2014-11-03
36th China Int‘l Furniture Fair (Shanghai)
The 36th China International Furniture Fair (Shanghai) Presentation
The 33rd China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou) opens on March 18th. The organizer China Foreign Trade Centre (Group), as China exhibition industry’s leader with 57 years of successful history , releases the sensational news at the opening：Since 2015 the annual CIFF September show held in Guangzhou will be shifted to China Expo Complex in Shanghai. Thus, in the near future CIFF will be held at Guangzhou in March and at Shanghai in September.
Mr. Wang Yanhua, Vice President of China Foreign Trade Centre (Group) gives the introduction as follows: Jointly built by China Foreign Trade Centre (Group) and Shanghai Eastbest Group, China Expo Complex in Hongqiao, Shanghai will be completed and put into use by the end of 2014. The completion of the project will optimize the layout of China’s exhibition industry and thoroughly ease the undersupply of large-scale exhibition space in Yangtze River Delta area.
China Foreign Trade Centre (Group) is the controlling shareholder of China Expo Complex and also China’s largest international exhibition group. Thanks to the gracious support by the furniture associations, enterprises and all the supportive parties, CIFF has been one of the world’s most prestigious furniture exhibition brands. With the transfer of the September show to Shanghai, we will offer more favorable conditions and professional services for participants, and contribute to the leapfrog development of China's furniture industry.
During the 36th China International Furniture Fair (Shanghai) Presentation conference,some professionals and elites of the furniture industry deliver the supportive speeches.They are Mr. Wang Ke, Chairman of Guangdong Funiture Association, Mr. Liu Xianming, Chairman of Guanghzou Furniture Association,Mr. Liu Yongkang, Chairman of China Furniture Brand Federation,Mr. Du Zehua,Chairman of LandBond Group,Mr. Ni Liangzheng, Chairman of Sunon Group Co., Ltd.and Mr. Huang Jinbao, Director of Fubao Sofa Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.
Finally,Mr. Wang Zhiping, Chairman of the Board of China Foreign Trade Centre (Group) makes a conclusion speech, pointing out three keys to the news and the bright future of the furniture industry. The first one is being diligent, serving the industry and market diligently. The second one is being determined, hosting the CIFF’s September shows in the new great complex of China Expo Complex(Shanghai) successfully. And the third one is being confident, creating more opportunities while CIFF held in both Guangzhou and Shanghai. By shouldering responsibility and mission to enhance the sound development of the industry, CIFF will provide the enterprises with better service and grow together with them. The determination and confidence are without doubt.
Mr. Wang Zhiping also shares two important points at the speech:
First, marketization of China’s exhibition industry is an irreversible trend
In the Resolution of the Third Plenum of the 18th CPC Central Committee that “the government must have the market play a decisive role in allocating resources and performing the better supportive functions.” Since the exhibition industry is a fully competitive industry, prices are determined by supply and demand and the market rule is made by the free competition. Currently, the relevant authorities of central and local governments are in the process of transforming government functions. Efforts are made to decentralize, transfer or cancel the overmuch items of government review and approval, resulting in less direct intervention of administrative power in micro-economy and more vitality unleashed in the market. As for the exhibition industry, the projects with government background would be reduced; the nationwide industrial organization would be built; the reform of exhibition approval procedures and management would be completed. The market is playing a decisive role in China's exhibition industry and a more efficient, fair and sustainable exhibition market will come into being.
Second, fair competition creates value for clients.
China Foreign Trade Centre (Group) (“CFTC”) is a leading enterprise in China’s exhibition industry with a history of 57 years. For decades, we have worked on the principle of open, cooperation, equality and win-win based on the fair competition. Together with domestic and overseas counterparts, we have organized a number of renowned exhibitions, such as China Import and Export Fair, China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou), China (Guangzhou) International Building Decoration Fair and China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition, providing Chinese enterprises with the best platforms to go global. We are ready to create more excellent platforms at home and abroad.
CFTC is a solely state-owned enterprise as well as a market player. As we are ready to make great efforts to optimize the market layout of China’s exhibition industry, we are opposed to monopolies and regional protectionism. As we are ready to cooperate with domestic and foreign counterparts so that our clients have more choices and gain more benefits, we are opposed to vicious, disorderly market competition and all the behaviors that violate market rules.
CFTC is a world’s leading exhibition group specialized in building and operating exhibition complex as well as organizing exhibitions. We are ready to cooperate with world-known exhibition groups for further exchange at high level in a wide range of sectors to create maximum value for exhibitors and buyers.
CFTC will make concerted efforts with all of you to draw a new chapter for the furniture industry and China’s exhibition field.
