China has completed all preparations for the 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), which is set to open on Wednesday at Beijing's Shougang Park.
Themed "embrace intelligent technologies, empower trade in services," this year's fair will host nearly 2,000 companies, including around 500 Fortune Global 500 firms and industry leaders, representing 26 of the world's top 30 services trade economies.
More than 200 new products, technologies and services are set to debut throughout the five-day fair, which includes a global trade service summit, exhibitions, forums, business matchmaking events, product launches, and side events.
Intelligent technologies, including robots offering services such as greeting, catering, and entertainment will enter the spotlight at the event, underscoring its emphasis on digital innovation.
"The fair will host over 170 forums and promotional events, and more than 40 cultural and tourism-themed activities. A series of demonstration projects highlighting innovation in services trade will also make their debut," said Zhao Qizhou, director of the Beijing International Services Trade Affairs Center.
Since its inception in 2012, CIFTIS has been continuously upgraded, evolving into the world's largest comprehensive trade fair for services. As a key gateway for China's opening-up, it has cumulatively attracted nearly 1.19 million attendees and exhibitors from 198 countries and regions, facilitating extensive trade negotiations and partnerships.
China completes preparations for 2025 Int'l Fair for Trade in Services scheduled for Wednesday
The "soft landing" of the China-EU electric vehicle case will greatly boost market confidence and inject new momentum into China-EU cooperation in automobile trade and investment, a spokeswoman of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said at a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
He Yongqian, the spokeswoman, made the remarks after China and the European Union (EU) agreed on the necessity of providing general guidance on price undertakings for Chinese companies exporting battery electric vehicle (BEV) passenger cars to the EU.
"China and the EU simultaneously announced on Monday that they had achieved positive outcomes following multiple rounds of consultations on the EV case, a development that has drawn wide attention at home and abroad. Industry players from both sides have 'highly welcomed and fully endorsed' the outcome, saying the 'soft landing' of the case is expected to greatly boost market confidence and inject new momentum into China-EU cooperation in automobile trade and investment. Some EU politicians have described it as a positive step toward building a sustainable China-EU trade relationship, and said it demonstrated that resolving trade differences through partnership remains feasible," she said.
"Against the current international backdrop, China and the EU, acting in a spirit of mutual respect and within the framework of WTO rules, have properly addressed the EV case, which is of significant positive importance. The outcome will not only contribute to the sound development of China-EU economic and trade ties and help safeguard the stability of the global automotive industrial and supply chains, but will also send a clear and strong signal that both sides are willing to uphold a rules-based international trading order, setting a good example for countries to resolve differences through dialogue and consultation and injecting greater certainty and positive energy into global economic growth," she said.
"China appreciates the spirit of dialogue showed by the EU side and stands ready to work with the EU, building on the current positive outcomes, to further implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two sides, maintain dialogue and communication, and support stable industrial and supply chains on both sides, continue to deepen cooperation on the basis of market principles, and make active contributions to the global green transition," she added.
"Soft landing" of China-EU EV case to significantly boost market confidence: MOC spokeswoman
"Soft landing" of China-EU EV case to significantly boost market confidence: MOC spokeswoman
