ABOUT EVENT

Jinping at the One Belt and One Road International Cooperation Forum in Beijing in May 2017. The exhibition is organised by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China and the Shanghai People's Government.

Heads of state and members of government from dozens of countries traditionally attend the opening ceremony.

Several hundred accompanying business events are held during the exhibition: seminars, conferences, and B2B events which provide participants with additional opportunities for establishing business contacts.

THEMATIC SECTIONS:

• Automotive industry
• High Technology Equipment and Information Technology
• Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals
• Consumer Goods
• Services Trade
• Food and agricultural products

ABOUT THE EXPOSITION:

• priority placement in the pavilion
• turnkey stand design and construction
• inviting the business community to visit the stand
• organization of accompanying business events (meetings, seminars, visits to manufacturing enterprises and trade networks)
• multilevel advertising and information support
• value-added travel services: PCR test reservation, air tickets booking, transfer, accommodation

ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE REGION:

• China has the largest population in the world, and a huge consumer market: its population is growing rapidly (over 1.4 billion) - 19% of the world's population
• GDP is $14.14 trillion (the highest in the world) with a stable growth rate of 6.5-7%
• High purchasing power
• China is unable to produce sufficient quantities of food on its own
• PRC is the world's largest consumer of agricultural products and importer of food 11% of the world's dairy and 28% of the world's meat
• China is the world's second-largest economy and second-largest importing and consuming nation. According to Chinese President Xi Jinping, China's total imports of goods and services will exceed $40 trillion over the next 15 years