SCIO briefing on First China International Import Expo
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E-mail China.org.cn, November 3, 2017
Dragon TV:
Mr. Zhou, would you please give us more details about the "six days plus 365 days" one-stop import transaction service platform, built both online and offline to facilitate business deals with professional support? Thank you.
Zhou Bo:
As I have briefed you, we'll provide professional, all-round and multi-pronged services to further strive for the expo's success. Following the guidance of the Ministry of Commerce, we'll establish a "six days plus 365 days" one-stop import transaction service platform within and beyond the period of the expo, making it part of our routine services.
First, we'll establish a one-stop import platform to provide regular transaction services. With the full-fledged development of the internet, we are able to forge ahead with a connection between exhibitors and purchasers with accurate information available both online and offline. We'll collect both supply and demand information, including the year-round, seasonal and one-off information, to narrow the information gap. At the same time, we'll constantly update purchase and trade dynamics, and also offer consultation and business match-making services.
Second, we'll expand multi-pronged connections and set up alliances among purchasers in different categories. We'll make full use of the influence of leading companies in different sectors to offer business match-making services for exhibitors and physical retailers, cross-border e-commerce, trade agents and exhibition and transaction centers. Take physical exhibition for example. We'll organize and explore exhibition platforms opening to various transactions and providing perennial showcases of the specialties of participant countries, especially, those involved in the "Belt and Road" Initiative.
Third, we'll pool market resources to provide a broad range of professional services. Shanghai enjoys certain advantages in the service sector inclusive to both domestic and overseas markets, and we'd be delighted if the service suppliers from home and abroad could join us to offer their professional support to purchasers and exhibitors all over the world. Thank you.
Macau Asia Satellite Television (MASTV):
You mentioned that enterprises from over 100 countries and regions will attend this expo. My question is: How will the Chinese government organize buyers to purchase at the scene so that the expo could achieve tangible results? Thanks.
Wang Bingnan:
As you said, merchants will play a vital role in this expo, and this aspect is going to take much effort from the Ministry of Commerce and the Shanghai Municipal Government. We will organize exhibitors and buyers to engage in purchasing activities under the government-guided, market-oriented and company-participation principle.
As for how to organize such work, we will take several measures. First, we will invite large-scale and competitive enterprises to attend the expo specifically for purchasing. We also welcome buyer delegations organized by specific provinces and cities, centrally administered state-owned enterprises, chambers of commerce as well as other countries. Second, in order to better promote the expo, we will hold press conferences and road shows in major target cities and countries. At the same time, we welcome the mainstream press, as well as new media such as Weibo and WeChat, to promote public awareness of the expo. Third, we will offer the list of exhibitors, information on products and their contact details to purchasers ahead of the expo, facilitating their negotiations and good communications at the scene. Fourth, we will provide better professional support services for trade promotion. We will build a one-stop import transaction service platform to help buyers and exhibitors apply for licenses and make appointments for business talks. Besides, the platform also provides services such as multilingual translation and business consulting. Through these efforts, we hope to have a successful and world-class import expo. Thanks.
Fu Ziying:
I would add that the China International Import Expo also provides an important trade platform for Hong Kong and Macao. We welcome enterprises from Hong Kong and Macao to attend the expo. We will have preferential policies for them to exhibit and carry out purchasing activities. Meanwhile, for companies in the Chinese mainland, they can only purchase at the expo, but will not be allowed to exhibit. All these arrangements are a reflection of the principle of "one country, two systems."
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