9th China-Eurasia Expo drives Eurasian economic cooperation
Urumqi (ANTARA) - The ninth China-Eurasia Expo officially opened on Thursday (25/6) in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China. The five-day exhibition aims to promote trade and investment cooperation across the Asian and European regions.
The event is attended by participants from 49 countries, regions, and international organisations, with 27 countries and regions establishing exhibition pavilions. More than 3,000 companies and institutions have registered to attend the event.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), South Korea, Russia, and Thailand are participating for the first time with dedicated national pavilions. This year’s theme is “New Opportunities for the Silk Road, New Vitality for Eurasia”. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan and Pakistan have been designated as the countries of honour.
Spanning an area of 140,000 square metres, the exhibition features six specialised exhibition zones focusing on investment cooperation, new quality productive forces, specialised industries, green development, culture and tourism, and Silk Road cooperation.
Fu Yunyan, director of the Xinjiang international exhibition affairs bureau, stated that the increasing global participation in the event demonstrates Xinjiang’s expanding openness to the outside world.
Fu revealed that more than 80 trade and investment promotion activities will be held during the exhibition to build a comprehensive collaboration platform for both Chinese and foreign companies and institutions to secure orders, negotiate cooperation, drive investment, and explore new markets.
Xinjiang possesses a unique geographical advantage, connected to eight countries through 19 government-approved land ports. This provides a strong foundation for cross-border exchange and cooperation.
The China-Eurasia Expo was previously known as the Urumqi Foreign Economic and Trade Fair before its status was upgraded in 2010. It has now evolved into a comprehensive national-level international exhibition organised jointly by the Ministry of Commerce of China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), and the Xinjiang local government.
According to data from China’s Ministry of Commerce, the value of goods trade between China and Central Asian countries surpassed US$100 billion for the first time in 2025. China also serves as the largest trading partner and a major source of investment for Central Asian nations.