On the morning of October 22, the 19th Europe-China Business and Technology Cooperation Fair, co-hosted by the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) and the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (the European Chamber), opened in Chengdu. Liu Jiannan, Vice Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Vice Chairman of the CCOIC, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.

Liu Jiannan stated that the Fair has not only built a pragmatic platform for targeted matchmaking between European and Chinese enterprises, but has also become a vivid epitome of mutually beneficial Europe-China economic and trade cooperation. The CCPIT and the CCOIC will continue to play their role in connecting governments and enterprises, integrating domestic and international markets, and smoothing supply and demand, and further unleash the radiating and driving effects of the Fair’s platform, promoting the sound and long-term growth of practical Europe-China economic and trade cooperation, and making new contributions to advancing high-standard opening-up and building an open world economy.

During the conference, Liu Jiannan also attended the “Link Europe” China-Europe Investment Exchange and Government-Business Dialogue and the Europe-China Roundtable Meeting of Trade Promotion Organizations and Business Associations, and held in-depth exchanges with representatives from various sectors on topics including leveraging the Fair platform to deepen Europe-China economic and trade cooperation and strengthening the coordinated development of industrial and supply chains.

Themed “Dialogue and Cooperation for Shared Benefits and Prosperity,” this year’s Fair was held in Chengdu from October 21 to 23, featuring one opening ceremony and plenary session, 11 thematic exchange activities, park visits and related exchange activities, and two B2B Matchmaking Sessions, with representatives from nearly 700 enterprises and institutions from more than 20 countries attending on site.

Launched in 2002 on the initiative of the European Commission, the Fair has taken root in Chengdu since 2006. To date, it has attracted more than 14,000 European and Chinese enterprises and is the investment, trade and innovation cooperation platform with the largest participation of EU member states, the broadest participation of European enterprises, and the largest scale of Europe-China exchanges.