On the first day of the Expo, the Zhejiang Trade Group received a big deal — at the “Artificial Intelligence Drives Digital Economy Innovation” sub-forum of the Hongqiao International Economic Forum held on November 5, Zhejiang enterprises reached 24 import and procurement agreements with overseas suppliers from 14 countries and regions, including Germany, the United States, Brazil, and Switzerland, with a contract amount of about 14.5 billion yuan. Compared with previous years, this year's procurement structure is more “sophisticated.” Zhao Sai, deputy director of the Foreign Trade Administration Department of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce, explained that the share of high-end products such as technical equipment, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals has increased, reflecting the demand for the Zhejiang manufacturing industry to accelerate transformation and upgrading. “Zhejiang enterprises hope to inject new momentum into the upgrading of the industrial chain by expanding high-quality imports and deepening international cooperation.”

On the first day of the Expo, the Zhejiang Trade Group received a big deal — at the “Artificial Intelligence Drives Digital Economy Innovation” sub-forum of the Hongqiao International Economic Forum held on November 5, Zhejiang enterprises reached 24 import and procurement agreements with overseas suppliers from 14 countries and regions, including Germany, the United States, Brazil, and Switzerland, with a contract amount of about 14.5 billion yuan. Compared with previous years, this year's procurement structure is more “sophisticated.” Zhao Sai, deputy director of the Foreign Trade Administration Department of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce, explained that the share of high-end products such as technical equipment, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals has increased, reflecting the demand for the Zhejiang manufacturing industry to accelerate transformation and upgrading. “Zhejiang enterprises hope to inject new momentum into the upgrading of the industrial chain by expanding high-quality imports and deepening international cooperation.”