On December 1st, 2024, the first overseas promotion event of the Service Trade Fair was held in Bangkok, Thailand; On December 5th, 2024, the Overseas Promotion Conference of the China International Fair for Trade in Services entered Sydney, Australia

Entering December, the overseas promotion of the 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services is vigorously underway. The reporter learned that the 2024 Overseas Promotion Conference of the China International Fair for Trade in Services will be hosted by the Beijing International Center for Trade in Services. In the future, promotion activities will be carried out in Europe and other places to introduce the latest situation of the Fair to more overseas enterprises and institutions.

At the promotion meeting, Zhou Ling, Deputy Director of the Beijing International Service Trade Affairs Center, issued an invitation: as an important platform for China to expand opening up, deepen cooperation, and lead innovation, the preparatory work for the 2024 Service Trade Fair has been launched, and efforts will be made to create a service trade event with high international participation and strong sense of gain for exhibitors. High quality services will be provided in venue arrangement, trade docking, on-site reception, publicity and promotion, Sincerely invite enterprises and institutions from both countries to participate in the 2024 Service Trade Fair.

Representatives from the Thai government, Australian government, businesses, and industry associations attending the meeting have all responded positively to this.

At the Bangkok station, Deputy Permanent Secretary General of the Ministry of Culture of Thailand, Yutiga Isarankula, stated that the Fair for Trade in Services has provided Thailand with a broader platform for cooperation and more opportunities. We have built a dialogue and exchange platform for enterprises and institutions from Thailand and China to jointly promote cooperation and development in multiple service trade fields such as film and television, media, and creative industries, benefiting the people of both countries.

Lin Chuqin, Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Thailand, believes that the Fair is a leading international exhibition in the field of service trade and an important platform for China's opening up to the outside world. This promotion event further deepens the understanding of Thai enterprises about the Fair, and believes that Thai enterprises can use the Fair platform to further enhance their international competitiveness and promote the high-quality common development of the Thai China service trade industry.

Cai Rongzhuang, Chairman of the Thai Beijing Chamber of Commerce, stated that the Thai Beijing Chamber of Commerce has been deeply involved in the activities of the Service Trade Fair in various forms for many years and has benefited from it. The Thai Beijing Chamber of Commerce looks forward to working together with all parties to continue actively participating in the Service Trade Fair and helping Thai Chinese enterprises to carry out more practical cooperation in the field of service trade.

Thai companies and institutions such as Zhengda Group, Pangu Bank, and the Beijing Chamber of Commerce in Thailand have all expressed that Thailand is an old friend of the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) and has been participating in exhibitions since its predecessor, the Beijing International Fair. Thailand also served as the guest of honor at the 2019 CIFTIS and is willing to continue actively participating in the 2024 CIFTIS.

At the Sydney station, Tang Ruibo, General Manager of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission, stated that Australia has actively participated in activities related to the Fair for Trade in Services and its predecessor, the Beijing International Fair, since 2012. The Fair provides a national level exhibition platform for Australian enterprises and institutions in China. He invited participating Australian institutions to participate in the 2024 Trade in Services Fair under the organization of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission.

Daming, co director of the Investment Promotion Bureau of the New South Wales government, stated that the service trade between New South Wales and China is complementary, and in recent decades, the trade volume has increased significantly. The Service Trade Fair is a platform for exhibitions in the field of service trade, and New South Wales has been actively participating, especially during the pandemic when the New South Wales Government Investment Promotion Agency represented.