China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Beijing Sub-council (CCPIT BEIJING) led a trade delegation - including more than 30 cultural and creative companies in Beijing - to Belgium and the United Arab Emirates to help them open up international markets.

The delegation mainly consisted of cultural and creative enterprises in Beijing, including Sino-Japanese International Cooperation Industrial Park, Perfect World Co., Ltd. (Perfect World), Perfect World (Beijing) Software Technology Development Co., Ltd., BOM Xi Fanli Shopping Mall, Laisee (Beijing) International Advertising Co., Ltd., YingTian Pictures, Magic Bean Up, Beijing Ju Zhen Internet Technology Co., Ltd., and Bravolinks. Overseas branches of several other companies also participated in related exchanges.

Establishing economic and trade platforms with a focus on trade in services. In the separate meetings with the Flemish Ministry of Culture, Belgium, the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC), and the Chinese Business Council in UAE (CBC), the delegation gave presentations on Beijing's business environment and policies to support cross-border projects in the "two zones", and invited foreign enterprises and organizations to establish presence in Beijing to seize the opportunities of digital economy and cross-border trade, and explore new cooperation models.

Attracting investment from key industrial parks. Together with the UAE Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), a business promotion event was held, at which UAE government agencies, Mubadala Investment, Hub71, and other sci-tech incubators and industrial parks were invited to meet with Beijing Capital Langyuan Culture Development Co., Ltd. (Capital Langyuan) and over 30 other companies based in Beijing. The two sides discussed cooperation opportunities in innovation incubation, information resource sharing, and market channel expansion, with a view to reaching cooperation agreements.

Expanding overseas partnership in exhibition. There were also dialogues with local exhibition institutions on cooperation in such fields as film and television, animation, and the game industry. Representatives of Capital Langyuan, Perfect World, and other companies met with the organizers and exhibitors of the Made in Asia 2023 animation and cartoon products fair in Belgium, and the Middle East Film & Comic Con (MEFCC) 2023, reaching preliminary cooperation intentions in various fields.

(Reporter: Sun Jie)

(Photo source: CCPIT Beijing)