BRI exhibitions expand in 2018

China attended and organized more exhibitions in countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative last year as trade heated up. Chinese exhibitors attended and organized 718 events in 33 countries by mid-November, up 14.3 percent and involving about 26,000 Chinese companies, according to a report by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. Machinery was one of the main themes at the exhibitions, the report said. Russia was the most popular destination for Chinese exhibitors.