.
Among the enterprises, 12 will have booths of over 1,000 square meters. Hyundai Motor Company from South Korea, for example, will set up a booth covering 1,600 square meters in the automobile section, while Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp, a Japanese business known for its industrial robots, machining tools and systems and machine components, will have an exhibition area of 1,300 square meters.
Fortune Global 500 enterprises and industry leaders are taking an active part in the expo, with more than 80 percent of those who attended the 3rd CIIE in 2020 also turning out for a revisit.
Aside from the large corporations, the expo this year has lured more small and medium-sized enterprises to attend as exhibitors, the number of which has surged 30 percent from a year earlier.
Especially, institutions from Japan, Denmark, Poland and New Zealand are expanding their exhibition areas, and are organizing more SMEs with local features and advanced technology to participate.
The special area of the Central and Eastern Europe in the food section, with an overall area of 1,500 square meters, for instance, will be a stage for more than 60 enterprises.
Editor：Li Xinran Shanghai Daily