STORY: Foreign business leaders positive about China's cross-border e-commerce
DATELINE: June 21, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:26
LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the fair
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HABIB-UR-REHMAN, PakPersian Carpets Shanghai Co. Ltd.
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TRAVIS HAEFELE, HR Manager for South Africa Region of Buffalo International Logistics (PTY) LTD
4. various of China's cross-border e-commerce

STORYLINE:

Many foreign business leaders have voiced confidence in China's cross-border e-commerce businesses at the 2023 China (Langfang) International Economic and Trade Fair held in Langfang, north China's Hebei Province.

The five-day fair wraps up on Wednesday. It attracted nearly 400 exhibitors and for the first time established an exhibition area for foreign enterprises.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HABIB-UR-REHMAN, PakPersian Carpets Shanghai Co. Ltd.
"The handicrafts from Pakistan that we brought here today are handmade in Pakistan. I hope we'll find an e-commerce partner here, and I think the fair is a good opportunity because so many e-commerce companies have gathered here."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TRAVIS HAEFELE, HR Manager for South Africa Region of Buffalo International Logistics (PTY) LTD
"I must say it's been a good show. We've been able to meet a lot of people, create new contacts, work hand in hand to provide better service to South Africa. I believe in my personal opinion that e-commerce is the way of the future. We live busy lives in a fast moving society, and China is bringing that to the rest of the world."

Official figures show the value of China's cross-border e-commerce imports and exports exceeded 2 trillion yuan (about 280.55 billion U.S. dollars) for the first time in 2022, marking an increase of 7.1 percent compared with 2021.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shijiazhuang, China.
(XHTV)