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Notice on invitation to the 2017 China-Africa Production Capacity Cooperation Exhibition

2017-7-27 8:30:16

With the purpose to implement the outcome in the wake of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Africa in 2015, and to make further steps in terms of developing African markets as well as advancing international production capacity cooperation based on which people from China and Africa can benefit from the two sides’ cooperation under the principle of “mutual benefit and shared development”, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (the “CCPIT”), with the approval from China State Council, plans the China-Africa Production Capacity Cooperation Exhibition to be held in Nairobi, capital city of Kenya, from December 13 to 16, 2017. The Exhibition to which the CCPIT attaches great importance is going to be a key event to carry out the outcome of President Xi’s visit to Africa and support China’s “Belt and Road” initiative.

Exhibition Overview:

Sponsored by: China Council for the Promotion of International Trade

Co-sponsored by: Kenya Investment Authority, Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Supported by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperation of Kenya, Ministry of Energy & Petroleum of Kenya, Kenya Association of Manufacturers, and Kenya Private Sector Alliance

Organizer: China International Exhibition Center Group Cooperation

Exhibition Area: 2,318 sqm.

What’s on the Exhibition: Infrastructure construction; whole sets of machinery; new energy and environmental protection; energy, transportation and logistics; mineral and metal processing; financial and vocational education; agriculture and agro-product processing; information and communication technologies; wholesale and retail trade; tourism and the health industry.

Sectors of the Exhibition:

1. Achievements of China-Africa production capacity cooperation

In this sector, China’s economic achievements in recent years will be on display, highlighting the progress and new developments of production capacity cooperation between China and Africa. Exhibits of various forms will show visitors China’s positive gesture towards Sino-African cooperation.

2. Key enterprises

In this sector, China’s infrastructure success and technological strength in terms of land transportation, shipbuilding, power generation, communication, civil engineering, steel manufacturing and so forth will be displayed through special designs from key enterprises, especially their advanced equipments and production capacity proven to be leading the industry in fields like construction material, mechanical equipments, agricultural machinery, intensive processing of agro-products, clean energy and textile machinery etc., which reflect the bright future for the African continent to realize its independent and sustainable development and continued industrialization under China’s help such as the implementation of “Ten Major China-Africa Cooperation Plans” between China and Africa.

3. Achievements of provincial and city production capacity cooperation

Exhibitors from different provinces and cities in China will set up their booths in a group special design in order to showcase their contribution to the production capacity cooperation with Africa as well as their respective strength with regional features.

4. Production capacity cooperation for private sectors

For China’s private sector, potential investors and enterprises hoping to expand their African business will be invited to exhibit based on market conditions. According to pre-exhibition survey, local Africans with business and industry connection will be invited on a selective basis to visit and discuss with the exhibitors.

5. Information service for investors

To facilitate the exhibition, governmental and business organizations from Kenya and neighboring countries including the Kenya Investment Authority and Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be invited to set up information service booths on site to distribute the latest information of investment projects and provide consulting to Chinese enterprises.

Concurrent events: the Opening Ceremony, China-Africa Production Capacity Cooperation Forum, Business matchmaking meeting, Field visit, Exchange meeting and other related activities.

Exhibition Background:

Africa has entered a new chapter of fast development in recent years thanks to vigorous efforts to drive forward industrialization. However, the continent enriched in natural resources and human workforce is still at the infant stage of industrialization. More than 30 years of reform and opening up has seen China become ready in terms of technology, hardware, manpower and capital strength to help Africa realizing its independent and sustainable development. Cooperation between the two is facing historical opportunities.

The Johannesburg Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was held in December 2015. During this summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward the idea of “Ten Major China-Africa Cooperation Plans”, aiming at helping Africa break through its three biggest development constraints, namely under-developed infrastructure, lack of qualified manpower and short of capital, so as to accelerate industrialization and agricultural modernization with the vision to realize independent and sustainable development. Under government guidance, these programs will be carried out mainly by enterprises based on market rules to achieve mutual benefits.

In response to President Xi’s call, a new upsurge of investment to Africa by Chinese enterprises happened in 2016, seeing a 25% increase of direct investment into non-financial sectors. Apart from traditional industries China used to invest, the new wave of investment to Africa also goes to sectors like communication, manufacturing, agriculture, financial and logistics. As a result, not only has the economic and trade bond between China and Africa undergone a fast transformation from common trade to production capacity cooperation, match-up of industries and transfer & upgrade of technologies, the business model also shifted from project contracting to investment and operation. Large number of Chinese companies and personnel are “taking root” in Africa.

Bilateral relationship between China and Kenya is at its best ever since. As one of the first African countries to pilot production capacity cooperation with China, Kenya plays a leading and exemplary role for Sino-African cooperation. In 2017, taking the construction of Mombasa-Nairobi Railway as opportunity, China is making efforts to help Kenya build the industrial and economic corridor realized through the integration of Mombasa Port and Mombasa-Nairobi Railway. A new cooperation structure featuring the integration of the Railway, the Port and the Mombasa Special Economic Zone is taking shape. Meanwhile, Kenya has been actively involved in China’s “Belt and Road” initiative with closer cooperation with China in respect to economy & trade, investment, energy, tourism and infrastructure development.

As the biggest promoter for investment and trade in China, the CCPIT will continue to help with Sino-African cooperation into deeper level. The China-Africa Production Capacity Cooperation Exhibition will serve as an effective and favorable platform to connect the two sides’ production capacity with each other’s needs as well as a bridge for better communication. It will present visitors with a comprehensive display of China’s success in sectors like railway, road, infrastructure, machinery, advanced manufacturing, processing of agricultural products and so forth and connect them with African needs.

As co-sponsors of the event, the Kenya Investment Authority and Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry will reach out to local government, industrial parks, manufacturing sites and the business circle through both governmental and nongovernmental channels and invite them to visit the exhibition. Investment promotion organizations from neighboring countries will also join in the build-up as more African countries (especially east Africa) are ready to take part.

Application has begun:

2017 China-Africa Production Capacity Cooperation Exhibition is now open to exhibitor application. Welcome to consult.

Application process:

Online application at: http://tievents.ccpit.org/ccpit/show.action?code=phone_activity_home_detail&id=8a8380965d2fed09015d542d096700a7&ifNew=1

Application deadline: August 31.

Exhibition cost:

Booth: free of charge

Booth set-up: free of charge.

Transportation: cargo less than one cubic meter is free of charge for transportation to the site. Excess part is charged at 4000 Yuan/sqm.