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CCPIT Vice Chairman Chen Jian'an Delivers a Video Speech at the China International Conference for the Cooperation of Geographical Indication Quality Brands

2022-07-29

On June 26th, the China International Conference for the Cooperation of Geographical Indication Quality Brands was successfully held in the way of "online conference + online exhibition". The conference, co-hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the Hebei Provincial People's Government, is an international exchange and cooperation platform specially created by the CCPIT to build and promote geographical indication brands. Chen Jian'an, Vice Chairman of the CCPIT, Gao Yunxiao, Vice Governor of Hebei Provincial People's Government, Liu Hua, Director of WIPO Office in China, and João Falardo, Economic and Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of Portugal in China, respectively delivered a speech via video.

Chen Jian'an said that the Chinese government attaches great importance to the protection, application of and the international cooperation in geographical indications. According to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), all parties, including China, will strengthen the protection of geographical indications and expand international trade in geographical indication products. Enhancing the protection of international geographical indications is conducive to further maintaining the order of trade in international geographical indication products, providing a solid guarantee for the trade of such products to move from quantity-based to quality-oriented growth model, and thus leading the high-quality development of international economy and trade.

Delegates from embassies and consulates in China, including the Embassy of Portugal in China and the Royal Consulate General of Cambodia in Shanghai, as well as those from international chambers of commerce and business associations, such as the AHK, the Italian Foreign Trade Commission, and the Polish Investment and Trade Agency, were invited to attend the conference online; JD Group, Hema Fresh and other enterprises had business matchmaking online with the participating geographical indication enterprises. Altogether, more than 500 people participated in the conference online.