The 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services is being held in Beijing recently. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services will be held in Beijing from August 31 to September 5. At the Global Service Trade Summit held on the 31st, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter, announcing China's important measures to deepen the high-level opening up in the service sector, emphasizing that China adheres to the consistent proposition of inclusiveness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation, which has aroused widespread concern and enthusiastic response. Dignitaries from Brazil, Iran, Indonesia, Singapore, Uzbekistan and other countries, as well as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, the Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development delivered speeches via video.

As of September 1, 72 countries and international organizations have set up exhibitions and conferences, of which 10 countries have set up exhibitions in the name of countries for the first time. In addition, more than 2,400 companies, including Fortune 500 and industry leaders, participated offline. Next, the CIFTIS will successively hold comprehensive exhibitions and a number of special exhibitions, summit forums, special forums, promotion and negotiation activities, etc., to deeply explore the path of global cooperation in green development.

The Service Trade Fair has become the largest comprehensive exhibition in the field of global service trade, providing a platform for countries to carry out service trade and investment cooperation with China. China is willing to work with all parties to uphold the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, implement global development initiatives, promote the healthy and sustainable development of trade in services, create a first-class business environment for companies from all countries to invest in China, and add greater strength to the recovery of the world economy.

Han Zheng, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Hu Chunhua, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Cai Qi, Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, Dr. Sani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Ali Obeid, UAE Ambassador to China Dr. Zahiri and some Chinese officials attended the summit online and offline. In addition to the official representatives of UAE culture and tourism and other UAE companies and enterprises, the UAE Pavilion will showcase the aviation, economic and financial, petrochemical energy, financial services and advanced industrial sectors, fully presenting the latest developments in the UAE's service trade sector.

On September 1, 2022, the UAE Embassy in China organized a seminar titled Diversified Economy during the conference. Dr. Ali al-Zahiri, UAE Ambassador to China, delivered an opening speech at the seminar. Yang Yiwen, Vice Chairman of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Zhao Liuqing, Second Inspector of the Department of West Asia and Africa of the Ministry of Commerce, delivered speeches respectively.

The ambassador said that he was very pleased to see the UAE national booth shine on the first day of the opening of the CIFTIS. The in-depth exchanges with the guests are even more memorable. Both the UAE and China have experienced a period of rapid economic growth, and have won the respect and world-renowned reputation of various countries for driving significant economic development. Today, we are witnessing the profound transformation and diversification of the economies of both countries.

Some business executives from the UAE and China attended the seminar, where relevant economic issues were discussed and introduced. The UAE has made attracting foreign direct investment a priority, focusing on improving the business environment in its famous cities, encouraging economic diversification and investing in logistics infrastructure. After the seminar, the signing ceremony of the global cooperation agreement between Etihad Airways and CNPC was held.

When talking about the economic and trade between the UAE and China, Ambassador Ali Zahiri expressed his hope to be committed to building a more prosperous and united world. We have more than 500 projects in China, and the investment volume from the UAE is very considerable. We have very important interests and operations in banking, transportation and logistics, and China's free trade zone. On the same day, Ambassador Ali Zahiri attended the 5th Belt and Road Chinese Medicine Development Forum online and delivered an online speech. The theme of this forum is to continuously deepen the cooperation of traditional Chinese medicine in the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative.

The forum was co-hosted by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and Beijing Municipal People's Government, supported by the State Drug Administration, and organized by the Trade and Investment Promotion Department of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, China Traditional Chinese Medicine Newspaper, Co-organized by the Secretariat of the Belt and Road Chinese Medicine Development Forum.Editor/XingWentao