Many cities have issued measures to promote the high-quality development of the convention and exhibition industry.
Since the beginning of this year, many places have issued a number of measures and three-year action plans to promote the high-quality development of the city's convention and exhibition industry, including Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing, Xiamen, Chengdu Tianfu New Area, etc., aiming to strengthen the linkage development of the exhibition industry and key industries such as strategic emerging industries, future industries, and service industries.
Reason for concern: Since the resumption of offline exhibitions, all localities have strengthened the integration and mutual promotion of international economic and trade cooperation, industrial space expansion, consumption quality upgrading, low-carbon and green development through the exhibition activity platform, and further enhanced the leading role of the exhibition industry in stimulating domestic demand, expanding opening up, and enhancing the comprehensive competitiveness of the city.
The scale of the 25th Hi-Tech Fair is 500,000 square meters.
From November 15th to 19th, the 25th China International Hi-tech Fair (hereinafter referred to as the Hi-Tech Fair) was held in Shenzhen with the theme of "Stimulating Innovation Vitality and Improving the Quality of Development". The scale of the exhibition is 500,000 square meters, and exhibition areas are set up in Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center and Shenzhen World Convention and Exhibition Center respectively to hold comprehensive exhibitions, professional exhibitions, conferences and forums and other activities.
Reason for concern: This year's CHTF will play the role of a global scientific and technological innovation exchange platform, bringing new opportunities for the interconnection of scientific and technological innovation in the countries jointly built by the "Belt and Road". Many countries have set up national booths, led by delegations at or above the vice ministerial level, to display the latest technologies and products, and hold investment environment introductions, roadshows and other activities.
The World Congress of Biosphere Reserves is coming to China for the first time.
On 12 June, the 5th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves will be held in Hangzhou, China, from 22 to 27 September 2025, following deliberations at the 35th meeting of the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme. This will be the first time that the World Congress of Biosphere Reserves will be held in China and the Asia-Pacific region. China officially joined the Man and the Biosphere Programme in 1973 and established the National Committee of Man and the Biosphere of the People's Republic of China in 1978.
Reason for concern: The World Congress of Biosphere Reserves is the largest and most extensive international conference within the MAB system, held approximately every ten years. The meeting summarized the development of the previous stage, formulated the development strategy for the next stage in light of climate change and other circumstances, and issued a global action plan named after the host country.
The China Agency for the Promotion of International Trade jointly hosted the Indonesia China E-commerce Industry Expo.
From September 25th to 27th, the 2023 China International E-commerce Industry Expo and Indonesia Selection Exhibition (CIEIE EPSE 2023) was held at the Jakarta Exhibition Center (JIEXPO) in Indonesia. The expo was hosted by the Commercial Industry Committee of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Jiangxi Provincial Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Shandong Provincial Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Jiangsu Provincial Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and Changsha Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and nearly 20 domestic provinces, cities and regional enterprises participated in the exhibition. International exhibitors from Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries and regions set up exhibition areas to serve the ecological closed loop of the cross-border e-commerce industry chain.
Reason for concern: Build a cross-border e-commerce product selection platform for all categories to help domestic and foreign enterprises explore the e-commerce market in Indonesia and ASEAN.
The world's first Internet-themed large-scale science and technology museum was put into operation.
On November 7, the Internet-themed large-scale science and technology museum was opened in Wuzhen Town, Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province, the permanent site of the Wuzhen Summit of the World Internet Conference, which is the world's first large-scale science and technology museum with the theme of the Internet. The Wuzhen World Internet Science and Technology Museum presents a 365-day never-ending World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit through a combination of storytelling and technology.
Reason for concern: This year is the 10th year of the Wuzhen Summit of the World Internet Conference, Wuzhen has become synonymous with Internet technology, which has driven the development of the local digital industry.
Measures for Supporting the Development of the Convention and Exhibition Industry in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin》 Supporting "One Convention and Exhibition, Two Places".
On 10 July, the Measures for Supporting the Development of the Convention and Exhibition Industry in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures") was officially issued. The "Support Measures" proposes to cultivate and expand the exhibition projects in the cooperation zone, promote the innovative model of "one exhibition and two places", accelerate the integrated development of the exhibition industry in Macao, realize the branding, specialization, internationalization, innovation, digitalization and low-carbon development of the exhibition project, and promote more exhibition enterprises to settle down and high-end talents to gather with high-quality exhibition projects as the traction.
Reason for concern: The "Support Measures" provide support for the promotion of MICE projects under the innovative model of "one MICE and two places", and innovatively propose collaborative subsidies for MICE activities in the two places, so as to deepen the coordinated development of "MICE + Tourism" in Macao.
The first Carbon Neutrality Expo was held in Shanghai.
From June 11th to 14th, the 2023 Shanghai International Carbon Neutral Technology, Products and Achievements Expo was held at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai). With the theme of "The Road to Carbon Neutrality", this year's Carbon Expo is composed of three parts: theme exhibition, series of forums and first-class docking activities, covering 6 sectors and an exhibition scale of 100,000 square meters.
Reason for concern: As the first expo with the theme of "carbon neutrality" in China, this expo focuses on the promotion of green and low-carbon technologies, products and achievements, and builds a docking and communication platform for the whole industrial chain of carbon neutrality, which is known as the "vane in the field of carbon neutrality".
For the first time, the Roundtable Forum on China's Exhibitions Going Global was held overseas.
From November 23rd to 24th, the China Exhibition Going Global (Jakarta) Roundtable Forum was held in the conference room of the Jakarta Convention and Exhibition Center, Indonesia. The forum was hosted by the China Convention and Exhibition Economy Research Association and the Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association, and hosted by the Guangdong Exhibition Industry Association and Miolante, to further enhance the internationalization process of China's exhibition industry, international market expansion, win-win cooperation, digital innovation and future prospects, and further enhance the internationalization process of China's exhibition industry and achieve high-quality development.
Reason for concern: With the opening of the first year of outbound self-organized exhibitions, it will be a new "blue ocean" for Chinese exhibition enterprises to "go global" and expand their own exhibitions.
The World Science Fiction Convention landed in China for the first time.
From October 18th to 22nd, the 81st World Science Fiction Convention in 2023 will be held in Chengdu. Chengdu is the second city in Asia to host the World Science Fiction Convention after Yokohama, Japan. Chengdu is home to the world's largest circulation science fiction magazine, Science Fiction World, and is also an innovative city that integrates traditional culture with modern technology. In 2021, Chengdu won the competition against Nice, France, Memphis, USA, and Winnipeg, Canada. The 79th World Science Fiction Convention held in Washington, D.C., announced that the 81st World Science Fiction Convention will be held in Chengdu.
Reason for concern: The output value of China's science fiction industry reached 877 last year500 million yuan. China currently has the largest sci-fi fan base in the world and is considered one of the most "futuristic" countries.
For the first time, the organizers of the China Auto Show will participate in the auto show in Germany.
The 2024 Frankfurt International Electric Vehicle Exhibition, co-organised by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Automotive Industry Branch and Messe Frankfurt***, will be held from 10 to 14 September 2024 at the Messe Frankfurt in Germany. China's new energy vehicles will showcase their own brands and technologies, communicate face-to-face with their global counterparts, connect with the industrial chain in depth, and have zero contact with European consumers.
Reason for concern: This is the first time that a Chinese automotive industry organization has participated in hosting an auto show abroad, and it is also a new exploration for Chinese and foreign institutions to jointly hold an auto show, which is of great significance for promoting the high-quality export of Chinese automobiles and enhancing global influence.
*: China ** News Author: Lan Xin.