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China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), established in 1952, is the national trade promotion organization of China. The purposes of CCPIT are to promote international trade, to encourage foreign investment, to introduce advanced foreign technologies, to conduct activities of China-foreign economic and technological cooperation in various forms, to promote the development of economic and trade relations between China and other countries and regions around the world, and to promote mutual understanding and friendship between Chinese and peoples from economic and trade circles of all nations around the world, in line with law and government policies of the People’s Republic of China.
CCPIT has established trade and economic relations with industrial and business circles in over 200 countries and regions, signed cooperation agreements with over 160 foreign counterparts, and set up joint chambers with some foreign national and local chambers of commerce. Today, its global network includes overseas representative offices in 16 countries and regions, and the national network covers 50 sub-councils, over 600 local branches,and 19 industrial branches in sectors of machinery,electronics, light industry, textiles, agriculture, automotive,petrochemical, commerce, metallurgy, aviation,aerospace, chemicals, building materials,general industry, construction, supplies & marketing cooperative, grain business, coals and mining.
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