The Harbin Wenzhou International Trade Center, which took 18 months to build, will have a total business space of 60,000 square meters and a 2,000-meter-long street of shops and stores, exclusively for electrical home appliance products.

Heilongjiang borders Russia and a flourishing cross-border trade has made the province a key channel for Chinese products into Russian markets. The trade center was expected to play a big role in promoting China-made home appliances, said Zhao Xinmin, general manager of the trade center.

(Xinhua News Agency July 5, 2003)