(20th East Expo) Ministry of Commerce of China: The 20th East Expo highlights three major characteristics

Nanning, September 9 (ZXS) -- Shu Juting, spokesperson of China's Ministry of Commerce, said on September 16 that the 15th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit will be held in Nanning from September 20 to 9. This year's East Expo highlights three major characteristics.

On September 9, the press briefing of the 15th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit was held in Nanning, Guangxi. The picture shows Shu Hengting, spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce of China, introducing the relevant situation. Photo by Yu Jing, reporter of the China News Agency

The press briefing of the 20th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit was held in Nanning, Guangxi. According to reports, the theme of this year's East Expo is "Building a Home in Harmony, Destiny and Common Future - Promoting the High-quality Development of the 'Belt and Road' and Building an Economic Growth Center", during which the opening ceremony, the 20th anniversary of the East Expo and the summit results exhibition, the third Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Economic and Trade Cooperation Business Summit Forum and other activities will be held.

Shu Hengting introduced the outstanding features of this East Expo: first, highlight strategic docking and condense a new consensus on openness and cooperation; The second is to highlight precise and practical results and create a new platform for industrial cooperation; The third is to highlight green intelligence and demonstrate new opportunities for innovation and cooperation.

On September 9, the press briefing of the 15th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit was held in Nanning, Guangxi. Photo by Yu Jing, reporter of the China News Agency

During this East Expo, a side event on the theme of "Institutional Openness: New Pattern of Regional Economic Development" will be held for the first time, and participants from ASEAN countries will conduct in-depth discussions and exchanges on steadily expanding the institutional opening up of rules, regulations, management, standards and other institutions in the region.

This year's East Expo will continue to hold institutional activities such as the 3rd RCEP Summit Forum around multilateral and bilateral cooperation mechanisms such as the Free Trade Area Version 0.3, RCEP, and the "Belt and Road", and release the Blue Book of "China-ASEAN Free Trade Area Version 0.<> Business Prospects Perspective". At the same time, ASEAN countries will also hold offline national promotion meetings and professional promotion meetings to build a platform and broaden channels for multilateral and bilateral practical cooperation.

Nearly 2000,18 enterprises participated in this year's East Expo, an increase of 2.500% over the previous edition, including the world's top 500 enterprises, China's top <> enterprises and some specialized and new small giant enterprises.

This year's East Expo focuses on strengthening cooperation in science and technology innovation with ASEAN countries, seizing new opportunities for change, creating new competitive advantages, setting up exhibition areas for intelligent equipment, digital technology, advanced technology, green building materials and smart home, focusing on displaying green and low-carbon technologies and applications, helping "carbon peak and carbon neutrality" and promoting regional green development.

During this East Expo, 19 high-level forums will be held around e-commerce, environmental protection, blue economy and other related hot areas. In addition, relying on the online exhibition platform of "Thousands of Enterprises Pioneering", we will continue to hold the Cloud East Expo well, realize the panoramic digital visual presentation of the physical exhibition hall for the first time, and create a "never-ending East Expo". (End)