Wang Chih-Kang, board chairman of Taiwan World Trade Center said: "The Taiwan trade fair, co-organized by the Nanjing municipal government and the Taipei World Trade Center for the first time, is the largest ever trade fair of Taiwanese goods held outside Taiwan province." 

Wang, who is also the event's organizer on the Taiwan side, expressed his belife: "The fair is not only a platform for selling products, but a platform for cultural exchange," adding that he hopes this fair will have long-lasting good effect.