The opening ceremony of the Fourth China-Arab States Expo (Photo/ People’s Daily Online)

Ningxia, Sept. 5 (People’s Daily Online) – The opening ceremony of the Fourth China-Arab States Expo kicked off in Yinchuan, the capital city of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Sept. 5, 2019.

Under the theme of “New opportunity, new future,” the expo will focus on infrastructure, Internet-plus Healthcare, high technology, modern agriculture, logistics, tourism, digital economy and industrial cooperation via trade fairs and forums.

According to official data, this year’s event welcomes over 12,600 guests from 89 countries and over 2,900 regional organizations, chambers of commerce, associations and enterprises.

Co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the People’s Government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the expo will last from Sept. 5-8.