CHENGDU, China, Sept. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- With the theme of "New Era in China, New Action of the Western China", the 17th Western China International Fair (hereinafter referred to as the "17th WCIF") will be held in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, from September 20th to 24th at the International Exhibition Center of Western China International Expo City and Chengdu New Century City International Convention and Exhibition Center with a total exhibition area of about 260,000 square meters.
The exhibition of WCIF will be guided by the new pattern of "exhibition + industry" with two major sections: comprehensive display and industrial display. The comprehensive display section has set up "The Belt and Road" Cooperation Hall, highlighting the cooperation results between countries along "the Belt and Road" and provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in China. The industry display section highlights cutting-edge technology, latest products and development trends in artificial intelligence, military-civilian integration, intelligent manufacturing, energy conservation and environmental protection, emergency, education, pension, agriculture and many other industries. Among displays, Italy, the main guest country, covers an area of 1,200 square meters and has five major sections: innovative technology, environmental and urban sustainability, health care, agricultural and wine and Italian lifestyle. At the same time, 11 events including the Opening Ceremony, the Opening Concert of Italian Night, the 6th China-Italy Food Safety Dialogue and so on will be held.
Up to now, enterprises from nearly 80 countries and regions, 29 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, 21 cities (states) in the province, more than 100 Fortune 500 companies and world-renowned companies have participated. There are 17 national pavilions. At the same time, the Opening Ceremony of WCIF and the Western China International Cooperation Forum, 2018 "The Belt and Road" Business Leaders Summit, the China (Sichuan) Non-public Economic Development Forum, the Western China Investment Briefing and Signing Ceremony of Economic Cooperation Projects and other events will be staged.
For more information:
Luxi YANG
yangluxi@wcif.cn
