From April 13th to 18th, the 4th China International Consumer Products Expo was held in Hainan with the theme of "Sharing Open Opportunities and Creating a Better Life". This is the first major international exhibition in mainland China in 2024.
Three years ago, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the first CICGF, clarifying the CICGF's positioning as a "global consumer boutique display and trading platform".
The Expo, which has been upgraded to the "4.0" version, is the first to hold an island-wide exhibition this year, bringing together more than 4,000 consumer boutique brands from 71 countries and regions, and significantly improving its scale, quality, effectiveness and influence.
The CICG is a window into China's economy. Through the better and better CICGF, we can feel the surging momentum of China's economic development.
The "consumption feast" is constantly being upgraded
As the first national-level exhibition in mainland China with the theme of consumer goods, the biggest highlight and top priority of the Expo is "consumption". This year's CICGF has an important background - the mainland is taking multiple measures to promote the continuous recovery and expansion of consumption.
At the end of last year, the Central Economic Work Conference emphasized "stimulating potential consumption" when deploying economic work in 2024, and proposed to "promote consumption from post-epidemic recovery to continuous expansion, and cultivate and expand new consumption".
Consumption is the ultimate goal and driving force of production, and it is the key link in the smooth economic cycle.
Hainan, where the Expo will be held, has been given the strategic positioning of "building an international tourism consumption center with world influence" by the central government. Among them, there is the consideration of promoting consumption-driven economic growth.
△Sanya International Duty Free City
Two years ago, on April 11, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Sanya International Duty Free City. In this landmark building of the international consumption center, the general secretary talked about the positioning of Hainan - "In the past, there were many arguments, the last big petrochemical base, the last steel project, and the advanced manufacturing base." After 30 years of continuous exploration, it was decided to focus on these things: tourism, modern service industry, high-tech industry, and high-efficiency agriculture with tropical characteristics. "It is necessary to give better play to the fundamental role of consumption in economic development, rely on the advantages of the domestic super-large-scale market, create a good market environment and legal environment, attract consumers with honest management and high-quality services, and make greater contributions to the construction of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics." ”
It is an important task to boost confidence in economic development by continuously strengthening the power of the consumption engine and effectively promoting the smooth economic cycle with the sustainable growth of consumption.
△ New product release area and domestic characteristic trendy products exhibition area of the Consumer Expo
In addition to the main venue of Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center, three new sub-venues of "Sailing Yacht", "Duty-free Shopping" and "International Health" were added in Haikou, Boao and other places, reflecting new consumption scenarios, new fields and new highlights. From January to February this year, the total retail sales of consumer goods in mainland China reached 8,130.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.5 percent...... These data have released a strong signal that the scale of the mainland's consumer market is steadily expanding and the pace of consumption upgrading is significantly accelerating.
"Made in China" shows its innovative strength
“3、2、1...... On April 12, the day before the opening of the Consumer Expo, with the waving of the starting flag, the "China Hainan 2024 First New Energy Vehicle Crowd Test Round-the-Island Competition" officially kicked off.
As one of the featured activities of this year's Consumer Expo, more than 20 of the most popular new energy vehicles in the current market started a two-day test of endurance and intelligent driving ability on the Hainan Ring Island Tourist Highway, fully demonstrating the top technical level of the current mainstream new energy vehicles.
In his congratulatory letter to the first Consumer Expo, President Xi Jinping pointed out that holding the China International Consumer Products Expo will help China provide more high-quality consumer goods to the world.
△ Exhibiting cars at the Consumer Expo
If you take a look at the Consumer Expo, where the world's top goods compete on the same stage, you will find that the charm of "Made in China" is getting bigger and bigger. For example, the application scenarios of whole-house intelligence and digital technology brought by Chinese technology companies bring consumers an immersive and personalized full-scene intelligent experience, and humanoid robots equipped with high-performance servo joints and all-round perception systems...... The "new, strange and special" at the CICGF is the epitome of the mainland's active cultivation and development of new quality productive forces.
The new quality of productivity, an important engine, is stimulating the new vitality of China's economy.
In the first quarter, Continental's automotive industry got off to a good start. New energy vehicles continued to grow rapidly, with a stable market share of 30%, and vehicle exports maintained a high level, continuing to play a positive role in stimulating the growth of the industry. In the first two months of this year, the profit of the mainland's high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 27.9% year-on-year. Among them, the profit of the smart consumer equipment industry increased by 1.13 times.
△More than 250 boats appeared at the 4th CICG Yacht Show.
In recent years, from time to time, some people have worn "colored glasses" to sing about China's decline and talk about "China's prosperity is coming to an end". Such a "peaking" argument ignores a basic fact that China's economy has shifted from a stage of rapid growth to a stage of high-quality development in the new era, and has started a transformation from a factor input-driven to an innovation-driven one.
As General Secretary Xi Jinping said, "China's economy is healthy and sustainable" and "China's development prospects are bright, and we have the confidence and confidence to do so".
See the sincerity of "openness" in the small details
71 countries and regions, this is the latest number of members of the "circle of friends" of this year's Consumer Expo.
President Xi Jinping explained the importance of the CICGF to the world as "conducive to the sharing of opportunities in the Chinese market by all countries in the world, and conducive to the recovery and growth of the world economy".
△A corner of the exhibition area of the Irish National Pavilion, the guest of honor of the Expo
Behind the better and better consumer expos is China's "open door" that will never be closed.
Unlike previous years, many foreign guests from the Expo no longer need to go through visa procedures to come to Hainan. This is due to the recent implementation of the policy of expanding visa-free entry to Hainan for people from 59 countries, which has expanded from tourism to commerce, trade, medical care, exhibitions, sports competitions, etc.
The small details of the CICGF reflect the full sincerity of "high-level opening-up".
In accordance with the idea of "swiping cards for large amounts, scanning codes for small amounts, and cashing for cash", Haikou has built payment service demonstration areas in key places such as airports, duty-free shops, and scenic spots, increased the coverage rate of merchants that can accept foreign cards in foreign-related scenarios, promoted mobile payment products such as the "Hainan Travel Card", and launched standardized and diversified RMB cash "coin purse" products.
△ Haikou customs officers conduct on-site supervision of the unloading of jewelry exhibits from Italy.
China sets the stage, and the world sings. Against the backdrop of increasing downward pressure on the world economy, the CICGF, which set sail from the Hainan Free Trade Port, will use consumption as a bridge to set sail for opening up, building an open platform for China to share opportunities with the world, and allowing the world to share the dividends of China's development.
Not long ago, in a meeting with representatives of the U.S. business community and strategic academia, President Xi Jinping pointed out that we are planning and implementing a series of major measures to comprehensively deepen reforms, continue to build a market-oriented, law-based, and international first-class business environment, and provide broader development space for enterprises from all countries, including U.S. companies.
Today, the mainland's high-level opening up is accelerating.
The appointment of the Expo is full of spring.
The CICGF, which opens its arms to the international market, will not only effectively stimulate consumption potential and expand domestic demand, but also further strengthen the world's confidence in China's continuous expansion of high-level opening-up.
Producer丨Geng Zhimin
Producer丨 Xinglai
Editor-in-Chief丨Ning Lili
Writer丨Cheng Yu
Vision丨Jiang Yuhang