The first working meeting of the Secretariat of the Organizing Committee of the Second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo was held in Changsha, Hunan Province。The meeting announced that the second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo will be held in Changsha, Hunan Province from September 26 to 28. Up to now, the overall plan has been determined and the preparatory work is progressing smoothly。This year's China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo will be organized in a new way, and the "cloud" China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo will be launched simultaneously。
He Boxiang, vice governor of Hunan Province, said at the meeting that China-Africa cooperation has broad prospects and its future development is worth looking forward to。Hunan will make every effort to implement and explore new mechanisms and measures for China-Africa cooperation, overcome cooperation difficulties and blocked points, build a pilot zone for in-depth economic and trade cooperation between China and Africa, create a new window for local and corporate cooperation with Africa, and promote high-quality development of China-Africa economic and trade cooperation。
Li Xinqiu, deputy director of the Department of Commerce of Hunan Province, introduced at the meeting that the overall plan of the second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo has been established, and the preparatory work is progressing smoothly. It is planned to be held from September 26 to 28, with the theme of "New starting point, New opportunities and new actions".。The main pavilion is divided into Changsha International Convention Center and Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center, and a sub-pavilion is set up in the China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Innovation Demonstration Park (Gaoqiao Big Market)。Set up Algeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Senegal 6 guest countries and Zhejiang, Jiangxi 2 theme provinces。The overall design of the conference is three parts: meeting, exhibition and talk. It will organize four major events such as the opening ceremony and China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum, four special forums, several economic and trade negotiations and one supporting activity. The offline physical exhibition contains six major display contents。In view of the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, this year's China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo will shorten the duration of the event, reduce the number of meetings, innovate the way of organizing the expo, and simultaneously open the "cloud" China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo。
It is understood，The topics of the four special forums include food and agricultural products, medicine and health industry, infrastructure cooperation, and industrial chain cooperation，The economic and trade talks and supporting activities mainly include the promotion of the pilot zone for in-depth economic and trade cooperation between China and Africa, the special presentation of African countries, the promotion of China-Africa industrial parks, the China-Africa Financial Cooperation Dialogue, and the China-Africa trade and investment negotiations。
(Article from International Business Daily)