The press conference on the first China International Supply Chain Expo is held in Shunyi district, Beijing, on Nov. 21, 2023. [Photo provided to China.org.cn]

　　The first China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), themed "Connecting the World for a Shared Future," will be held in Beijing from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, according to a press conference held by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) on Tuesday. It is the world's first national-level exhibition themed around supply chains.

　　Zhang Shaogang, vice chairman of the CCPIT, said that the first CISCE, with a total exhibition area of 100,000 square meters, will include five areas dedicated to supply chains for smart vehicle, green agriculture, clean energy, digital technology, and healthy living, as well as a supply chain service exhibition area.

　　According to Zhang, a total of 515 Chinese and foreign enterprises and institutions will participate in the expo, with a focus on exhibiting new technologies, new products, and new services in key links of upstream, midstream, and downstream chains.

　　The expo aims to create a new window into promoting high-level opening up to the world, a new platform to serve the construction of the new development pattern, and a new practice to implement the concept of a global community of shared future.

　　Exhibitors from abroad will account for 26% of the total participants at the expo. Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders in the global supply chain system will also gather at the expo, spanning 55 countries and regions. Among them, companies from the United States and Europe will account for 20% and 16% of the total number of foreign exhibitors, respectively, according to the press conference.

　　Industry giants from the United States, including Amazon, ExxonMobil, Apple, FedEx, Tesla, GE HealthCare, Intel, HP, Qualcomm, and Honeywell, will send senior representatives to attend.