Co-host set to showcase rich products, services

The China International SME Fair, held annually in South China's Guangdong province since 2004, is expected to further strengthen the business relationship between China and the United Arab Emirates, officials said.

The event is one of the largest of its kind in the world, and the UAE is the co-host country for the first time this year.

"As a co-host country, the UAE will play a more important role to push forward exchange and cooperation of SMEs in China and Middle East countries and deepen bilateral economic and trade relations between China and the UAE," said He Zuoxian, deputy director-general of the Guangdong SME Bureau and director-general of the China International SME Fair Bureau.