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Korea Herald
16-07-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
Third China International Supply Chain Expo Opens in Beijing
BEIJING, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The opening ceremony of the Third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) took place in Beijing on July 16. During the event, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), together with representatives from the global business community, jointly launched the Beijing Initiative of the 3 rd China International Supply Chain Expo. Speakers at the ceremony included South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile; Thailand's Deputy Permanent Secretary of Commerce, Ekachat Seetavorarat; Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA; John W.H. Denton, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce; Sherard Cowper-Coles, Chair of the China-Britain Business Council; and Liao Lin, Chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). More than 1,100 participants representing governments, the private sectors, academia, and civil society from over 100 countries, regions, and international organizations attended the event. Ren Hongbin, Chairman of CCPIT, presided over the ceremony. He stated that this year's Expo features broader international participation, a more defined supply chain structure, and a stronger emphasis on innovation. Ren encouraged members of the global business community to work together to uphold the multilateral trade system anchored in the World Trade Organization through constructive engagement and proactive collaboration. He added that CCPIT will continue to serve both domestic and international companies, maintain the global public good nature of industrial and supply chains, and contribute to the development of an open global economy and a shared future for humanity. Hosted by CCPIT, the 3 rd CISCE is being held from July 16 to 20 under the theme Connecting the World for a Shared Future. Five international organizations are supporting the event as partners, including the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the International Trade Centre (ITC), and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Thailand serves as the Guest Country of Honor, while Shandong and Guangdong provinces are featured as Guest Provinces of Honor. This year's Expo includes six key industrial chains and one exhibition area: Advanced Manufacturing Chain, Smart Vehicle Chain, Green Agriculture Chain, Clean Energy Chain, Digital Technology Chain, Healthy Life Chain, and Supply Chain Service Area. 651 companies and organizations from 75 countries and regions are participating in the Expo, showcasing cutting-edge technologies, products, and services across the entire supply chain. Notably, international exhibitors account for 35 percent of the total.


Cision Canada
16-07-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Third China International Supply Chain Expo Opens in Beijing
BEIJING, July 16, 2025 /CNW/ -- The opening ceremony of the Third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) took place in Beijing on July 16. During the event, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), together with representatives from the global business community, jointly launched the Beijing Initiative of the 3 rd China International Supply Chain Expo. Speakers at the ceremony included South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile; Thailand's Deputy Permanent Secretary of Commerce, Ekachat Seetavorarat; Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA; John W.H. Denton, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce; Sherard Cowper-Coles, Chair of the China-Britain Business Council; and Liao Lin, Chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). More than 1,100 participants representing governments, the private sectors, academia, and civil society from over 100 countries, regions, and international organizations attended the event. Ren Hongbin, Chairman of CCPIT, presided over the ceremony. He stated that this year's Expo features broader international participation, a more defined supply chain structure, and a stronger emphasis on innovation. Ren encouraged members of the global business community to work together to uphold the multilateral trade system anchored in the World Trade Organization through constructive engagement and proactive collaboration. He added that CCPIT will continue to serve both domestic and international companies, maintain the global public good nature of industrial and supply chains, and contribute to the development of an open global economy and a shared future for humanity. Hosted by CCPIT, the 3 rd CISCE is being held from July 16 to 20 under the theme Connecting the World for a Shared Future. Five international organizations are supporting the event as partners, including the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the International Trade Centre (ITC), and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Thailand serves as the Guest Country of Honor, while Shandong and Guangdong provinces are featured as Guest Provinces of Honor. This year's Expo includes six key industrial chains and one exhibition area: Advanced Manufacturing Chain, Smart Vehicle Chain, Green Agriculture Chain, Clean Energy Chain, Digital Technology Chain, Healthy Life Chain, and Supply Chain Service Area. 651 companies and organizations from 75 countries and regions are participating in the Expo, showcasing cutting-edge technologies, products, and services across the entire supply chain. Notably, international exhibitors account for 35 percent of the total.


The Star
22-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Global businesses call for more cooperation in digital era for common development
BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Global business and trade leaders on Thursday came together at the Global Trade and Investment Promotion Summit 2025 to launch a Beijing Initiative, calling for further cooperation in the digital era to drive global growth and shared prosperity. The Beijing Initiative proposes the construction of a smart digital collaboration system to safeguard the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains, as well as the sharing of the dividends of digital technologies to foster an open, fair innovation ecosystem. The initiative calls for efforts to build a global supply chain collaboration platform powered by smart digital technologies, for enhanced connectivity in AI and digital infrastructure, for the application of digital and AI technologies to empower the real economy, and for deepened international cooperation along industrial and supply chains. It urges efforts to leverage new advantages in the smart digital era to promote more open, convenient global trade and investment, and to strengthen the application of digital technologies to support the transition toward green, low-carbon development. It encourages the development of emerging forms of trade such as cross-border e-commerce, digital trade and trade in services, and seeks to ensure that all economies truly share the benefits of digitalization. The initiative supports the healthy development of AI to enhance people's well-being, encourages deeper cooperation within the global business community, and promotes sustainable development worldwide. Hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the Global Trade and Investment Promotion Summit has been held for four consecutive years, gradually becoming an important institutional platform for dialogue, mutual trust and cooperation within the global business community. This year's summit focuses on the themes of embracing the era of digital intelligence and working together for common development. Over 800 representatives of government departments, international organizations, chambers of commerce, associations, trade promotion bodies and enterprises attended the summit.