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      Over 2,000 enterprises participate in expo on China's culture, tourism industries

      2024-09-14 21:53 Last Updated At:22:07

      The 2024 China Culture and Tourism Industries Exposition started in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Friday, featuring the participation of over 2,000 culture and tourism enterprises.

      The four-day event, hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, aims to display the vitality of China's culture and tourism industries and promote the high-quality development of such industries.

      The expo comprises nine main exhibition halls, covering a total exhibition area of 150,000 square meters.

      Popular tourist destinations and cultural tourism products from all parts of China have been represented.

      A hundred of popular travelers from the United States, Italy, Russia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and other countries were also drawn by the rich cultural experiences and tourism projects presented at the event.

      "I was most impressed by those dance performances, because we can share the experience of the cultural aspect," said a Vietnamese tourist.

      The expo also establishes a new platform for trading and one-to-one matchmaking, which has attracted foreign companies to seek cooperation opportunities in China.

      "We can see a lot of increasing requests from French tourists to come to China. Also, the 15-day visa-free policy implemented last year is really helping also to attract more people, both for business, but also for tourism," said Guillaume Hubert de Fraisse, CEO of Falux Group.

      "Nowadays, 'tourism-plus' has become a new direction for our tourism industry. Through the integration and combination of tourism and other fields, the tourism industry can be extended and achieve greater development," said Zhu Yihai, representative of Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism.

      Over 2,000 enterprises participate in expo on China's culture, tourism industries

      Over 2,000 enterprises participate in expo on China's culture, tourism industries

      An official with the World Economic Forum (WEF) has stressed the importance of establishing an adaptable mechanism for dialogue and cooperation that allows the global economy to fully benefit from the development potential of new technologies while managing the associated risks.

      Mirek Dusek, one of WEF's managing directors, was speaking on the sidelines of the 2025 WEF Annual Meeting, which commenced in Davos, Switzerland on Monday.

      The five-day event has gathered around 3,000 participants from various regions and industries around the world under the theme "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age," highlighting the need for greater collaboration against a backdrop of rapid technological advancements and global divisions.

      In an interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN) on Tuesday, Dusek said WEF is monitoring "two big forces" they believe are changing the world economy.

      "On one hand, we are living through quite a unique time in terms of technological advancement and innovation. But on the other hand, of course, we are also tracking forces of fragmentation. We are seeing a more competitive geopolitical landscape, shifting value chains and supply chains, and of course, also social polarization in certain societies around the world," he said.

      With the current uncertainties in the world, Dusek stressed the importance of building a suitable platform for dialogue, and ensuring that such a mechanisms is adaptable to respond to the various challenges.

      "Given the trends that we are seeing in the global economy, in international relations, that function of bridging and dialogue could not be more important. It's very important that we have mechanisms where we can have dialogue and cooperation, and of course,  we also need to be on the front foot of thinking, 'Okay, how do we make sure that the collaborative mechanisms are fit for the 21st century?'" he said, adding that this will be one of the focuses of the current Davos meeting.

       Dusek also emphasized China's vital role in promoting global economic growth and technological development, describing the country as a "key actor" in helping the world transition to a new era of tech-driven development.

      "Everyone understands that we need to be on our front foot, really thinking creatively around how do we relaunch growth that is inclusive, sustainable. But how do we relaunch growth in this new situation for the world economy? And China plays a very important role in that endeavor, on development, on trade, of course, as well. On technology, I mentioned the theme, 'The Intelligent Age'. What we are trying to communicate with that is that there is a huge opportunity around some of these technologies. What is quite special is that it's not only one technology, but we are seeing, at this moment, whole sets of technologies that are going to market and exponentially changing industry and economy. If we have this huge opportunity around these technologies, how do we design [not only] our dialogue mechanisms, but also our collaborative mechanisms to be able to harness these technologies for the benefit of the world economy while taking care of the risks," he said.

      WEF official calls for mechanisms to foster dialogue in new tech era, boost world economy

      WEF official calls for mechanisms to foster dialogue in new tech era, boost world economy

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