Year-ender: Major industrial expos

China-ASEAN Expo

The 17th China-ASEAN Expo and the concurrent China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit were held from Nov 27 to 30 in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, promoting high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.

A total of 86 investment projects worth 263.87 billion yuan were signed at the four-day event, up 43.6 percent year-on-year.

The investment projects in the fields of health, big data, logistics, new manufacturing, new materials, new energy and finance accounted for 85.3 percent of the total.

This year's expo featured an exhibition area accommodating 108 companies from 22 countries, mostly countries participating in the BRI, including Pakistan, Iran, France, Italy and Russia.