On the morning of November 18, the Office of the Organizing Committee of the First China (Sichuan) International Panda Consumption Festival (hereinafter referred to as "Panda Consumption Festival") held a press conference in Chengdu, Sichuan. Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce Deputy Director Chen Youqing introduced the situation of the Panda Consumer Festival. Li Yuping, full-time deputy director of the Chengdu Sino-Japanese Demonstration Project Office, and Gou Zongde, deputy general manager of Sichuan International Expo Group, attended the briefing.
The first Panda Consumption Festival is hosted by Sichuan Provincial People's Government , hosted by the Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce and Chengdu Municipal People's Government, and implemented by Sichuan International Expo Group. The theme of the Consumer Festival is "Share the Future and Better Life" and is held in Chengdu, Sichuan from November 1, 2022 to January 4, 2023 for 65 days.
Sichuan is a province with a large economy, a large population, and a large resource. It is also a veritable province with a large consumption and an open province. Its holding the Panda Consumption Festival has a special position in building a new development pattern. In the past five years, the scale of the consumer market in Sichuan Province has expanded to 2.4 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 8.3%, 1.5 percentage points higher than the growth rate of GDP; even in 2020 and 2021 under the epidemic, the average consumption growth rate still reached 6.4%. This year, the import and export scale of Sichuan Province is expected to reach a trillion yuan level, of which the import volume may exceed 400 billion yuan. Sichuan has unique advantages and favorable conditions to enhance local consumption, attract foreign consumption, and serve global consumption. Sichuan has a huge consumer market with a permanent population of more than 83 million, radiating to 400 million people in the west, serving 1.5 billion people in pan-Asia and pan-Europe. It is a domestic and international consumption center in western China. With an efficient international channel, Chengdu Shuang International Airport has built a powerful air corridor, new western land-sea channel , China-Europe Express, China-Lao Railway , and Yangtze River high-speed railway have achieved strategic connection in Sichuan, forming a number of high-energy open ports, enjoying the dividends of 144-hour transit visa-free policy; secondly, it also has high-quality consumption supply capacity, ranking first in the country in cultural and tourism resources, Sanxingdui, Jiuzhaigou , giant pandas have attracted countless fans, Wuliangye , and Luzhou Laojiao are famous both at home and abroad, the spicy and fresh fragrance of Sichuan cuisine is intriguing, Taikoo Li , and Jiaozi Business District are building a global iconic business district; at the same time, it also has huge consumption potential. Last year, Sichuan Province's domestic and foreign currency deposit balance exceeded 10 trillion yuan, and residents' consumption tendency ranks second among the 10 major economic provinces in the country. In particular, Chengdu's per capita GDP is close to US$15,000, ranking first in the happiest city in China for eight consecutive years.
held the Panda Consumption Festival. As an important decision and deployment of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, the whole province paid close attention and domestic and foreign market entities were full of expectations. In line with the beautiful vision of all sectors of society, coordinate consumption promotion and opening up to the outside world, the International Panda Consumption Festival focuses on the quality supply, quality guidance, and taste life of global consumption, and based on the creation of a first-class international consumption environment, and strives to create the "three major platforms", namely the global consumer product display platform, a diversified consumer culture appreciation platform, and an international consumption chain investment and cooperation platform. Through about five years of continuous cultivation, we will gather high-quality domestic and foreign consumption resources, open up dual circulation consumption channels, effectively play the leading and driving role of the Consumer Festival, help Sichuan cultivate the consumption economy center with global influence, domestic competitiveness and regional support, and help the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle to build a high-quality living and a new highland for reform and opening up.
It is reported that on November 25, the first China (Sichuan) Panda Consumption Festival and launch ceremony will be held in Hall 5 of Century City International Exhibition Center. It is planned to invite leaders of the Ministry of Commerce, major leaders of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, some ambassadors to China, consular institutions in Sichuan, and heads of foreign economic and trade institutions to attend, and representatives of 50 Panda Consumption Alliance companies to attend the meeting offline. During the Consumer Festival, three major exhibitions were held, including the 20th China International Toys and Educational Equipment Exhibition, Tianfu Fashion New Product Release Week, and International Consumer Boutique Exhibition. The total exhibition area is 215,000 square meters. A total of special booths are set up, with nearly 10,000 international standard booths, more than 5,300 brands and nearly 2,200 enterprises, involving six major themes: consumer electronics and household appliances, food and beverages, new energy vehicle ecosystem, daily consumer goods, toys and educational equipment, and fashion and creative design.Exhibitors come from more than 30 countries and regions including Spain, Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Thailand, etc. At the same time, 33 cultural salons, forums and economic and trade negotiations were held to provide a convenient platform for exchanges among exhibitors. During the consumption festival, all cities (prefectures) in Sichuan Province and relevant provincial departments will carry out 193 special consumption promotion activities. Governments and enterprises in various places have made efforts in the same direction and launched a "big gift package" for promotions for the people. At the same time, in accordance with the overall requirements of "the epidemic must be prevented, the economy must be stabilized, and development must be safe", this Consumer Festival conscientiously implements the "Twenty Measures" of the central government to further optimize prevention and control work, and set up a special team for epidemic prevention and control, formulates epidemic prevention and control work plans and emergency response plans, and work with local governments to fully implement it. At the press briefing meeting of
, relevant officials from the Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce, Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and Sichuan International Expo Group answered media questions on issues of concern to everyone. (Picture by Wang Zhiqiang according to the organizer)
