Local governments in China’s export-oriented regions have stepped up support for business delegations, including chartering flights so they can fly them overseas to bring in more export orders and stabilize foreign trade, as the country relaxes its COVID control measures.
On Dec. 3, east China’s Zhejiang Province launched a campaign to organize 1,000 group trips overseas. The drive was joined by about 10,000 foreign trade companies looking to win export orders and expand their overseas markets.
One day later, a business delegation consisting of officials from provincial departments, including the Department of Commerce of Zhejiang Province, and business representatives left on a six-day trip to Europe.
“We hope to give more positive signs to the companies by taking the lead in arranging overseas business trips so they will be more confident and willing to take the initiative to go abroad and find more opportunities to compete and cooperate with their international counterparts,” said Li Lin, secretary-general of the delegation.
Meanwhile, Jiaxing city in Zhejiang chartered a flight to Japan for a group of 96 representatives from 50 companies in Jiaxing as well as other cities in the province including Hangzhou, Ningbo and Huzhou on Dec. 4. The representatives attended the three-day Asia Fashion Fair (AFF), which kicked off in Tokyo on Dec. 7. This year, 60 enterprises from Jiaxing attended the AFF, compared to about 20 in previous years, according to the Jiaxing Municipal Bureau of Commerce.
Post time: Jan-06-2023