Global industry pageant CONEXPO Asia 2006 opens in Beijing
Global leading industry pageant, CONEXPO Asia 2006, organized by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), opened in Beijing on Monday, introducing global leading construction industry suppliers to the fast-growingChinese market.
This is the first time that CONEXPO has moved into Asia. Officials with the AEM said that CONEXPO Asia will showcase manufacturers of latest equipment, products and services related to the construction industry in Asia.
More than 190 domestic and overseas construction industry suppliers appeared at the exposition, with over 80 companies from the United States.
The exposition is an important event to balance Sino-US bilateral trade, said Zhang Yujing, Executive Vice President of the China Chamber of Commerce of Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME).
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