I will be waiting for you at the Service Trade Fair in September!

The 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and the Beijing Municipal Government, will be held in Beijing in early September. The China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is the world's first comprehensive exhibition in the field of service trade, and an important window for China's service industry to open up to the outside world. Along with the China International Import Expo (CIIE) and the Canton Fair, it has become one of the three major exhibition platforms for China's opening-up to the outside world.

Overall situation and hosting method of the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services

The theme of the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is "Global Services, Mutual Benefit and Sharing". Seven types of activities will be held, including the Global Service Trade Summit, Summit Forum, Industry Conference and Professional Forum, Negotiation and Side Event, Exhibition and Display, Achievement Release, and Supporting Activities, to build a global platform for exhibition, exchange, negotiation, and cooperation.

Taking into full consideration the global pandemic, this year's China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) will be held through a combination of online and offline methods. Overseas guests and exhibitors will mainly participate online, while domestic entities will mainly participate offline. While fully preparing for the offline Service Trade Fair, we will also build a digital platform for the Fair to provide technical support for hosting the Global Service Trade Summit online, and offer online services for overseas guests and exhibitors to participate in the event.

The specific arrangement is as follows:

01 Invitation for Guests and Important Business Customers

Considering the international situation of epidemic prevention and control, invite overseas guests and exhibitors to participate in online exhibitions and conferences; On the premise that the existing quarantine forces and prevention and control measures can guarantee it, we invite ambassadors to China, domestic multinational corporations, foreign-funded enterprises, business associations and institutions, and other industry leaders to participate in offline exhibitions and conferences.

02 Exhibition display adopts a combination of online and offline methods

The offline exhibition is mainly aimed at various domestic exhibitors, and will be held in indoor and outdoor exhibition halls. The outdoor venues will be well ventilated and well ventilated, and the scientific control of crowd flow will be carried out by booking exhibitions in different time periods and regions. Strict hygiene and epidemic prevention measures will be implemented to ensure the safety of exhibitors and exhibitions. Online exhibition displays are mainly aimed at overseas exhibitors, and digital exhibition halls and electronic booths are set up through the Service Trade Fair digital platform to provide them with an online display platform. The digital platform of the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) also provides online exhibition opportunities for offline exhibitors. In the event of changes in the epidemic, it can achieve fully online exhibition and display.

03 Forum and negotiation activities will be held through a combination of online and offline methods

Offline forums and negotiation activities will be held at the National Convention Center, the Asian Financial Building, and outdoor venues. Targeted invitations will be used to determine the scale of the conference, and strict hygiene and epidemic prevention measures will be implemented to ensure the safety of attendees. Online forums and negotiation activities mainly utilize the digital platform of the China International Fair for Trade in Services to set up virtual meeting rooms, negotiation rooms, etc., providing intelligent customer service, online translation, digital authentication, and electronic signing services for attendees, realizing online meeting functions such as live streaming, remote video connection, and private online negotiation. The digital platform of the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) can also achieve live streaming of offline conferences and make technical preparations for holding forums and negotiation activities entirely online.

Main features of the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services

The 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) will focus on the direction of "internationalization, specialization, marketization, and technological advancement", and will be organized in an orderly manner according to the layout of "comprehensive+professional, offline+online, indoor+outdoor".

main features 

Integrate resources and establish a new model of "1+8+N"

This year's China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) integrates important exhibitions and content such as the Beijing Cultural and Tourism Expo, the China International Fair for Tourism, the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), the China International Fair for Tourism (CIFTIS), the China International. The "1" is a comprehensive exhibition area, including a foyer, a public health and epidemic prevention zone, national and provincial/municipal zones, and enterprise zones in the twelve major fields of service trade. It focuses on showcasing the latest trends, technologies, products, and Chinese solutions in the development of domestic and international service trade; 8 "is a special exhibition for 8 industries, including cultural services, financial services, winter sports, tourism services, service robots, education services, sports services, 5G communication services, and other special exhibitions that will be showcased at the China International Fair for Trade in Services; N "refers to the establishment of several functional service areas tailored to local conditions, providing supporting services such as negotiation, experience, catering, etc. for exhibitors and merchants. At present, the investment and exhibition of comprehensive exhibition areas and various thematic exhibition areas are being accelerated.

main features 

Launch a variety of colorful activities to create multi-dimensional opportunities for negotiation and communication

This year's Service Trade Fair will hold summit forums, industry conferences and professional forums, negotiation side events, evening activities and other forum negotiation activities. Inviting relevant international organizations and institutions, overseas countries and regions, national ministries and commissions, domestic provinces, regions and cities, domestic and foreign associations, well-known enterprises and other entities to hold professional and diverse negotiation activities around the cutting-edge trends, innovative development, international cooperation and other themes in the twelve major fields of service trade, as well as theme nights, business salons and other evening activities, to create multi-dimensional negotiation and exchange opportunities for exhibitors and merchants.

main features 

Building a digital platform and combining online and offline to hold exhibitions and conferences

In response to the development trend of the exhibition industry from physical to virtual and from offline to online under the background of the epidemic, based on advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, 5G, and virtual reality, we will build a digital platform for the China International Fair for Trade in Services. On June 16th, the digital platform of the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) was officially launched, realizing 8 basic functions including online registration, booth management, negotiation room, and conference management; On July 16th, the "Cloud Exhibition Hall" fully opened for exhibitors to settle in, and five important functions including Cloud Exhibition Hall, Cloud Meeting Reservation, Project Release, Intelligent Matching, and Customer Service Center were newly launched; At present, the full process of exhibition display, forum meetings, negotiation and signing, and operation management, as well as various functions of the full scene online exhibition platform, have been fully launched.

main features 

Carefully designed and constructed distinctive outdoor venues

The total exhibition area of this year's Service Trade Fair is about 200000 square meters. Considering the needs of epidemic prevention and control, we will make full use of the public areas of the Olympic Park to build an outdoor exhibition hall with an exhibition area of about 70000 square meters, to meet the exhibition needs of countries, provinces, municipalities, and various topics. The outdoor exhibition hall has wall openings and reserved ventilation channels to ensure good ventilation effect. At the same time, the outdoor exhibition hall highlights the unique features of each theme and the overall visual image of the service trade fair in terms of design style, and pays attention to the integration with surrounding buildings and environment, presenting the diverse characteristics of the service trade fair. The outdoor venue construction work started on July 1st and ended on August 15th.

Investment and exhibition situation of the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services

The 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) extensively promotes investment and exhibition through provinces, municipalities, embassies and consulates in China, overseas embassies and consulates, business associations, and enterprises. As of August 3rd, the investment and exhibition situation is as follows:

one

141 international organizations, embassies, business associations, and institutions participated in the exhibition and conference. Including 17 international organizations, 65 embassies in China, 59 foreign trade associations and institutions, involving 98 countries and regions. Among them, 64 relevant institutions from 53 countries and regions (9 international organizations, 35 embassies in China, 20 business associations and institutions) participated in the exhibition offline, and 40 relevant institutions from 31 countries and regions (7 international organizations, 23 embassies in China, 10 business associations and institutions) participated in the conference offline; 77 relevant institutions from 59 countries and regions (7 international organizations, 25 embassies in China, 45 business associations and institutions) participated online, and 13 relevant institutions from 6 countries and regions (7 international organizations, 3 embassies in China, 3 business associations and institutions) participated online. The top 30 countries and regions in service trade have institutions and enterprises participating in the exhibition and conference.

two

More than 2000 domestic and foreign enterprises and institutions participated in the exhibition and conference. Among them, there were over 1200 offline exhibitors and more than 200 overseas attendees; More than 700 companies have participated in online exhibitions and conferences, and over 300 companies have participated from overseas, with an internationalization rate of 44%. The recruitment work for the comprehensive exhibition and 8 special exhibitions is actively being promoted, and we welcome the participation of Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders.  

3．

Establish central and local trading groups. The relevant departments of the country are leading the formation of the Central Non Financial Enterprise Trading Group and the Central Financial Enterprise Trading Group, establishing a backbone enterprise team for domestic exhibitions, conferences, and procurement; 31 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps have established trading groups to organize local enterprises to participate in exhibitions and conferences, enhancing the breadth of national investment and exhibition. In order to prepare for the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), the 16 districts of Beijing and the Economic and Technological Development Zone have formed trading delegations to organize local enterprises to participate in the fair, further tapping into the potential for investment and exhibition in the city and enhancing the depth of investment and exhibition in the city.

4．

More than 100 forums and negotiation activities have been confirmed to be held. Including 4 summit forums, over 100 industry seminars and industry promotion and negotiation activities, and nearly 30 special events for overseas countries and regions. Among them, more than 20 forums were held on hot topics such as the Winter Olympics, digital trade, and 5G communication services. At present, forums and negotiation activities organized by international organizations, national ministries, embassies in China, domestic and foreign associations, and other institutions account for 43%; Nearly 10 heads of international organizations, including the Executive President of the International Olympic Committee, the President of the International Banking Federation, and the President of the UNESCO Executive Board, have preliminarily confirmed their attendance; Nearly 20 executives from well-known domestic and foreign companies such as Fujitsu, Ericsson, Huawei, Siemens, Societe Generale, and Baidu have preliminarily confirmed their attendance; Renowned economists and academicians such as Lin Yifu, Wei Shangjin, Wu Hequan, and Chai Hongfeng have preliminarily confirmed their attendance.

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Actively promote the pre planning of achievements. In the early stage, we will extensively solicit policy interpretations, industry analysis reports, cutting-edge trend prospects, evaluation indicator systems, and other achievements to be released during the conference. At present, 115 pre funding achievements have been collected, including agreement agreements, authoritative releases, alliance platforms, initial innovation, completed projects, and investment attraction. Among them, there are 33 agreement agreements, 39 authoritative releases, 8 alliance platforms, 14 initial innovation projects, 18 completed projects, and 3 investment attraction projects. In addition, we are actively seeking tax support policies for the retention and purchase of exhibits during the exhibition period and other exhibition achievement promotion policies. We have preliminarily sorted out a list of more than 30 exhibits to be retained and purchased during the exhibition period.

At present, the news and publicity, venue construction, environmental protection, transportation guarantee, guest reception, epidemic prevention and control, and other urban operation and service guarantee work of this year's Service Trade Fair are being carried out with high standards. According to the situation of epidemic prevention and control, a plan for epidemic prevention and control and medical security has been formulated, a dynamic risk assessment mechanism has been established, and contingency plans for crowd control and emergency medical treatment have been formulated to ensure that epidemic prevention and control work is foolproof.

The China International Fair for Trade in Services is jointly hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. The China International Fair for Trade in Services is the world's first national, international, and comprehensive service trade fair, serving as a showcase, exchange platform, and cooperation bridge for the service industry and service trade.