Consumer products expo to showcase brands By Wang Junwei | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-06 16:14 An aerial photo taken on April 30, 2021, shows the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center in Haikou, South China s Hainan province. [Photo/Xinhua]
The inaugural China International Consumer Products Expo, which will be held from May 7 to 10 in Haikou, South China s Hainan province, will serve as a platform of showcasing and trading for world-class boutique brands, welcoming all countries to share the Chinese market for common global prosperity, Economic Daily reported on Thursday.
Foreign-funded enterprises and brands account for the majority at the expo. The international exhibition area of the expo will cover 60,000 square meters, accounting for 75 percent of the total exhibition area, said Shen Danyang, executive vice-governor of Hainan province. With a total exhibition area of 80,000 square meters, the expo is expected to
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