General

On July 28, the International Trade Digital Exhibition for the member countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), sponsored by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and co-organized by the China Chamber of International Commerce and Zhejiang Miolante Business Exhibition Co., Ltd., opened in Beijing.

This exhibition is a specific measure to promote the effective implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), further deepen the regional industrial docking and trade and investment cooperation of RCEP member countries, and accelerate the construction of a new development pattern under the background of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.

Zhang Shenfeng, vice chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, stated in his speech that in the context of a century of great changes and a century of epidemics, the official signing of RCEP highlights that reform and opening up cooperation is still a historical trend, and mutual benefit and win-win results are still what people want. Transformation shows new resilience.

"RCEP is a comprehensive, modern, high-quality, and mutually beneficial free trade agreement. It includes not only market access such as goods trade, service trade, and investment, but also new areas such as intellectual property rights and e-commerce, covering trade and investment liberalization and All aspects of facilitation will force regional enterprises to restructure the supply chain industry chain and accelerate the construction of a more stable and prosperous Asia-Pacific economic circle." Zhang Shenfeng said.

The 10-day exhibition will closely follow the needs of the RCEP regional market. Through online display, digital matching, data mining, information push, negotiation and docking, trade live broadcast and other functions and methods, it will serve Chinese companies and buyers in the RCEP region. Provide a platform for communication, exchange, and economic, trade and investment cooperation.

The Indonesian Ambassador to China Zhou Haoli said that in recent years, the bilateral relations between Indonesia and China have continued to develop. In the fields of economy and trade, China is an important trading partner of Indonesia. In the future, RCEP will further promote the development of economic and trade relations between the two countries, especially in cross-border e-commerce and digital economy.

Guo Chuanwei, Director of the Trade and Investment Department of the China-ASEAN Center, said that China and ASEAN countries are geographically close. With the global economy being severely impacted by the epidemic and personnel exchanges are hindered, the trade volume between China and ASEAN has achieved a historic breakthrough. Among them, cross-border e-commerce and the digital economy are indispensable, and the digital economy is becoming an important engine driving the growth of global trade.

It is reported that more than 2,000 companies have registered to participate in this exhibition. The categories of exhibits cover smart manufacturing, new energy and equipment, automobiles and spare parts, mechanical and electrical equipment, construction materials, high-tech, service trade, e-commerce and other industries and fields. , Will attract more than 20,000 professional buyers from various industries from RCEP member states to visit and negotiate online. During the same period, the exhibition will also hold a number of industry-specific live matchmaking activities to help relevant exhibitors and buyers to accurately connect and discuss business opportunities.