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Haikou, China Observers see the huge expo featuring luxury brand name products being held here on Hainan island from May 7-10 as part of a larger campaign orchestrated by Chinese leader Xi Jinping to develop “China’s Hawaii” as a free trade zone that will rival or even replace Hong Kong.
The First China International Consumer Products Expo, cosponsored by China’s commerce ministry and the Hainan provincial government, sprawls over 800,000 square meters. On display are some 2,600 foreign brands representing some 69 countries and regions. The mammoth undertaking aims to be nothing less than the largest consumer goods expo in the Asia-Pacific region, with more than 200,000 foreigners expected to attend.
Highlights of First China International Consumer Products Expo
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This photo shows a music robot at an exhibition booth of Hubei Province plays Yangqin, a traditional Chinese percussion, May 7, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Cui Nan)
The First China International Consumer Products Expo officially kicked off in Haikou, south China s Hainan Province on Friday.
A coffee machine on display at the expo enables visitors to pay via digital yuan. (Photo: China News Service/Cui Nan)
A product is displayed at an exhibition booth of Hubei Province, May 7, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Cui Nan)
Belarus, China s Hainan Province keen to step up cooperation
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MINSK, 29 December (BelTA) – A delegation of the Belarusian Embassy in China visited Hainan Province on 24-26 December to take part in the 5th Sanya International Cultural Industry Fair, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Embassy in Beijing.
During the trip to the province, the Belarusian delegation met with representatives of government agencies and companies. For example, the delegation met with Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Hainan Province Liu Hongmei in the city of Haikou to discuss prospects for supplies of Belarusian food products to Hainan Island. “The parties stressed the readiness to intensify cooperation with the help of the newly opened Belarusian culture and information center in Haikou. The Chinese party officially invited the Belarusian delegation to participate in the First China International Consumer Products Expo due in Haikou on 7-10 May 2021,” the message of the e