Pavilion helps understand progress of China

Visitors from home and abroad have been frequenting the China Pavilion at the ongoing second China International Import Expo to have a better understanding of the achievements and progress that the country has made over the past 70 years.

Spread over 1,500 square meters, the China Pavilion consists of six sections, including the Introductory Video, Innovative China, Open China, Beautiful China, Happy China, and Integrated Development of the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions, according to Wu Zhengping, head of the Trade Development Bureau at the Ministry of Commerce.

With the theme of celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the China Pavilion presents the breathtaking changes of the nation in the past seven decades, and showcases the historical achievements and new opportunities in terms of China’s economic and social development, said Wu.

The China Pavilion this year not only showcases the technologies and services closely related to Chinese people’s daily life, such as facial-recognition-based payment and pedestrian streets, but also important large projects like the first home-built passenger jet manufactured by the Commercial Aircraft Corp of China, the 500 meter aperture spherical telescope (FAST) and the deep-sea manned submersible. Up-to-date technologies such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence are used to provide visitors simulated experiences, said Wu.

Filips Talbergs, unit head of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, was making videos when walking around the China Pavilion to “memorize all this”. While supporting the Latvian companies showcasing their products and services at its country pavilion, Talbergs is also interested in the latest technologies demonstrated in the China Pavilion, some of which he said would be of great value once introduced back in his home country.

“It is very impressive that China has made so much progress over the past 70 years, which a lot of other countries can learn from,” he said.