To boost sales of Taiwanese goods in Nanjing, China, a key Taiwanese trade promoter yesterday signed an agreement with the Nanjing City Government to set up a “Taiwan Brand Street” and a Taiwanese goods center in the historic capital city of Jiangsu Province, officials said.
The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA, 外貿協會) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Nanjing City Government, with TAITRA chairman Wang Chih-kang (王志剛) saying both sides were looking forward to Taiwan’s participation in Nanjing’s trade show each year and in Taiwan’s establishment of a fixed market access in the city.
Nanjing Mayor Ji Jianye (季建業) said he would push aggressively for setting up the street and a supply center devoted to promoting and selling Taiwanese goods.
“Nanjing citizens and other Chinese friends will be able to buy Taiwanese goods without visiting Taiwan,” Ji said.
As Taiwan’s participation in the Nanjing trade show in September was a great success, future economic and trade cooperation also have bright prospects, both sides said.
The trade fair, co-organized by the Nanjing City Government and Taipei World Trade Center for the first time, was the largest ever trade fair of Taiwanese goods held outside the country,Wang said.
Nearly 268,000 people attended the fair, which generated a total trade value of US$750 million in four days, Wang said.
The TAITRA chairman added that the fair featured more than 1,900 exhibition booths — more than six times the 300 booths in the original plan.
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