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BEIJING, Sept. 13, 2022 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

On the morning of September 6, Beijing International Cooperation Forum and CBD

Forum, the main forum of 2022 Beijing CBD International Business Season,

opened.

Chaoyang District government has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with

the International Cooperation Center of the National Development and Reform

Commission. In the future, the two sides will promote the gathering of even

more international resources in CBD, facilitate enterprises to implement the

"going global" and "bringing in" strategies, and carry out a series of pilot

projects in application of new consumption scenarios, green finance and green

consumption.

The Beijing CBD International Business Festival (formerly known as the Beijing

CBD Business Festival) has been successfully held for 22 times and it is one of

the most important business activities in Beijing. At present, Beijing CBD is

accelerating the pace to gather new consumer products, new brands and new

business forms, in the endeavor to create a world-class business circle worth

hundreds of billions of yuan.  

In 2021, more than 400 first stores were launched in Beijing CBD, which made

the area top the city in this regard; and more than one third of all

international brands have landed in the area. Among the altogether 34 Michelin

restaurants in Beijing, 34 are located in CBD, accounting for nearly 60% of the

total. Moreover, Beijing CBD is home to more than 60% of all the Black Pearl

restaurants and nearly 50% of all the cafes of the city and the area has the

highest concentration of international elements in the city.

According to the Beijing CBD Management Committee, in recent years, Beijing

CBD, by taking advantage of favorable policies, has launched the Beijing CBD

international business service platform, the cross-border trade digital service

platform, the cross-border trade risk service platform, the foreign exchange

derivative service platform, Beijing International Commercial Dispute

Resolution Center, Beijing International Art Auction and Trading Center, and

B&R - RCEP Innovation Service Center. Besides, China's first L4 high-precision

city-level digital twin platform has been built, featuring the CBD Digital

Virtual Conference Room, and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cloud Center.

Themed "Deeply integrating into global cooperation and enhancing the city's

opening-up vitality", the forum focuses on the CBD development in the context

of globalization, fully taps Beijing CBD's strengths in gathering international

high-end resources, and promotes the integrated development of various

international factors, with a view of enhancing the openness and vitality of

Beijing CBD.

Under the guidance of the International Cooperation Center of the National

Development and Reform Commission and China Public Diplomacy Association, the

Forum was co-organized by the Chaoyang District People's Government of Beijing

Municipality, the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission and the

Foreign Affairs Office of the Beijing Municipal People's Government. The Forum

won support from national platforms and international organizations such as the

Global Business Districts Innovation Club and China CBD Alliance.

Source: Beijing CBD Management Committee

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