URUMQI: The 8th China-Eurasia Expo opened in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Wednesday, showcasing the vast development opportunities brought by the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and injecting vitality into regional trade and cooperation.

According to a report by China Central Television (CCTV), the expo, hosted at the Xinjiang International Convention and Exhibition Center in Urumqi, the capital of the region, serves as a significant platform for the collaborative development of the Belt and Road initiative. The event is scheduled to continue until June 30.

The expo covers an area of 140,000 square meters, with 14 exhibition halls and two outdoor exhibition zones.

For the first time, the expo has set up exhibition halls for China’s centrally-administered state-owned enterprises, enterprises using special and sophisticated technologies to produce novel and unique products, enterprises from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), and leading enterprises in Xinji
ang’s eight major industrial clusters, namely, oil and gas, coal, mining, grains and oil, cotton, fruits and vegetables, livestock products and new energy materials.

This expo will also host over 50 trade promotion activities, with more than 200 projects expected to be signed.

The expo has attracted over 1,900 enterprises and institutions from 50 countries, regions and international organizations to the event.

Source: Emirates News Agency