According to the announcement, this first expo of the two countries is based on the principle of “Inheriting friendship, deepening cooperation and promoting common development” with a general theme as “Hand in hand, facing the world”. Emphasises will be therefore put on series of activities in the agriculture, energy and new technologies, cultural and educational tourism, finance & economics and other key areas, aiming at achieving further and deeper cooperation between the two nations.
Chairman of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Liu Hui indicated that Ningxia was the only provincial Hui Autonomous Region with a great location in the heart of the New Eurasia Continental Bridges within domestic segment, a region that was benefit from abundant resources in energy, agriculture and tourism. Ningxia is seen as a tourism destination with its own typical features and characteristics in the western part.