2023 Opening Of Wuhan (Hankou North) Commodity Fair, Global Digital Trade Conference And China Garment Conference

On October 25, 2023 Wuhan (Hankou North) Commodity Fair, Global Digital Trade Conference and China Fashion Conference opened in Hankou North. Wang Zhonglin, deputy secretary of the provincial Party committee and governor of the province, attended and announced the opening ceremony. Ren Hongbin, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and President of CCPIT, delivered a speech.

Focusing on the theme of "Smart Connect the World, Goods Connect the World", this year's China International Trade Fair and Digital Trade Conference focused on the new consumption formats created by the construction of digital supply chain. At the same time, 10 large-scale exhibitions were held, including the Hubei ASEAN Agricultural Products Trading Conference. Hundreds of thousands of famous and new products, such as source seafood, ASEAN agricultural products, trendy fashion, international flowers, and smart homes, were unveiled. The first China Garment Conference held in Hubei built a communication and cooperation platform for the national textile and garment industry through conferences, forums, fairs and other forms.

Provincial leaders and guests jointly toured the exhibition, inspected textile and clothing, Han embroidery boutiques, customized homes, agricultural products and other displays, and interacted with exhibitors. Wang Zhonglin asked relevant parties to strengthen publicity and promotion through multiple channels, optimize exhibition services, promote the gathering of more featured merchants and high-quality goods, attract the masses to "punch in" consumption, and better stimulate the vitality of the consumer market. We should strengthen the construction of modern commodity markets such as Hankou North, further enrich consumption patterns, expand consumption scenarios, and create a commercial complex integrating shopping, catering, entertainment and leisure; Continuously optimize the shopping environment, improve service quality, and provide better consumption experience for the masses; We will strengthen the management of social security, fire safety, food safety, and market order, and create a safer and more secure consumption environment. We should give full play to the role of the platform of the China International Fair, the Digital Trade Conference and the China Garment Conference, better promote the docking of trade transactions and industrial resources, speed up the building of a comprehensive commodity trading center with international influence, and continue the legend of "goods to Hankou live".

Ren Hongbin said in his speech that with the vigorous development of global digital technology and digital economy, digital trade has become a new trend of international trade development and a new engine of trade growth. Hubei has a unique location, science and education, industry and other comprehensive advantages.

China Council for the Promotion of International Trade will further strengthen cooperation with Hubei Province, strengthen the functions of connecting government and enterprises, facilitating internal and external cooperation, and unblocking supply and demand, build more platforms for Chinese and foreign enterprises to deepen cooperation, provide better services, support Hubei enterprises to participate in global industrial division and cooperation, promote foreign enterprises to invest and start business in Hubei, and help Hubei accelerate the construction of a new inland opening highland.

Sergei Manasarian, Armenian Ambassador to China, and Sun Ruizhe, President of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation and China Textile Industry Federation, delivered speeches. At the opening meeting, the Three Year Action Plan for High Quality Development of Hubei Textile and Clothing Industry (2023-2025) was released; The awarding ceremony of "China's Famous Clothing Trade City" in Huangpi District, Wuhan City, and "National Alliance for Cross border E-commerce Services of SMEs" of Hubei Huafang Supply Chain Co., Ltd. were held; Hubei ASEAN commodity procurement cooperation, textile and clothing, agricultural products and other key projects have been signed, with a contract amount of more than 50 billion yuan.

Tajik Ambassador to China Saeed Zoda Zohir, Salvadoran Ambassador to China Aldo Alvarez, Grenada Ambassador to China Ma Yan, Bosnia Herzegovina Ambassador to China Sinisha Beryan, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee Guo Yuanqiang, vice governors Sheng Yuechun and Chen Ping, mayor of Wuhan Cheng Yongwen, president of Wuhan Textile University Xu Weilin, Relevant national envoys to China, relevant responsible comrades of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Commerce, representatives of well-known enterprises such as digital economy, textile and clothing, trade circulation and professional markets, and heads of industry associations and chambers of commerce, as well as representatives of financial institutions, investment institutions and media, attended the opening activities. (Reporter Yang Nianming)

(Source: Hubei Daily)