What are the highlights of the opening of the China-CEEC Expo?

The second China-Central and Eastern European Countries Expo opened in Ningbo on June 8. The State President sent a congratulatory letter to the Expo.

He pointed out that the China-CEEC cooperation mechanism is an important platform for China and CEECs to enhance friendship, expand cooperation and seek common development. In February this year, the China-CEEC Summit was successfully held. I emphasized that under the new situation, China-CEEC cooperation should adhere to a pragmatic orientation, expand mutually beneficial cooperation outcomes, and proposed a plan to import from CEECs with a cumulative value of over US$170 billion in the next five years. Commodities, strive to double the import volume of agricultural products from Central and Eastern European countries in the next five years, and continue to promote the construction of China-Central and Eastern European countries economic and trade cooperation demonstration zones in Ningbo and other places. With the joint efforts of all parties concerned, the outcomes of the summit are being implemented. It is emphasized that the holding of this China-CEEC Expo is conducive to enhancing the understanding of CEE commodities in the Chinese market, expanding exports of CEE countries to China, and helping all parties overcome the challenges brought by the new crown pneumonia epidemic and promote economic recovery. . It is hoped that all parties will take this opportunity to continuously explore the potential of cooperation and jointly open up a broader space for cooperation. It is reported that 425 exporters from Central and Eastern Europe exhibited popular products at the expo, and 7,000 buyers are expected to participate in the expo. As an offline exhibition between China and Central and Eastern European countries after the epidemic, this event has been highly valued by many Central and Eastern European companies. In the context of the European Parliament's "freezing" of the China-EU investment agreement, exhibitors' enthusiasm for the Chinese market has not diminished.

Exhibitor's "Small Target": 50% increase in sales this year

"Central and Eastern European enterprises are on the offensive in China", German News TV reported on the 8th that the expo will set up three exhibition areas: the Central and Eastern Europe Exhibition, the International Consumer Goods Exhibition and the Annual Exhibition of Imported Commodities, with an area of ​​200,000 square meters and more than 3,000 booths. , 7,000 buyers are expected to participate in this event. The guest countries of this year's exhibition are Serbia and the Czech Republic, and companies from Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Albania, the Czech Republic and other countries participated in the exhibition.

In 2019, with the approval of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, China International Consumer Goods Expo was renamed China-Central and Eastern European Countries Expo and International Consumer Goods Expo. The Central and Eastern Europe Expo was successfully upgraded to a national-level exhibition. At present, the Central and Eastern Europe Expo is a national-level exhibition focusing on cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries.

"The company's 'small goal' this year is to sell 3,200 containers of milk to China throughout the year, an increase of roughly 50% over last year." said Li An, business development manager of the Polish dairy food importer and exporter Weiqi Group. The company's 2013 Entering the Chinese market in 2018, less than 90 containers of milk products were shipped to China that year, and this figure has reached 2,200 containers in 2020. Today, annual sales in China have reached 200 million yuan, accounting for about half of the company's total export market. For this exhibition, Ang Lee has great hopes, "The epidemic has just passed, and this offline event is expected to have many professional buyers coming to the counter, and they are here to find suppliers. The performance obtained from the exhibition in the past two years is very good. Yes, this year will be good too."