| Remarks by Mr. Zhong Shan at the Opening Ceremony of China Brand Show 2009 & the Press Conference of the 106th Session of the Canton Fair |
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| 2009-08-13 09:11 MOFCOM |
By Mr. Zhong Shan,
Vice Minister of Commerce of P.R.China
(Aug 10th, 2009, Las Vegas)
Respected Mr. Brian K. Krolicki, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada,
Dear guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Good morning.
Today, we gather here to celebrate the grand opening of China Brand Show 2009 and the Press Conference of the 106th Session of the Canton Fair. On behalf of the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM), I would like to extend a warm welcome to all the guests and friends present today.
Thanks to the great support of US friends from all corners of the society and the active participation of Chinese enterprises, China Brand Show has been successfully held for 6 consecutive sessions and has become an important window for showcasing Chinese export commodities to US consumers. This year’s show is co-sponsored by MOFCOM and the people’s governments of Guangdong and Zhejiang Provinces. Many premium products have been selected from across China, especially from Guangdong and Zhejiang, for this Show. I believe those products will be well received here in the US and North America. The Canton Fair, with the 106th session coming up from October 15th to November 4th in Guangzhou, is China’s flagship international trade show with the longest history, the largest scale, the most complete offerings of commodities, the highest turnout of participants, and the most fruitful results. For this session, the sponsors are assembling more than 20,000 enterprises with 150,000 varieties of exhibits and are expected to attract approximately 200,000 overseas buyers. We cordially invite buyers from the US to source at the Canton Fair, and look forward to the display of US products which meet the needs of the Chinese market. I am sure that US business people will gain new business opportunities at the Fair.
Ladies and gentlemen,
China and the US are each other’s second largest trading partner. We share wide-ranging common interests and great promises for cooperation. At this critical juncture when the world economy is bouncing back from crisis to recovery, China and the US have taken proactive measures, particularly availing the occasion of the just concluded first China-US Strategic & Economic Dialogue (S&ED), to send another bracing message of taking joint actions for tiding over the difficulties. Such measures play a positive role in helping the two countries and the world economy out of the current economic downturn. In its response to the crisis, the Chinese government will consistently pursue the opening-up strategy of mutual benefits and win-win, maintain a level playing field, resist trade protectionism with actions, and join other countries in promoting global trade recovery and growth. A more open, dynamic Chinese economy will bring about tremendous development opportunities for the entire world including the US. China-US trade and commercial relations will surely prosper at a new starting point.
To conclude, I wish China Brand Show 2009 & the Press Conference of the 106th Session of the Canton Fair a complete success. Thank you.
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