[Highlights] Did you pay attention to the "voice of the MICE industry" from this year's "Two Sessions"?

Recently, the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress and the Second Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference were held in Beijing, marking the official start of China's "Two Sessions" period. What voices related to the exhibition industry have been raised at this year's sessions? Let's take a brief look.

Premier Li Keqiang In his government work report at the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress, mentioned the successful hosting of major exhibitions such as the CIIE, Canton Fair, CIFTIS, and Digital China Summit.

Wang Chunfa, a deputy to the National People's Congress and director of the National Museum of China In a media interview during the Two Sessions, he stated that by hosting excellent exhibitions, providing quality services, and telling compelling stories, the "museum fever" can be sustained. He also mentioned strengthening cooperation between museums and schools, encouraging primary and secondary schools to move their classrooms into museums.

   Huang Zhihao, a deputy to the National People's Congress, vice secretary of the Zhuhai Municipal Committee of the CPC, and mayor of Zhuhai suggested focusing on "expanding the platform functions of the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition," further developing it into a major platform for "international exchange and global cooperation," "military-civilian integration and high-end manufacturing," "Hong Kong and Macao's integration into the national development," and "science popularization education and patriotic education." This will leverage the advantages of the air show and demonstrate Zhuhai's responsibility in accelerating the construction of a strong aerospace nation.

Chen Da, a deputy to the National People's Congress and manager of the Smart Energy Exhibition Department of Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Exhibition Co., Ltd., under the Donghao Lansheng Group suggested drawing on the experience of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) to promote green construction and help the exhibition industry implement the national "dual carbon" strategy.

Zhang Ronghua, a deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of the board of directors of Tianjin Rongcheng Group submitted a proposal to the congress on "Suggestions on the Digital Economy Promoting the Development of the Exhibition Industry." The proposal suggests establishing a "quadruple platform" for the exhibition industry to coordinate resources in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei exhibition industry chain and achieve collaborative development.

Meng Aijun, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and deputy director of the Guizhou Provincial Museum of History submitted a proposal on "Supporting Guizhou Province in Building a "Characteristic Exhibition Province." He believes that Guizhou has the advantages to become a "characteristic exhibition province," not only because of its pleasant climate, convenient transportation, diverse characteristic industries, and abundant resources, but also because of its rich and colorful regional culture. Guizhou Province can create characteristic cultural exhibition brands based on its unique cultural characteristics. He also mentioned the hugely popular "Village BA" and "Village Super League," which are successful examples of "competition + ethnic culture."

Xu Shilong, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of Shanghai Port Bay suggested supporting private enterprises to go global, focusing on supporting private enterprises with key core technologies to become leaders and play a driving role. A comprehensive review of private enterprises with key core technologies in various fields of the Belt and Road Initiative should be conducted, selecting leading enterprises for key support. This includes strengthening research investment, enhancing technological advantages, and encouraging leading private enterprises to accelerate their "going global" efforts through optimizing overseas investment approvals, increasing credit support, and other means, thereby driving upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry chain to go global together.