BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), which opens in Beijing on Thursday, aims to promote deeper cooperation and wider opening-up in service trade and beyond.
More than 10,000 enterprises from 153 countries and regions have signed up for this year's CIFTIS. Among them, 2,400 firms will showcase their products and services offline.
Up to 18 percent of offline exhibitors are Fortune 500 companies and leading enterprises, up 9 percentage points from last year, according to the organizers.
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