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Mr. Yao Yunxiang, Vice Inspector of the CCPIT Yunnan Sub-council (left) and H.E. Erlinda F. Basilio, Philippine Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.
Philippine Ambassador meets with officials from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Yunnan Sub-council
Officials from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Yunnan Sub-council, led by its Vice Inspector Yao Yunxiang, paid a courtesy call on Philippine Ambassador to China H.E. Erlinda F. Basilio on 25 February 2016.
During the call, Vice Inspector Yao Yunxiang informed Ambassador Erlinda F. Basilio that the Yunnan Provincial Government is organizing the annual 24th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair (Kunming Fair) and 4th China-South Asia Expo (CSAExpo), scheduled to be held in Kunming City, Yunnan Province on 12-17 June 2016.
He took the opportunity to invite Ambassador Basilio to attend this year’s Fair, and expressed hope that more Philippine enterprises, either based in China or in the Philippines, consider participating in the event.
Vice Inspector Yao also extended an invitation for the Ambassador and other Embassy officials to attend the Promotion Event for the Fair, which will be held in Beijing on 01 March 2016.
Held annually, the Kunming Fair is a regional international commodities fair co-sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), and the People’s Governments of the provinces of Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Chongqing Municipality, the Autonomous Regions of Guangxi Zhuang and Tibet, and Chengdu City.
The CSAExpo is a comprehensive exposition approved by the State Council, and is co-hosted by the Chinese MOFCOM, the People’s Government of Yunnan, and the commercial departments of South Asian countries. The CSAExpo is also an annual event, held simultaneously with the Fair, which aims to serve as a venue for enterprises from China and South Asia to showcase their respective products and conduct business-to-business meetings and negotiations.
