The reporter learned at the news briefing of the 19th China ASEAN Expo and China ASEAN Business and Investment Summit held on the 15th that there were 1653 enterprises participating in the Expo, and it is estimated that more than 2000 enterprises will participate in the Cloud East Expo. Wu Zhengping, Director of the Foreign Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, said at the briefing that this year is the first year of the China ASEAN comprehensive strategic partnership and the first year of the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP). The construction of the China ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 is about to start. This exhibition will consolidate the high-level dialogue platform around the theme of "sharing new opportunities of RCEP and boosting the China ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0", We will improve the platform for professional cooperation, promote cooperation in various fields, and make new contributions to building a closer China ASEAN community of shared future. For the first time, ASEAN and RCEP boutique exhibition areas were set up in this exhibition to focus on displaying the advantageous and characteristic products of various countries. The exhibition area for central enterprises was set up for the first time to highlight innovative development achievements in high-end equipment manufacturing, infrastructure construction, international logistics and other fields. New energy automobile exhibition areas, cross-border e-commerce and new retail exhibition areas, cultural and tourism health care exhibition areas, etc. A series of 21 high-level forums were held online and offline, including the media, peaceful use of nuclear technology, construction, child welfare and other forums for the first time. In addition, the blue book RCEP Rules of Origin Reader (2022) will be released to provide enterprises with rich information consulting services. The 19th China ASEAN Expo and China ASEAN Business and Investment Summit will be held in Nanning, Guangxi, from September 16 to 19. (Liu Xinshe)