CHANGSHA, China — Over 200 multinational companies are participating in the 13th Central China Investment and Trade Exposition , which is being held to facilitate trade and investment in the country's central region.This year's expo is in Changsha, the capital of central China's Hunan Province, and it has attracted the participation of over 1,000 businesses from 32 countries and regions, according to organizers.
China's central region comprises the six provinces of Shanxi, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi. The country has highlighted the need to accelerate the rise of its central region as part of its efforts to promote coordinated regional development.Expo Central China 2024 kicked off on May 31 and will run until June 2, featuring four major activities and more than 20 thematic activities and site visits.