China to hold first supply chain expo

THE first China International Supply Chain Expo (Cisce) will kick off on Tuesday, gathering a number of Fortune Global 500 companies. The supply chain-themed expo is a timely response to the urgent needs of China and the world, aiming to promote cooperation in single fields such as trade and finance to achieve deeper integration and high-level industry chain development, analysts said.

A total of 515 companies from 55 countries and regions will participate in the event held in Beijing from Tuesday to December 2. The number of US exhibitors registered for the expo accounts for 20 percent of the overseas exhibitors, which is much higher than expected, according to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the organizer of the Cisce. Zhang Liang, market development manager at IEE, a global developer, manufacturer and supplier of advanced sensing solutions headquartered in Luxembourg, told the Global Times on Monday that the company came to China, took root in China, and is focused on serving the Chinese market.