The 2024 China Jingdezhen International Ceramic Expo kicked off on Friday in Jingdezhen, renowned worldwide as the "porcelain capital", in east China's Jiangxi Province.
This year's exhibition area reaches 140,000 square meters, the largest ever. It consists of eight major sections, including international brands, renowned kilns and artistic ceramics.
Over 1,100 exhibitors are showcasing products from international brands, traditional kilns, and local Jingdezhen ceramic enterprises and art studios.
With an emphasis on integrated development in trade, investment, and culture, the event features international brands from 12 countries, including Japan, Germany and the United States.
In a bid to foster innovation, the expo has also expanded its zone for entrepreneurship and innovation to provide a platform for young artists and local entrepreneurs.
In addition to the main expo, a series of high-profile events will be held, including forums on ceramic culture heritage and innovation, and art exhibitions.
First held in 2004, the expo, formerly the China Jingdezhen International Ceramic Fair, has become a significant platform to showcase the world's finest porcelain.
Over the past 20 years, the event has drawn around 2,500 overseas enterprises from 49 countries and regions, according to the organizers.
International ceramic expo opens in China's "porcelain capital"
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, in Beijing on Friday.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that as the world's two largest economies and permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, China and the United States should shoulder the responsibilities of and play the role of major countries.
China and the United States working together to meet global challenges and achieve win-win results serves the interests of the two peoples and meets the common expectations of the rest of the world, Wang noted.
China will respond to all uncertainties in today's world with its own certainty, continue to hold the international moral high ground, and make efforts for the overall progress and development of mankind.
Wang expressed the hope that the U.S. side will earnestly implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, establish an objective and rational understanding of China, change the mindset of zero-sum game, and work together with China to continue to explore the right way for the two major countries to get along with each other on this planet.
"I hope the U.S. can meet China halfway, embrace a more objective and rational perception of China, change the zero-sum game mindset, and work with China to continue actively exploring the correct way for the two major powers to coexist on this planet," said Wang.
The Eurasia Group welcomes the relationship between the two countries showing signs of stabilization through bilateral efforts, Bremmer said, adding that the company is willing to continue offering suggestions and proposals for the long-term peaceful coexistence between the United States and China, and hopes that the two major countries will work together to maintain a stable international order.
"I believe personally, that the work you have put in, and the work that my friend Jake Sullivan has put in to the relationship between the U.S. and China, the most important bilateral relationship in the world, has been really appreciated. It's really meaningful. And we are in materially a better place now," said Bremmer.
Chinese FM meets president of Eurasia Group
