Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 2 -

Question: how to meet this grand scale service trade show, online and offline?

  Xinhua News Agency reporters Chen Xu and Yu Qiongyuan

  The world's first comprehensive exhibition in the field of trade in services-the 2020 China International Trade in Services Fair will be held at the Beijing National Convention Center.

  The predecessor of the Service Trade Fair was the Beijing Fair, which has been successfully held for six sessions since 2012.

As one of China's three major exhibitions open to the outside world, facing the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, this year's service trade fair is destined to be quite different from previous ones.

How will this service trade fair be held?

How do foreign guests attend the conference?

How is the epidemic prevention and control carried out?

In response to topics of public concern, the reporter recently interviewed many members of the conference organizing team to find answers.

Online and offline meeting to talk about international service trade

  Wu Lanlan, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Council for the Promotion of International Trade, introduced that the Service Trade Association will hold 190 forums and negotiation activities, and conduct forum conference activities in a combination of online and offline methods.

Among them, there are more than 30 online conferences, more than 70 combined online and offline conferences, and nearly 100 online live events.

  "Taking full consideration of the global epidemic situation, overseas guests and exhibitors mainly participate online." Li Hengqing, the second-level inspector of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce, introduced that the current domestic guests and merchants or overseas companies in domestic institutions mainly participate offline .

  In addition to "online + offline", there is also "indoor + outdoor".

Li Hengqing said that in addition to the indoor exhibition area of ​​the National Convention Center, the preparation team carefully designed and built venues on the Olympic Park Landscape Avenue and surrounding areas, which complemented Yangshan, Linglong Tower and Water Cube, and maintained good ventilation.

  It is understood that as of August 30, there are more than 17,000 companies participating in the Service Trade Fair, including more than 2,000 offline exhibitors, more than 4,000 online exhibitors, and more than 10,000 merchants and participating companies.

  The reporter saw on the official website of the Trade Fair that the "Cloud Exhibition Hall" of the Trade Fair has been launched.

Cloud Service Trade Fair uses digital platforms such as "video conference, live video" to create an online exhibition booth, which not only includes comprehensive display of participating companies, but also opens video live broadcast, negotiation and consultation sections.

At that time, guests who are unable to participate in offline meetings affected by the epidemic can participate online to achieve mutual benefit and sharing.

International guests actively participate in the service trade fair.

  The 2020 Service Trade Fair invites international organizations, embassies in China, foreign business associations and institutions to participate.

As of August 30, more than 90,000 participants had registered online.

  "Including the top 30 countries and regions in service trade, there are organizations and enterprises participating in the exhibition, and the headquarters or branches of 399 Fortune 500 companies participated in the exhibition." Li Hengqing introduced that this year, the Global Service Trade Summit and other important events, summit forums, Seven types of activities including industry conferences and professional forums, side events, exhibitions, results announcements, and supporting activities.

  Li Hengqing introduced that up to now, 20 heads of international organizations, including President Hedwig of the International Banking Federation, An Zhouqi, Vice President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, etc., and 10 ministers including the Minister of Sports of Brazil and the President of the Danish Central Bank Guests will attend industry conferences or professional forums online; 25 ambassadors from Australia and Ireland to China confirmed their offline participation.

No slack in epidemic prevention and control to promote higher levels of opening up

  How to prevent and control the epidemic for the first large-scale offline international exhibition in my country since the epidemic, and what measures are there?

  Li Hengqing introduced that with full consideration of the epidemic factors, the preparation team specially invited experts through the National Health Commission to conduct an assessment of the Service Trade Fair.

"Can we do it, how we can do it, how many people will participate in the exhibition, we have made a very comprehensive plan, with an overall plan and a plan for special activities."

  “Anyone who enters the park must wear a mask, and the exhibition area will be disinfected at 5 pm every day, and each booth must be disinfected at any time. The preparation team has a special epidemic prevention and control protection team to provide services at any time. This year's entrance is in addition to security checks and identity verification , Has also joined the epidemic prevention program, and the personnel entering the venue need to show a health treasure or a nucleic acid certificate." Li Hengqing said.

  The Service Trade Fair is an important window for my country's service trade to open to the outside world. Together with the China International Import Expo and the Canton Fair, it forms the three major exhibition platforms for my country's opening to the outside world in the new era.

It is understood that a package of opening-up policies will be released during the Service Trade Fair.

  "The 2020 Service Trade Conference will release a strong signal to the world that my country will vigorously develop service trade." Li Jun, director of the International Service Trade Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, believes that, on a global scale, my country's service trade is in line with the internationalization of service trade. It has great development potential and attractiveness; with the help of the Service Trade Association, my country will also build an all-round and open cooperation system that shows both import potential and export advantages.