Title: 2024 China International Trade in Services Fair to Highlight Frontier Trends, Foster Open Cooperation
Beijing, September 2, 2023
The 2024 China International Trade in Services Fair (CITSF), also known as the Service Trade Expo, is poised to showcase cutting-edge trends and promote open cooperation. A media briefing held in Beijing on September 2 provided a comprehensive overview of the event’s theme forums, highlighting their unique features and significant outcomes.
Event Overview
Scheduled to take place from September 12 to 16 at the National Convention Center and Shougang Park, the 2024 CITSF will feature 13 theme forums. These forums will cover a wide array of topics, including new trends in service trade openness, cultural and tourism integration, the digital economy, scientific and technological innovation, digital trade, meteorological economy, health services, service trade standardization, and green economy. The event aims to enhance the high-level opening-up of the service trade sector and strengthen exchanges and cooperation within it.
Key Features of the Theme Forums
The theme forums of the 2024 CITSF are designed to align closely with national development strategies and embody the new development concept. Here are the four key features of the forums:
Feature One: Showcasing Frontier Trends and Promoting Open Cooperation
The Service Trade Development Forum, now in its fourth edition, will focus on new trends in service trade openness and facilitation. It will provide in-depth interpretations and dialogues on service trade openness, cooperation, and innovation. The Capital International Medical Congress will center on the theme Developing New Quality Productivity, Building a Community of Health for Mankind, with a focus on practical cooperation and sharing in the health sector.
The Eighth China Service Trade Standardization Forum will address the theme Scientific and Technological Innovation Empowering the Service Economy, Standard Cooperation Promoting Trade Development, in line with the requirements of the National Standardization Development Outline. Additionally, the Third Ecological Environmental Industry Service Dual Carbon Strategy Academic Forum will explore new ways to cultivate the environmental protection industry’s new quality productivity and support the green and low-carbon transformation of the economy.
Feature Two: Publishing Authoritative Results and Leading Industry Development
Key organizations such as the Development Research Center of the State Council, the Ministry of Commerce, the World Tourism Cities Federation, and the Global Service Trade Alliance will release significant reports, including the 2023 China Service Trade Development Report, 2024 Digital Trade Development and Cooperation Report, 2024 China E-commerce Regional Development Big Data Analysis Report, 2023 World Tourism Cities Development Report, and the 2024 Global High-Level Openness Trend Report in Service Trade. These reports will share the latest trends in service trade development and consensus on cooperation, leading the industry forward.
Feature Three: Emphasizing Green Economy and Driving Industry Innovation
The Third Ecological Environmental Industry Service Dual Carbon Strategy Academic Forum will delve into the latest research achievements in the ecological environmental industry and new paths and concepts for green and low-carbon transformation. This will foster in-depth exchanges and promote the construction of a beautiful China and the global green and low-carbon transformation.
Feature Four: Encouraging International Academic Exchange and Cooperation
The Digital Trade Development and Frontier Trends Forum will focus on key areas of digital technology and digital trade, creating an academic exchange platform that deepens international cooperation and helps foster a new ecosystem for digital trade.
Conclusion
The 2024 CITSF is set to be a pivotal event that not only showcases the latest trends in service trade but also fosters international cooperation and innovation. By bringing together experts, policymakers, and industry leaders, the event aims to drive the high-level development of the service trade sector and contribute to the global economy’s growth.
About the Author:
This article was written by吕少威 (Lü Shaowei), a seasoned journalist and editor who has worked for prestigious media outlets such as Xinhua News Agency, People’s Daily, CCTV, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times. With a wealth of experience in covering international events and developments,吕少威 provides a comprehensive perspective on the 2024 CITSF.
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