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The 2021 China International Fair for Trade in Services is around the corner. We also saw yesterday the Ministry of Commerce announced President Xi Jinping will deliver a speech at the Global Trade in Services Summit via video. How are the preparations going for this year’s CIFTIS?(2021-09-02)

The 2021 China International Fair for Trade in Services will be held in Beijing from September 2nd to 7th. The Global Trade in Services Summit, at which President Xi Jinping will deliver a video speech, will take place on September 2nd. Five heads of state, three heads of major international organization and 17 ministerial-level guests from outside China will participate in the Summit. This year’s CIFTIS has an exhibition area of 130,000 square meters, and attracts over 12,000 exhibitors from 153 countries and regions, an increase of 18%, 52% and 5 countries over the previous one respectively. Exhibitors from the Fortune Global 500 and leading enterprises make up 21% of the total and international participants accounted for 18%, much higher than the previous event. In terms of activities, in addition to the Global Services Trade Summit, five summit forums, 193 meetings and promotion and negotiation activities as well as eight side events and other related supporting activities will be held. At present, all the preparatory work for the CIFTIS is in place. We will do our utmost to make this year’s event wonderful and productive. Thank you.