EU-China business, technology cooperation fair to open in Chengdu

CHENGDU - Representatives from over 150 European companies will gather in Southwest China's Sichuan province next month for the 11th EU-China Business and Technology Cooperation Fair.

The event, set to last from Nov 3 to 6 in Chengdu city, will organize 800 negotiation sessions between Chinese and European enterprises. The companies will focus on agreements in areas such as new energy, bio-medicine, machine manufacturing, aerospace, and innovation.

Forums on EU-China green economy development and EU-China innovation and entrepreneurship will be held to promote trade and scientific exchange and cooperation between China and the EU.

More than 200 officials of governments and international organizations of European countries will also attend the event.

The previous 10 fairs had combined attendance of over 2,650 European companies and more than 4,800 Chinese firms, and a total of 1,659 cooperation agreements were inked.