More Overseas Participants to Attend Shenzhen High-Tech FairThe second China high-tech fair, which is scheduled to be held from October 5-10 in Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province, will have more overseas participants.At a recent news briefing, Li Decheng, deputy mayor of Shenzhen, said that foreign organizations from 21 countries will send representatives to the high-tech fair. Corporate leaders from 44 multinational companies, including two from the top ten of the world's top 500 companies, will attend and give speeches at the fair. Distinguished African guests of the Sino-African Forum to be held in early October in Beijing and 100 foreign diplomatic envoys in China are also invited to attend. Nine foreign countries will organize governmental delegations to attend the high-tech fair. Speeches will be given by 35 speakers from six countries at the high-tech forum held during the fair, including three Nobel prize laureates and head of the international department of the U.S. NASDAQ. According to Li, at least 12,500 high-tech industrial items will be exhibited at the fair. |
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