Second CIIE to Start in 100 Days Will Greet 3,000 Firms From 150 Countries, Regions
Zhang Yushuo
DATE:  Jul 29 2019
/ SOURCE:  yicai
Second CIIE to Start in 100 Days Will Greet  3,000 Firms From 150 Countries, Regions Second CIIE to Start in 100 Days Will Greet 3,000 Firms From 150 Countries, Regions

(Yicai Global) July 29 --  The second China International Import Expo has confirmed that more than 3,000 firms from 150 countries and regions will participate, and 61 national pavilions will go on display. 

Both figures are higher than those for the first expo, the country's State Council Information Office said at a July 26 press conference.

The second expo, which will run from Nov. 5 to Nov. 10 at the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Center and will still comprise a National Trade and Investment Fair, an Enterprise and Business Exhibition and the Hongqiao International Economic and Trade Forum.

The National Trade and Investment Fair will have a 30,000-square meter exhibition area, and 61 nations will present at it, with 15 being guests of honor, including France and Italy, the State Council Information Office stated.

Countries invited to the fair will showcase their trade and investment status but will not do any deals. The fair will continue for 10 days after the second expo closes, and visitors can visit it for free with reservations.

The display area of the Enterprise and Business Exhibition will swell to over 300,000 square meters from the 270,000 square meters in the first expo, and over 3,000 companies from more than 150 countries and regions will take part in the fair.

China has set up 39 trading groups and around 600 sub-groups nationwide for procurement and to lure investment, the State Council Information Office announced.

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