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Xiamen ready for 8th int'l investment fair
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2004-06-16 16:30
The 8th China International Fair of Investment and Trade (CIFIT) will be held
in eastern port city of Xiamen from September 8 to 12, Chinese Vice Minister of
Commerce Ma Xiuhong said in Beijing Wednesday.
The fair will focus on investment and coordinated regional development across
the country, which is aimed at encouraging foreign enterprises to invest in
central and western China and in the traditional industrial base in Northeast
China, Ma said at a press conference.
Trade and economic cooperation across the Taiwan Straits will also be
highlighted at the annual event, which has become not only the sole nationwide
economic and trade fair featuring investment promotion, but also the most
important gala in Asia for international investment cooperation, Ma said.
According to her, the theme of this year's CIFIT remain to be attracting
foreign investment and encouraging Chinese companies to invest overseas.
A series of high-level seminars and workshops will be organized during the
fair, and some senior government officials, experts, political figures and
representatives of multinationals will exchange views on encouraging
cross-border direct investment and promoting common economic prosperity.
Relevant organizations and business people from more than 30 countries and
regions have so far confirmed willingness for participation, including over 40
overseas associations and over 20 multinational corporations, according to the
organizing committee.
Nearly 1,000 exhibition booths have been reserved ahead of schedule.
The CIFIT, sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and cosponsored by
the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and World Association of
Investment Promotion Agencies this year, became an annual event since 1997.
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