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Tuesday, June 4, 2019
BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua / GNA) – A total of 53 African countries have confirmed their participation in the
first China-Africa economic and trade exhibition scheduled for June 27-29 in the center
The Chinese province of Hunan, said Tuesday a local official.
International
organizations such as the United Nations Industrial Development Organization,
the World Food Program and the World Trade Organization will also send
representatives at the exhibition, Hunan's deputy governor, He Baoxiang, told a
press conference.
The exhibition, which will be
will be held in Changsha, the capital of Hunan, will be attended by more than
1,500 foreign guests, more than 5,000 national guests, and more than 3,500
exhibitors, buyers and professional visitors, he said.
He added that there is
have so far been a set of cooperation projects involving cooperation
with 39 African countries.
"A raft of
investment and trade projects will be signed during the exhibition. "
Launched under the
As part of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, the exhibition will set up a
new mechanism for economic and trade cooperation between China and African countries
countries.
In 2018, China-Africa
trade reached US $ 204.2 billion, up 20% year-on-year, and China
has been Africa's largest trading partner for 10 years.
GNA
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