Chongqing - The 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) was held recently under the theme of "Cooperate for better development, innovate for a greener future" at the China National Convention Center and Shougang Park in Beijing, which runs from 31 August to 5 September. Chongqing is participating in CIFTIS 2022 through online and offline forms, bringing 49 service trade enterprises and 18 districts and counties (opening-up platforms).

People visited Chongqing Pavilion at the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services. (Photo provided to iChongqing)

The offline physical exhibition of the Chongqing Pavilion can be roughly divided into two parts: the characteristic cultural products of "Chinese Gifts" and the physical representative exhibits of "Intelligent Manufacturing."

The "Chinese Gifts" exhibition area primarily showcases cultural and creative products, such as the hot pot candle brought by Ershiqi. There are also traditional Chinese handicrafts called leaf carvings produced by Yuweifang Company and an intangible cultural heritage called summer cloth made in Rongchang District.

The main exhibits in the intelligent manufacturing section are Adrayn Technology's 3D printing, drones by Tactile Technology, Chang'an new energy vehicles, Taiji medicine, and Tianfu Cola.

The audience visited new energy vehicles produced by Chongqing. (Photo provided to iChongqing)

The thematic exhibition takes various approaches such as text, pictures, and other light box display boards to comprehensively display achievements in trade and services of 14 districts and counties, two major open platforms, the National Traditional Chinese Medicine Service Export Base, National Human Resource Service Export Base, Linkong International Trade Demonstration Park, and high-quality enterprises.

Through this international exchange platform, a growing number of local enterprises in Chongqing can expand globally. Such novel channels, ways, and methods also facilitated communication and cooperation between enterprises. 

"It provides a chance to enhance the publicity of a company and its products. Such a platform allows other regions and enterprises to notice us, which is conducive to our development," said a staff member of Adrayn Technology.

The person in charge of Taiji Group also revealed that they hope to obtain more cooperation orders through product display for a win-win situation.

According to the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce, Chongqing enterprises executed many offshore service outsourcing contracts in the first half of this year. Among them, the contracts are worth an estimated US$970 million, up 40.2% year-over-year, and the execution value is US$700 million, up 42.6% year-over-year.

(Chen Lu, as an intern, also contributed to the report.)