Launching Ceremony of Third CIIE Investment Roadshows and First Investment Roadshow Held in Chengdu
2020-07-13


CIIE invites you to start from Chengdu. From June 29 to 30, 2020, the Launching Ceremony of the Third China International Import Expo (CIIE) Investment Roadshows and the First Investment Roadshow were successfully held in Chengdu.

    On the evening of June 29, the Launching Ceremony of the Third CIIE Investment Roadshows, sponsored by China International Import Expo Bureau, Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce, and Chengdu Municipal People's Government, and undertaken by Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Commerce and Sichuan Branch of Bank of China, was held in Shuixiu Square, Forte Financial Island, Chengdu. Sun Chenghai, deputy director of China International Import Expo Bureau, Liu Xin, director-general of Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce, Fu Yan, special commissioner of the Ministry of Commerce in Chengdu, Liu Xiaoliu, vice mayor of Chengdu Municipal People's Government, and Ge Chunyao, president of Sichuan Branch of Bank of China, attended the event and delivered speeches.


    

Liu Xin, director-general of Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce, said in his speech that the first investment roadshow of the third CIIE was held in Chengdu, Sichuan, which fully reflects the concern and favor of the Ministry of Commerce and China International Import Expo Bureau for Sichuan. The CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and the People's Government of Sichuan Province attach great importance to CIIE and regard it as an important opportunity for Sichuan to expand consumption and promote opening-up and cooperation. The principal leaders of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and the People's Government of Sichuan Province led delegations and organized over 6,000 purchasers and 14,000 people to attend the first and second CIIE in Shanghai. With a population of more than 91 million, Sichuan boasts huge consumption potential and development resilience. At present, Sichuan is accelerating the construction of the "10+3" modern agriculture system, "5+1" modern industry system and "4+6" modern service system, and building Chengdu into an international consumer center. The important strategic opportunities in the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle will release more new demands for consumption, investment and industrial development. In the next step, Sichuan will make full use of the international platform of CIIE and participate in the event more actively and deeply to seek excellence and perfection. It will organize purchasers with high quality, hold supporting activities with high standards, carry out trade matchmaking activities at high levels, actively embrace and enlarge the spillover effect of CIIE, and make contributions to a better CIIE.




    Sun Chenghai, deputy director of China International Import Expo Bureau, said in his speech that Sichuan is the contact area for the Ministry of Commerce to tackle poverty alleviation, and Chengdu is an important hub city in Western China. The launch ceremony of CIIE Investment Roadshows was held in Chengdu, Sichuan, which not only reflects the joint efforts to achieve poverty alleviation, but also facilitates the high-level opening and high-quality development of Sichuan. He hoped that all parties will actively participate in CIIE and share the opportunities brought by the event. Fu Yan, special commissioner of the Ministry of Commerce in Chengdu, said in her speech that CIIE will provide opportunities for Sichuan to realize leapfrog development, and the Special Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Commerce in Chengdu will support Sichuan enterprises to participate in the event. Liu Xiaoliu, vice mayor of Chengdu Municipal People's Government, said in her speech that Chengdu is building itself into an international consumer center, and it will organize more excellent enterprises to "Buy from the World and Sell to the World". Ge Chunyao, president of Sichuan Branch of Bank of China, said in his speech on behalf of the supporting units of CIIE Investment Roadshows that the Bank of China will give full play to its advantages in globalization, integration and cross-border finance, and fully support the third CIIE.


    A review video of the second CIIE Investment Roadshows was played at the ceremony. At about 9:00 p.m., 22 landmark buildings in Chengdu, including Global Center, 339 TV Tower, Tianfu Long Scroll of Jinjiang Greenway, Sichuan Provincial Library, Raffles, Marriott Hotel, and Chengdu Jinniu Wanda Plaza, staged a light show. "New Era, Shared Future", "Buy from the World, Sell to the World, Benefit the World", "Welcome to CIIE", "Happy Life in Chengdu" and other elements of CIIE and Sichuan appeared together. While lighting up the nightlife in Chengdu, it also marked the launch of the third CIIE Investment Roadshows.


In the morning of June 30, in order to further expand the investment attraction of CIIE, the first Investment Roadshow of the third CIIE, sponsored by China International Import Expo Bureau and Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce, co-sponsored by Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and supported by Sichuan Branch of Bank of China and Sichuan Commerce Development Center, was held in Chengdu Century City New International Convention & Exhibition Center.


     This roadshow was mainly held for purchasers of the food and agricultural products exhibition area and the automobile exhibition area, introducing the basic situation of CIIE, the preparation of the third CIIE, registration methods of purchasers, as well as information about the two exhibition areas and key exhibitors. Dole Group, an exhibitor in the food and agricultural products exhibition area, and Volvo, an exhibitor in the automobile exhibition area, respectively introduced their participation plans. Sichuan Branch of Bank of China introduced financial support services on behalf of the supporting units of CIIE Investment Roadshows. At the end of the roadshow, the participants exchanged their views with each other. The roadshow also introduced the organization plan of cultural exchange activities of the third CIIE. Participating enterprises expressed that they will make full use of the important platforms for international procurement, investment promotion, people-to-people exchanges and opening-up and cooperation provided by CIIE, learn advanced technologies, purchase high-quality commodities, exchange with global cultures, and improve their own supply chain and industrial chain systems, so as to continuously enhance their market competitiveness and influence.