Australia International Trade Association (AITA) & Associates is organizing the APEC SMETC TRADE MISSION TO CHINA in July 2016. The event will provide you the unique opportunity to meet with representatives of APEC member economies and businessmen from all around the world. By attending APEC TRADE MISSION TO CHINA 2016 you will have LIMITED FREE BOOTHS in the 9th APEC SMETC Exhibition and will be able to participate in: · Visits with potential suppliers or distributors · Seminars featuring experts on the Chinese economy and businesses who have succeeded in China · Conferences with important industry stakeholders in both the public and private sectors · Meetings with Chinese investment promotion agencies, and opportunities to introduce your business the Chinese investors And you will also have the chance to: · Establish equity joint ventures and wholly owned enterprises · Promote your company, your products and your projects · Build up relationships with more than a thousand SMEs for a future cooperation · Learn what makes Shenzhen famous as a trading city A successful 2012 and 2014 APEC SMETC It was a great privilege for Australia International Trade Association (AITA) & Associates and New Zealand International Exchange Center (NZIEC) to promote Australia and New Zealand as the 2014 event Co-organizer. Participants had the chance to meet with a number of trade-related government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and individual companies interested in international trade over the course of the week. Thanks to the participation of Members of Queensland Parliament, Director of Hunter Tafe of NSW, Liverpool City Council, Yarrabah Aboriginal Council, New Zealand Trade Promotion Association and the CEO of AITA & Associates and NZIEC Mr. Michael Guo, the event was a visible success– resulting in the signing of one Memorandum of Understanding and a number of lasting relationships.

1. AITA & Associates in cooperation with APEC SMETC
INVITATION to APEC SMETC 2016
SHENZHEN, CHINA 2016.7.14-16
An event hosted by:
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the
P.R.C Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government
Supported by:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of P.R.C
Ministry of Science and Technology of P.R.C
Organized by:
Economy, Trade and Information Commission of Shenzhen
Municipality Shenzhen SME Service Department
China International Cooperation Association SME
China Center for Promotion of SME Development of Ministry of Industry
and Information Technology
Co-organizer:
APEC SME Service Alliance
Corporate Sponsors:
Australia International Trade Association (AITA) and
Associates New Zealand International Exchange Center
(NZIEC) Australasia China Cities Summits (ACCS)

2. About APEC SMETC TRADE MISSION 2016
Australia International Trade Association (AITA) & Associates
is organizing the APEC SMETC TRADE MISSION TO CHINA in July 2016.
The event will provide you the unique opportunity to meet with representatives of APEC member
economies and businessmen from all around the world.
By attending APEC TRADE MISSION TO CHINA 2016 you will have LIMITED FREE BOOTHS in
the 9th APEC SMETC Exhibition and will be able to participate in:
 Visits with potential suppliers or distributors
 Seminars featuring experts on the Chinese economy and businesses who have succeeded in China
 Conferences with important industry stakeholders in both the public and private sectors
 Meetings with Chinese investment promotion agencies, and opportunities to introduce
your business the Chinese investors
And you will also have the chance to:
 Establish equity joint ventures and wholly owned enterprises
 Promote your company, your products and your projects
 Build up relationships with more than a thousand SMEs for a future cooperation
 Learn what makes Shenzhen famous as a trading city
Australia-China Scientific Cooperation
A successful 2014 APEC SMETC
It was a great privilege for Australia International Trade Association (AITA) & Associates and New Zealand International
Exchange Center (NZIEC) to promote Australia and New Zealand as the 2014 event Co-organizer. Participants had the chance
to meet with a number of trade-related government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and individual companies
interested in international trade over the course of the week. Thanks to the participation of Members of Queensland
Parliament, Director of Hunter Tafe of NSW, Liverpool City Council, Yarrabah Aboriginal Council, New
Zealand Trade Promotion Association and the CEO of AITA & Associates and NZIEC Mr. Michael Guo, the event
was a visible success– resulting in the signing of one Memorandum of Understanding and a number of lasting relationships.

3. APEC SMETC
Technology promotes economy, cooperation creates future
As a key cooperative project
carried out by China under the
framework of APEC, the APEC
Small and Medium Enterprises
Technology Conference and Fair
(APEC SMETC) is dedicated to
providing a platform for APEC
member economies to showcase
new technologies and products,
as well as promoting the
technological communication
and economic cooperation
among SMEs in this region.
Since its debut in 1996, APEC
SMETC has held seven sessions,
which have received active
participation and recognition
from APEC member economies.
The 9th APEC SMETC will be
held focusing on high-end
manufacturing industrial china,
ranging from intelligent
manufacturing; The new-
generation of information
technology, products and services;
innovative design and producer
services; green industry, energy
saving and environmental
protection and SME featured
products.
As an innovation-oriented city in
eastern China, Shenzhen enjoys
abundant global innovation
resources. Its favorable
environment for innovation
makes it a magnet for global
entrepreneurs. Technology has
been the major engine driving
Shenzhen’s development. The
technology-oriented enterprises
in Shenzhen add up to 30,000,
among which 4,472 are national
high-tech enterprises. In 2014,
Shenzhen’s GDP exceeded RMB
1.6 trillion, with a per capita GDP
of USD 23,900.
Welcome to Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in Guangdong Province, China. Shenzhen is an important international gateway for China's foreign
exchanges, and it is a wonderful microcosm of China's reform and opening up and modernization drive. Shenzhen situated
immediately north of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the area became China’s first and one of the most
successful Special Economic Zones.
Shenzhen is a major financial center in southern China. The city is home to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as well as
the headquarters of numerous high-tech companies. It was dubbed as China’s Silicon Valley due to this high
concentration of technology companies.
In 2015, Shenzhen's GDP totaled $270 billion, putting it on par with a mid-sized province by terms of total GDP. Shenzhen
is in the top ranks among mainland Chinese cities in terms of comprehensive economic power. Shenzhen's economic
output is ranked fourth among the 659 Chinese cities (behind Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou).
Shenzhen is home to some of China's most successful high-tech companies, including BYD,
Konka, Skyworth, Tencent, Coolpad, ZTE, Gionee, TP-Link, DJI, BGI (Beijing Genomics Institute), OnePlus and Huawei.
Taiwan's largest company, Hon Hai Group, has a large manufacturing plant based in Shenzhen. Many foreign high-tech
companies have their China operations centers located in the Science and Technology Park of the Nanshan District.
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