BEIJING, Aug. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Second Economic
and Trade Fair for China's
Northward Opening-up and 2024 Think Tank Forum on the Pioneer of
National Northward Opening-up kicked off on Tuesday in north
China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous
Region.
Themed "Gathering New Driving Forces in Inner Mongolia", the
event aims to release the potential and momentum of China's opening-up to the north, and promote
the development of new quality productive forces, helping the
autonomous region play a greater role in the cooperation under the
framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, the construction of
China-Mongolia-Russia economic corridor, and the dual
circulation of domestic and international markets.
Wang Liping, official with the
Ministry of Commerce, said during a speech that the ministry will
help Inner Mongolia forge new advantages in northward opening-up,
by supporting the autonomous region to broaden international
cooperation channels, form industrial clusters, and promote
connectivity with China's
neighboring countries.
Nearly 300 guests from various fields at home and abroad
attended the event. Representatives with government departments,
companies and academic organizations from China, Mongolia, Russia, Germany and so on had in-depth discussions
regarding expanding opening-up, promoting high-quality development,
and achieving mutual benefits and win-win results.
The number of countries and regions having trade exchanges with
Inner Mongolia has increased from 164 in 2014 to 187 to date,
according to Zhang Hongfu, director of the Department of Commerce
of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Inner Mongolia is committed to cultivating eight
major industrial clusters and 16 major industrial chains, in a bid
to welcome businesses and investors to share the development
opportunities, said Zhang.
A total of 128 projects were signed at the event, covering
various fields including equipment manufacturing, new energy, new
materials, biopharmaceuticals and so on. In addition to the opening
ceremony, the event also contained several parallel events and
conferences to provide practical platforms for promoting
China's northward opening-up.
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