Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 12th Title: Convergence, elimination and sharing of new machines — — Overseas people discuss China’s economic vitality and its contribution to the world.
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Coconut wind and sea rhyme greet the sunny day, and visitors from all directions gather in Hainan. From April 10th to 15th, the 3rd China International Consumer Goods Expo was held in Haikou, Hainan, sending a signal of win-win cooperation to the world. According to international observers and overseas exhibitors, China adheres to a high level of opening to the outside world and holds international exhibitions such as consumer fairs, which is beneficial to global consumption growth and trade cooperation. China shares opportunities with the world with an open attitude, releasing economic vitality and contributing to the world.
The venue of the 3rd China International Consumer Goods Expo filmed on April 7th — — Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center (photo of drone). Xinhua News Agency reporter Pu Xiaoxu photo
Create a smooth channel for the platform
This year’s Consumer Expo brings together global high-quality consumer goods resources and buyers and sellers. Overseas people said that the Expo will play a platform effect, optimize consumption supply, smooth consumption channels, boost consumer confidence and create opportunities for global consumption growth and trade cooperation.
In Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center, more than 3,000 consumer brands from 65 countries and regions actively participated in the exhibition, and many international head brands participated for the first time. "The Expo provides us with a unique opportunity." Stefanija lazaroni, general manager of the Italian Federation of High-end Commodity Manufacturers, said that he hoped to promote high-quality products through the exhibition and establish more contacts with the China market.
Red wine products photographed in the Italian Enterprise Pavilion of the Consumer Expo on April 11th. Xinhua News Agency reporter Pu Xiaoxu photo
Exhibition is a bridge to build trade cooperation. It is the consensus of all parties to promote consumption recovery and enhance trade cooperation through exhibitions. Meng Xia, sales manager of audi ag (China) Group, said that the Expo is an important platform for multinational companies to seek more development opportunities in China.
Hua Bin Group, founded in Thailand, has been deeply involved in the field of fast-moving consumer goods in China for nearly 30 years, and displayed a number of beverage brands such as Fusi at this year’s Consumer Expo. The person in charge of Hua Bin Group said that the Expo will release a positive signal to boost consumption, enrich global consumption choices and stimulate consumption vitality. Through in-depth participation and the joint development of Hainan Free Trade Port and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, enterprises from all countries will expand their diversified and international development space.
Enterprises in Arab countries are also full of expectations for the Expo. Abubaker Dib, consultant of the Egyptian Arab Research Center, said that the Expo will provide a broad platform and opportunities for enterprises in Arab countries and become an important channel to connect with the China market and share development opportunities.
On April 12, consumers learned about tea at the Expo. Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xin photo
Open market leads the trend.
"For every Italian brand, the China market is crucial." Violante Avo Gadereau, chief communication officer of Italian brand Italian coffee, told Xinhua News Agency. This Italian coffee brand, founded in 1933, set up an Italian coffee bar at the exhibition for the audience to taste and feel the "Italian style".
Italy is the guest country of this Expo, with more than 140 Italian brands participating in the exhibition. For this grand event, Italian enterprises have made "all efforts" and are full of expectations for the China market. As Stephen Perry, chairman of 48 British group clubs, commented, "China used to be an Asian consumer market, but now it is a global consumer market".
On April 12, visitors tasted dried bread at the Czech booth of the Consumer Expo. Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xin photo
In 2022, the total retail sales of social consumer goods in China reached 44 trillion yuan, ranking the second largest consumer market in the world and becoming the second largest import market in the world for the 14th consecutive year. Xie Weibo, president of Danone China, North Asia and Oceania, said that China’s consumption potential will be further released, and it is a unique "world market", providing new business opportunities for enterprises from all over the world.
Starting from the Expo, a more open and dynamic China is gradually leading the new trend of global consumption. Observers pointed out that the Expo is a window for the world to observe consumption trends. Li Tianrong, a columnist of Philippine Star, said that the rapid rise of China’s consumer market has stimulated global technological innovation, improved the manufacturing, aesthetic design and quality and safety standards of various countries, and boosted the development of global industrial production.
"In the next decade, China’s contribution to global consumption growth will be in a leading position." He Zhiyun, President of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said that China consumers are in the frontier market where technological changes, diversified changes and new consumption behaviors emerge one after another. China unswervingly promotes high-level opening to the outside world, creating opportunities for global enterprises to share the China market and China enterprises to go global.
Interior of the venue of the 3rd China International Consumer Goods Expo, shot on April 10th. Xinhua News Agency reporter Pu Xiaoxu photo
Release vitality and contribute to growth
From Consumer Expo to Service Trade Fair, China International Import Expo(CIIE) and Canton Fair … … China promotes the construction of an international market in many ways, continuously releases economic vitality and shares development opportunities with the world. Overseas observers said that China is an advocate and actor to promote open cooperation and achieve common development, and China’s opening-up measures will bring more dividends to the world.
Cai Weicai, senior vice president of Kaitai Bank in Thailand, said that the new Expo once again demonstrated China’s determination and sincerity in promoting free trade, which brought huge business opportunities to all countries and injected impetus into the global economic recovery.
Li Tianrong believes that the Expo will help the world to see the achievements of normalizing economic activities in Asia, which will help to enhance the confidence and prospects of economic growth in Asia and the world.
This is the location of the 3rd China International Consumer Goods Expo (photo taken on April 10th). Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Lizhen photo
Fernando Fazzolari, coordinator of the Infrastructure Committee of the Argentine-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, said that exhibitions such as the Consumer Expo will bring growth opportunities to the world, which is of great significance to the repair and strengthening of the global supply chain and "let the world share the fruits of China’s economic growth".
Bambang Suryono, chairman of the Asian Innovation Research Center, an Indonesian think tank, told Xinhua that China has proved by practical actions that "the door to China’s opening will not be closed, but will only grow wider and wider", and will continue to expand its opening up, share China market opportunities with the world and provide impetus for global economic recovery.
"The door to China is getting bigger and bigger, the environment is getting better and better, and the service is getting better and better." Yershan Setov, a researcher at the Kazakhstan Institute of World Economics and Politics, said that China has promoted the development and prosperity of the world economy with a responsible attitude. China’s economic growth is an important driving force for global growth, which has put the world on the road of common development.