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China's tennis facilities, high-level tournaments to drive success of Chinese players: Djokovic

2024-10-04 17:04 Last Updated At:23:47

China's great tennis venues and facilities, coupled with the frequent holding of high-level tennis tournaments in the country, will undoubtedly contribute to the success of Chinese players, said Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic.

The 37-year-old tennis player claimed gold in the men's singles tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France this year, bringing his fifth Olympic journey to a perfect end.

So far, Djokovic has won 99 singles titles, including the four Grand Slam tournaments -- the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open, as well as the Olympic Games. With the accomplishment, Djokovic completed a career Golden Slam.

Djokovic believes that he is still playing at a high level and will be more selective in events.

For him, the 2024 Rolex Shanghai Masters is a long-expected competition.

"And I always enjoy playing in China and enjoy coming here. [I] won my first masters cup here in 2008 and since then I won another four titles of the Rolex Masters 1000 event here in Shanghai. So I'm gonna give my best, obviously this year, to try to go as far as possible in the tournament and fight for the trophy," said Djokovic.

When it comes to the growth and progress of Chinese tennis players such as Zheng Qinwen and Zhang Zhizhen, Djokovic noted that Chinese players are willing to put in a lot of efforts and he hopes to see more outstanding Chinese players in the future.

"Tennis players they're very focused, they want to train, they put a lot of effort. I wish to see definitely more Chinese players, particularly on the men's side, doing better and better. Their future will be bright," he said.

In 2023, the number of tennis courts in China ranked second in the world, according to iiMedia Research, a third-party data mining and analysis agency for the global new economic industry.

It is estimated that the scale of China's tennis industry will grow to 36.9 billion yuan (about 5.23 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 15 percent, and the number of people playing tennis in China will reach 23.81 million, making up 25.3 percent of the total in the world, ranking first globally.

"In some of the most beautiful stadiums that we have in tennis are here in China. For several months, every single week, high level tournaments [are] played all over the country. So that will definitely contribute to the success of the Chinese players," said the tennis player.

Perfect infrastructure and the hot atmosphere for events will create infinite possibilities to China's tennis industry, according to Djokovic.

China's tennis facilities, high-level tournaments to drive success of Chinese players: Djokovic

China's tennis facilities, high-level tournaments to drive success of Chinese players: Djokovic

China's tennis facilities, high-level tournaments to drive success of Chinese players: Djokovic

China's tennis facilities, high-level tournaments to drive success of Chinese players: Djokovic

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Nearly 600 deals reached at ongoing 7th CIIE

2024-11-08 13:47 Last Updated At:14:07

Nearly 600 deals were inked in the first three days of the ongoing 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE), which runs from Tuesday to Sunday in Shanghai.

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the country's largest oil and gas producer and supplier, has signed procurement agreements valuing a total of 17.73 billion U.S. dollars with 26 partners from around the world, including Saudi Arabia's Aramco, France's TotalEnergies, and the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. The agreements cover 42 products and services in 16 categories, including crude oil, natural gas, and general chemicals.

Sinopec, China's largest oil refiner, has signed procurement agreements valuing a total of 40.9 billion U.S. dollars with CIIE exhibitors. The deals cover 10 categories of products such as crude oil, natural gas and equipment.

Sinochem Holdings, one of the world's leading chemical conglomerates, has inked procurement agreements valuing more than 13.6 billion U.S. dollars in total with a dozen of countries and regions in the fields of high-end intelligent equipment and digital production services.

Meanwhile, Xinxing Cathay International Group has inked contracts valuing more than 2 billion U.S. dollars with exporters from South Africa, Mongolia, Laos and some other countries and regions, covering five areas of metals, agricultural products and their by products, chemicals, pulp, and energy.

Sinomach has signed agreements to purchase advanced electromechanical equipment such as gas turbines and machinery related to the light industry, textiles, metallurgy and semiconductors, valuing nearly 2.6 billion U.S. dollars in total.

Around 20,000 buyers from nearly 100 Chinese central enterprises formed 57 specialized delegations to attend the CIIE and communicate with foreign exhibitors.

"At this year's CIIE, the total value of our purchase contracts has surpassed 37 billion yuan (about 5.18 billion U.S. dollars), up 4 percent year on year and a record high. Our company has attended all the seven editions of the CIIE, with the total procurement reaching 221.8 billion yuan (about 31 billion) U.S. dollars," said Zhi Yulin, a buyer.

The 7th CIIE has also attracted 39 government trade missions and four industry trade missions, with a record high of 780 trade sub-missions, to purchase at the event.

"We have bought diverse products, including beef and dairy products, consumer daily chemical products, and some innovative medicines. The purchase amount is the highest among all the seven editions of the CIIE," said Zhao Lantian, deputy director of the Commerce Commission of Jing'an District, Shanghai.

Thanks to the steady development of multilateral cooperation, many products have made their debut at the 7th CIIE, including engine oil for hybrid cars from Saudi Arabia and avocados from the U.S., which would be sold by the Zhejiang trading mission on e-commerce platforms.

"From research and development to production, sales, channels and brand cooperation, we hope to get closer to customers by increasing investment in the Chinese market," said Zheng Zhaomin, an exhibitor.

"The CIIE is a very good and important platform for our fresh produce from around the world to access China. It is very helpful for us to explore more cuisines in other countries and help them promote and expand exports to China," said a member of the Zhejiang trading mission.

Themed "New Era, Shared Future", the 7th CIIE has the participation of 77 countries and international organizations in national pavilions, and nearly 3,500 exhibitors from 129 countries and regions in the business exhibition.

As the world's first national-level import-themed expo, the CIIE is held annually at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai.

Since its first edition in 2018, this expo has become an important stage spotlighting China's new development paradigm, a platform for high-level opening-up and a public good for the whole world.

Nearly 600 deals reached at ongoing 7th CIIE

Nearly 600 deals reached at ongoing 7th CIIE

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