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Original title: First report | CIIE Exhibits President Xi Stopping to Experiment, Confirming New Opportunities for China to Expand and Open
The curtain will begin for the third China International Import Expo. President Xi Jinping will deliver a video opening speech at the opening ceremony.
Personally planning, personally deploying, and personally promoting, President Xi put a lot of effort into the CIIE. At the previous two CIIEs, President Xi had a special arrangement after attending the opening ceremony: visiting the museum with foreign leaders.
The exhibits in the showroom have their own characteristics. President Xi and foreign leaders watched as they walked, stopping to experiment from time to time, leaving behind a classic moment, which became a living testimony of China’s open cooperation and shared future with the world:
French beef: the “star products” enter the shopping basket of the Chinese
On November 5, 2019, President Xi inspected the French flag accompanied by French President Macron.
At the second CIIE, French President Macron warmly invited President Xi to taste French wine and beef in the French pavilion in the exhibition hall of the Shanghai National Convention and Exhibition Center.
At the time, President Xi told the French businessmen around him that China’s consumer market was large and could meet the various needs of different levels. He hoped that French entrepreneurs would show a long-term vision and strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with China.
Kant, president of Metro China, the international retail giant, has a deep understanding of what President Xi said: “China’s consumer market is huge.” The “star product” of French Charolais beef in the two previous CIIEs has already entered the Chinese people’s shopping cart from the CIIE stand. Not only has it become an “explosive item” in Metro supermarkets, it has also boosted Metro imports in the first half of this year. Total beef sales increased 128% year-on-year.
In the context of slow global trade, the increase in French beef sales is the epitome of the opposite growth of Sino-European trade. According to Eurostat data, in the first seven months of this year, the total import and export volume of the 27 EU member states and China increased by 2.6% year-on-year. For the first time, China overtook the United States to become the EU’s largest trading partner.
“What is traded are goods and services, and what is exchanged is culture and ideas.”
Kant, who is familiar with the Chinese market, has his own understanding of the “new national and international dual-cycle mutual promotion development pattern” repeated by President Xi: “The new development pattern is very visionary, very pragmatic and is determined to promote China’s openness, economic resilience and increasing expansion. The country’s middle-income people will provide an inexhaustible impetus for the new pattern of development. “
Kenyan flowers: try a new form of “cloud display”
Kenya is the world’s largest flower exporter. At the first CIIE, the colorful flowers of Kenya became a group of bright colors among many displays. Visiting the museum with foreign leaders at the meeting, President Xi stopped here and asked the Kenyan President Kenyatta, who was accompanying him, to find out about the situation.
“The CIIE is an ideal platform for exchanges and cooperation.” Clement Tulezi, Executive Director of the Kenya Flower Association, said: “At present, the scale of our annual export of flowers to China has reached 4,000 tons.”
Since the beginning of this year, the European flower market has shrunk sharply due to the impact of the epidemic, and more Kenyan florists have turned their attention to China. “This year we will participate in the exhibition through a video connection and we hope that more Chinese customers will be able to receive flowers from Kenya,” Tulezi said.
During the first CIIE, President Kenyatta told President Xi: “Kenya is grateful for China’s initiative to open the market for this important initiative, and regards Africa as an important direction for China’s opening to the outside world.” These words expressed a lot The voice of the African countries.
Coffee beans from Rwanda, handicrafts from Burkina Faso, cashew nuts from Tanzania … In recent years, more and more African products have landed on the Chinese market. “China’s commitment to open up more to the outside world is very strong. We have seen opportunities and gained trust,” Tulezi said.
Vietnamese milk: a solid foundation has been laid in the Chinese market
The Vietnam Pavilion at the first CIIE.
At the first CIIE, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc personally introduced his country’s agricultural products and tourism projects to President Xi.
“President Xi came to our booth and picked up a box of fresh milk to learn more about the product,” recalled Cai Xiang, president of TH Real Milk Group of Vietnam.
The CIIE has become an opportunity for Vietnamese dairy manufacturers to enter China. In 2019, TH Real Milk Group signed a memorandum of understanding on strategic cooperation with a Chinese partner company and became the first Vietnamese dairy company to obtain an export code issued by the General Administration of Customs of China.
This year, due to the impact of the epidemic, TH Group’s efforts to develop export markets were forced to halt. “Fortunately, through channels such as the China International Import Expo, we have established a solid foundation for business promotion in the Chinese market,” said Cai Xiang with great pleasure.
In the first half of this year, bilateral trade between China and Vietnam bucked the trend and increased by more than 18%. In September, during a phone conversation between President Xi and the Chairman of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong, “Bilateral trade between China and Vietnam and other forms of cooperation have shown strong growth momentum under the epidemic, which it demonstrates the resilience and potential of China-Vietnam relations. “
Not only the Sino-Vietnamese trade, but also the overall trade volume between China and ASEAN has also maintained a growth momentum. In the first three quarters of this year, China’s imports and exports to ASEAN increased 7.7% and ASEAN became China’s largest trading partner. At the end of November, after the 3rd CIIE, the 17th China-ASEAN Expo will start in Nanning, Guangxi. This will be another great event for China to share development dividends with neighboring countries.
Greek wine: following the “One Belt One Road”
Greece Pavilion staff at II CIIE displayed Greek food.
Greece participated in the second CIIE as a guest of honor, and its Mediterranean-style exhibits attracted much attention.
After the opening ceremony, accompanied by Greek Prime Minister Mizotakis, President Xi visited the Greek pavilion. “President Xi appreciated the exhibits at the museum, such as the ‘Fruits and Symbols’ jewelry display and the ‘5000 Years of Greek Civilization’ art statues display, and also highlighted the Greek wines on display.” Kostas, Greece’s deputy foreign minister, was on the scene at the time. Fragonard Yannis remembered.
Greece is located at the intersection of the Maritime Silk Road and the Overland Silk Road. In recent years, driven by the eastern “Belt and Road” initiative, China-Greece economic and trade cooperation has continued to deepen and expand. Olive oil, wine, honey … More and more Greek products are entering the Chinese market, winning the favor of Chinese companies and consumers.
This year’s CIIE is the second time that Greek wine merchant Elena Apasto Lido has participated in the exhibition. “The CIIE has helped make our products known in China and throughout the Asian region. The epidemic has severely affected our business and we look forward to discovering new market opportunities at the third CIIE.” Apasto was full of longing for it. .
The total exhibition area has expanded by almost 30,000 square meters. Nearly 50 Fortune Global 500 companies and industry leading companies will participate for the first time. Hundreds of new products, new technologies and new services will be launched at the “world premiere, China’s first exhibition” … The Expo will cast a bright ray of sunshine on the world economy under the haze of the epidemic. (Reporter Zhou Rui, Chen Shan, Yu Shuaishuai, Li Xiaopeng, Tao Jun, Jiang Shengxiong, Yang Zhenbailin, editor Hao Weiwei, Lu Yu, Qian Yongwen, photography, Ju Peng, Xie Huanchi, Chen Cheng, Han Yuqing, Fang Zhe, Visual Department Chen Yachen, Xin, Wang Shan News Agency)
