The first Chinese commodity fair opened in Santiago on
Wednesday, drawing more than 100 Chinese exhibitors.
Represented at the fair are more than 100 Chinese companies from
Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other provinces, who will showcase
a variety of Chinese products and technology, organizers said.
Addressing the opening of the fair, President of the China
Shippers' Association Zhou Keren said the economies of China and
Chile are highly complementary and there exists an unprecedented
opportunity for the two countries to boost their trade and economic
cooperation.
The coming into force of the free trade agreement between the
two countries in October marked the beginning of a new period of
fast growth for the cooperative partnership between the two
countries, Zhou said at the fair, jointly organized by the China
Shippers' Association, the Chinese embassy to Chile as well as some
trading firms.
An official from the Chilean Foreign Ministry said the fair was
aimed at promoting mutual understanding between the business
circles of the two countries.
The three-day fair is expected to draw over 20,000 visitors.
(Xinhua News Agency December 22, 2006)
