Imagine a bustling marketplace where French wine flows beside Ghanaian drums , Serbian coffee aromas mingle with Australian chocolate
, and deals spark across continents. Welcome to the 8th China-Eurasia Expo in northwest China's Xinjiang, where over 1,900 businesses from 50 countries and regions are rewriting Silk Road history!
Kicking off Wednesday in Urumqi, the expo's theme – \"New Opportunities of Silk Road, New Vitality for Eurasian Cooperation\" – isn't just lip service. With 6,000+ products on display, this is where TikTok-worthy cultural exchanges meet billion-dollar trade talks .
\"This expo has become Eurasia's economic bridge,\" said Gao Yunlong, a senior Chinese official, highlighting its role in connecting markets from Budapest to Beijing. But beyond spreadsheets, visitors groove to Uzbek folk dances and sample Kazakh sweets – proving commerce tastes better with cultural flavor .
The event runs through Sunday, with young entrepreneurs already buzzing about sustainable energy collabs and cross-border e-commerce plays. Who knew supply chains could be this cool?
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