Inaugurated in the spring of 1957, the Chinese Export CommoditiesFair(CECF) has been held ever since twice a year, Spring and Autumn, inGuangzhou, the largest coastal city in South China, which is opento the outside world.
Housed in a complex with a floor space of 160,000 sq.metres for exhibition of products, the Trade Fair lasts 15 days for eachsession. Consisiting of 45 Trading Delegations and attended bythousands of exhibitors, who are China's best foreign trade orforeign economic corporations (enterprises) of good credibilityand sound financial capabilities, the Trade Fair shows in a concenttrated manner to the Fair visitors more than 100,000varieties of commodities. Business negotiations are conducted against the samples on display. Each session of the Trade Fairis attended by well over 50,000 business people from 160-oddcountries and regions. The export turnover of each session exceeds US$ 10 billion and more.
From the very beginning of inauguration, the honour to receive the care and guidance from the leaders of the Party and State. This hasbeen the Fair's motive power for development and progress.
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The Trade Fair is highly flexible in ways of business.Businessis negotiated against the samples on display, and the Fair leans to export trade,though import busines sis also done there. Apartfrom the above-mentioned, economic exchanges with regard to technicalimport and eexport, commodity inspection, insurance, foreign tradetransportation, advertising consulancy, etc. are also carried out.
The Chinese Export Commodities Fair stands in warm welcome ofbusiness negotiators and visitors from all over the world.
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