The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) yesterday said six more Taiwan Fine Products Fairs are on the cards this year, after the success of last year’s expositions.
The fairs help boost awareness in Chinese cities that may not be familiar with Taiwanese goods, and they will create many business opportunities for Taiwanese firms as contacts are established for future collaboration, the council said.
The fairs will be jointly organized with the municipal governments in the host cities. The first will be in Liaoning in June, then Tianjin in July, Guangzhou in August, Nanjing in September, Wuhan in October and Chongqing in November, TAITRA -chairman Wang Chih-kang (王志剛) told reporters.
Many other cities, such as Shanghai and Beijing, have expressed interest in co-sponsoring such fairs with TAITRA, but they will have to wait because all of this year’s slots have been filled, he said. Over the next two years, TAITRA plans to hold fairs in cities in Mongolia and Xinjiang, he said.
Last year, TAITRA held fairs in Dongguan, Tianjin, Nanjing, Jinan and Chongqing.
Meanwhile, the council said it would organize a total of 29 trade fairs in Taipei this year, including two brand new shows — an electric vehicle fair in April and a green intelligent exposition in October.
The shows are expected to attract more than 18,000 firms from home and abroad.
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