Hundreds of Chinese businessmen and companies will participate in the China Engineering and Technology Fair at the Jakarta fairground on Dec. 20-23, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, a Chinese official said here Tuesday.

Indonesia is chosen for its growing technological development and high population which make the country a more important trading partner, said Sun Qianyuan, deputy director under the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation.

The exhibition, to be opened by Indonesian Minister of Industry and Trade Rini Soewandi, will cover engineering and technology application in machine-building, oil and gas industries, construction, transportation, telecommunication, chemical, infrastructure, automotive and agricultural machine, Sun said.

He claimed that 226 Chinese companies had confirmed their participation, including 70 China's leading oil and gas firms.

He said a similar show has been held in India, United Arab Emirates and Brazil, and will hold another in Germany after Jakarta.

In the sidelines of the exhibition, a business forum will be held on Dec. 22-23 with the presence of government officials and business people from both countries.

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