The four-day second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo concluded on September 29. Hunan Provincial Government Information Office held a press conference in Changsha. During the expo, 135 projects with a total value of 22.9 billion US dollars were signed on the spot or via the Internet, surpassing the first Expo, according to a statement released at the Expo.

  Results, quantity and quality are rising together. A total of 569 cooperation projects were collected during the expo, 135 of which were signed in person or online, with a total value of 22.9 billion US dollars. The number and amount of contracted projects exceeded that of the first Expo, with a more balanced structure and diversified funding sources. At the same time, nearly 500 Chinese and African trading enterprises conducted pre-conference consultations and in-conference exchanges, with a proposed transaction value of 200 million US dollars.

  Cloud Expo accelerates digitization process. The Expo will create the mode of "Cloud Conference, Cloud Exhibition and Cloud Transaction". For the "Cloud cConference", the real-time signal of the opening ceremony was transmitted directly to Africa for the first time, attracting 9.81 million page views. In terms of "Cloud Exhibition", the visitors of commodity exhibition reached 10.68 million, providing exhibition display, matching, online negotiation and other platform services for both suppliers and buyers. The Achievements Exhibition of China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation, the Pilot Zone Exhibition of China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation and the African Guest of Honor Exhibition welcomed 2.15 million visitors. In terms of "Cloud Trading", "China Africa Online Shopping Festival" was built with the help of well-known African e-commerce platforms, with over 900 million page views and 250 million RMB transaction volume.

  Market-based meetings have made breakthroughs. Sany Group has become the chief strategic partner of the Expo, while Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Bank of Changsha have become strategic partners of financial services. With the help of the market, the Expo has explored a sustainable model, and enterprises have enhanced their brand value and market influence to achieve a win-win situation.

  The Report on China-africa Economic and Trade Relations has been released for the first time in this Expo, which systematically reviews the progress and achievements of China-Africa economic and trade cooperation since the first Expo and forecasts the future development trend. In addition, the Expo once again issued a Collection of China-africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Case Plans.