First UAE-China digital expo kicks off on July 15

First UAE-China digital expo kicks off on July 15

The week-long event will reinvigorate trade activities between the two countries in the new digital economy.





The first edition of the China-UAE Economic and Trade Digital Expo will be held jointly by the UAE Ministry of Economy and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) from July 15 to 21.

The week-long event organised by Hala China, an initiative by Dubai Holding, and the China International Exhibition Centre Group Corporation (CIEC), will reinvigorate trade activities between the two countries in the new digital economy.

The opening ceremony of the Digital Trade Expo will be accessible on the dedicated webpage featuring a series of introductions by dignitaries. The platform will also see leading businesses from the UAE and China interact online to explore new enterprise and economic cooperation opportunities through a range of panel discussions with industry leaders.

"Bilateral trade between the UAE and China, like many, have met with a speedbump in 2020. Yet, the deep bonds, adaptability and ambitions to innovate that our two nations share will see us laying the foundations for mutual growth in the new digital economy we are transitioning towards," said Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of Dubai Holding.

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