A total of 42 countries and regions have confirmed their participation in the 2017 China (Beijing) International Fair for Trade-in Services (CIFTIS), which will be convened in Beijing from May 28 to June 1.

According to a press conference on May 22, the 2017 fair will center on China’s national strategies like further opening up the service industry, the Belt and Road Initiative, as well as the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province. The fair will cover 30 fields including trade in technology, e-commerce, cultural trade, financial services, traditional Chinese medicine and so on. The total area of exhibition amounts to 50,000 square meters, and 85 forums, meetings and trading activities will be held.

This year’s fair sees the participation of eight more countries and regions than last year. Meanwhile, 18 countries will attend the fair for the first time, including Switzerland, Spain and Hungary. Six South-Pacific countries like Samoa and Micronesia will set up a joint exhibition area to promote their advantages and investment environment in the tourism, finance and telecommunication industries. A total of 23 Belt and Road countries and regions will hold exhibitions or theme events during the fair, including Thailand, Switzerland, Hungary and South Africa.

Besides the three organizations offering permanent support (World Trade Organization, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), representatives from other international organizations like International Trade Center, World Trade Point Federation and World Trade Centers Association will also attend the fair. Besides, the CIFTIS organizing committee has also invited 63 overseas institutions like Ecommerce Europe and Japan Information Industry Association to participate in or undertake the events and exhibitions.

According to the statistics from CIFTIS organizing committee, a total of 2,683 enterprises and 14,695 business people from 93 countries and regions, as well as 111 media outlets and 654 reporters have registered to attend the fair by May 21.

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