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14th China Intl Small and Medium Enterprise Fair concludes

Xinhua | Updated: 2017-10-24 17:30

GUANGZHOU - The 14th China International Small and Medium Enterprise Fair (CISMEF) concluded Monday in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.

A total of 3,056 SMEs from 35 countries and regions exhibited their products at more than 6,300 booths at the fair.

The fair, which started on October 10, has attracted a total of 322,000 participants and signed 1,688 contracts worth nearly 88 billion yuan ($13 billion), according to CISMEF.

To help SMEs enhance Sino-foreign cooperation, special trade talks, forums and lectures were also organized during the fair.

"The fair offers a great opportunity to connect Chinese SMEs with overseas customers and increase their presence in the global market," said Yang Jincai, general manager of a light fixture company in Southeast China's Fujian province.

The fair was first held in 2004 in Guangzhou.

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