Officials from Qatar and Chinese diplomats cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony of the 2016 “Made in China” Exhibition at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Qatar on Nov 15. [Photo/ fmprc.gov.cn]

The 2016 “Made in China” Exhibition was held in Doha, Qatar to promote Chinese manufactured goods in the Middle East and Persian Gulf from Nov 15 to 18.

With the theme of “technology and architecture”, the exhibition was sponsored by the China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchange and Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Li Chen, China’s ambassador to Qatar, is interviewed by Qatari media. [Photo/ fmprc.gov.cn]

Covering an area of 10,000 square meters, the exhibition attracted over 160 businesses from China’s Liaoning, Sichuan, and Guangdong provinces, who gathered to display their products, which were from a variety of fields such as building materials, electromechanical devices and decorative lighting.

Over 40 businesses from Shenyang and other cities in Liaoning province occupied 38 exhibition booths out of a total of 300.

Meanwhile, about 800 government agencies and businesses from 30 countries in the Middle East and Africa registered to conduct purchasing negotiations.

It was the second time that China has held a large exhibition themed “technology and architecture” in Qatar.

In 2015, the first exhibition attracted 4,500 professional purchasing agents during the 3-day event, which saw agreements for deals worth around $45 million. And intentional transaction volumes hit $450 million.

A foreign purchaser views Chinese products at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Qatar during the 2016 “Made in China” Exhibition held from Nov 15 to 18. [Photo/ fmprc.gov.cn]