SFC Markets and Finance丨Buyers at the High-Quality Consumption Expo- What Are They Looking For-
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TheThird(Macao)ChinaInternationalHigh-QualityConsumptionExhibitionofficiallyopenedinMacao.Thisyear,theexpohasattractedthousandsofglobalbuyers.Whataretheylookingfor?WhatdotheythinkabouttheChinesemarket?Tofindout,wespoketosomeofthem.
JaniDhruvPankajkumar,buyerfromIndia
I’vebeeninChinafrom2019.CurrentlyI'mrunningatradingcompany.Wearemainlyintothegarments.Chinaistheleadingtrendsetter.Guangzhouisthebiggestmarketforthat.ThemaximumfactoriesarebasedinGuangzhouforfastfashion.
I'vebeentoMacaomanytimes.Iliketheexpotheydohere.Theyexposehigh-qualityproducts.Ijustwanttocheckwhat'snewinthemarket.Whatkindofqualitytheyaredeliveringtotheworld.It'sverysmooth.
Tobehonest,whenIstartedtoopenthecompany,itjusttakesmeonedaytoopenacompany.It'sverysmoothforforeigners.Evenpeoplecan'tspeakChineseandEnglish.It'sverygoodforthemandtheyhelpmealot.BecauseIcan'tspeakChinesefluently.Theyhelpmetranslatesomethings.Theyguidemehowtoopenacompany,howtodoeverything.
TheNanshagovernmentisdoinggoodactivitiesforforeigners.It'sreallygreattosetupabusinessinNansha.Forexample,they'regivingfreeChineseclassestous.It'sverygoodforthem.Theyarehostingculturalprograms.Wedon'tknowmuchaboutChineseculture.Whenyouliveinthecountryforalongtime,it'sgoodtoknowtheculture.Youhaveattachmenttothecountry.Cultureisthemainpartofthat.Theydoculturalexchangeprograms.Theyhelpusifwefaceproblems.Recently,theyhadaseminaraboutpayments.
NowforeignbrandsareinspiredbyChineseproducts.Theyaremakingsomethinggoodandthenitbecameatrend.Recently,I'mgettingsomeordersfrommyclientswhentheyseeTikTok.InChina,it'scalledDouyin.Theyseesomecrazyproducts.ThevideowentviralandtheywantthesameproductsfromChina.ThisishowpeoplewantmoreChineseproducts.
CarlaVeronicaOlmedoVelasquez,buyerfromEcuador
Before,IwasstudyinginChina,andnowI'mlookingtoestablishanewcompany.So,I'mtryingtolookforwhatproductscouldbesoldinmycountry.Ididfindalotofinterestingthingsandalsomanycooperationopportunities.
IloveChina.ThethingIlovethemostisthesafety.It'ssosafe.It'salsosuperconvenientforeverything—forbuyingstuff,receivingstuff,thetransportation—everythingissoconvenient,sopunctual.Ilikeitalot.
Chinaissuchagreatcountrywithalotofopportunities.Wecandoalotofbusinesswithmycountry.Chinaandmycountryalreadyhavealotofbusiness,andwehaveverygooddiplomaticrelationships.Soit'sconvenientformetodoithere,andIhavealotoffacilitiesnow.Ilikeit.IalsolikelivinginChina.
MypersonalgoalistohelpmycountrydevelopeconomicallyandtostrengthentherelationshipsbetweenChinaandmycountry.Ihopeforabetterfuture,morecooperationinthefuture,andbetteropportunitiesforbothofus.
SharifValeev,buyerfromRussia
I’moriginallyfromRussia.IhavebeenworkinginChinasince2019.WeworkinaSpanishinteriordesigncompany,andwedointeriordesignprojectsallovertheworld.
Macaohasagoodgeographicalandgeopoliticalposition.Itisopenfortradewiththewholeworld,allowingtheinputofcapitaltoMacaoand,throughMacao,toChina.Conversely,italsofacilitatestradefromChinatoforeignsuppliers.Ithinkit'sauniqueposition,andithelpsculturalexchange.
Inmyopinion,theexchangeofcultureisgreatestthroughtradinggoods.SohereweseewhatChinahastoofferandwhattheworldhastooffer,andthat'swhyI'mthrilledandexcitedtoseetheunexpected.
IthinkthatHongKong,Macao,andtheGreaterBayAreaareverybusiness-minded.Peoplehereareveryproductive.Theyareworkinghard,experimenting,investing,andtryingsomethingnew.Becauseofhighcompetition,theystrivetostandoutinthemarket.That'swhyit'sveryvibrantandenergetic.It'saboldenvironment;nobodyisafraidtoexperiment.Peopleareinvestingandtryingtoenterforeignmarkets.
TheChineseareexpanding,andtheyaredoingwell.Chinesesuppliersnolongerexpectforeignerstocomeandplaceorders.Nowthey'rechangingtheirmindset,andyoucanfeelit.IcansensethatnowChinesesuppliersnolongerwanttostayintheirsafeplaceinChina;theywanttoexpandintoforeignmarkets.TheyareinvestingandopeningfactoriesinEuropeandtheUSA.TheyarealsoinvestingheavilyinSouthAmerica,Africa,andtheMiddleEast.
AbdelazizHussein,buyerfromEgypt
WedobusinessinGuangzhou,China.Ourbusinessisrelatedtointernationaltradingandoverseastrading.WeimportproductsfromChinatotheMiddleEast.
IcametoMacaotodaytolookatthenewtechnologyandnewproductsatthisexhibition.It'soneofthefamousexhibitionsinChina,soit'sagreatopportunity.IhavebeeninChinaforalongtime,doingbusinessfor5years,from2019tillnow,aswehaveatradingcompanyinGuangzhou.
Chinaisabigcountryforbusiness,investment,andmanufacturing.It’sthebestplacetobuyanything,produceanyproduct,anddoalmostanything.It’sachancetocommunicatewithsuppliers;face-to-faceinteractionisbetterthancommunicatingonline.Youshouldgototheexhibitiontomeetsuppliersandseenewproductsandtechnology.
ChinaisoneofthebiggestplacesexportingmanyproductstotheMiddleEast.Wewishtocooperatewithmoresuppliers.
GnatchigloJoelMiworse,buyerfromTogo
Forthepast17years,Ihaveworkedinatradingcompany.WedoexportsfromChinatoAfricaandalsosourcing.ChinaisgoodfordoingbusinessbecausemostofthethingsweuseinAfricacomefromChina.ImportingthemfromChinatoAfricahelpsusmakebenefitsandprofits.
Animportanttrendisthestabilityofthecountry,especiallywhenitcomestofood,likegreens.BecauseofChina'sstability,manypeoplefinditsafertocometoChinaanddobusinessthantogotoothercountries.
MehmetAkaryildiz,buyerfromTürkiye
I’vebeendoingimportandexportbusiness,primarilyexportingfromChinatoTürkiyeandalsotodifferentcountrieslikeRussia.IstarteddoingbusinesswithChinabeforeIdecidedtolivehere,sooverall,it’sbeenabout20years.
Thenameoftheexhibitionattractedme,andIfoundsomethingreallyinteresting.Therewasawatercompany;wedon'tactuallyprovidewatertosupermarkets,butthebottlewasinteresting.Icanproducethisbottletoputsomethinginside.Evengettingideasfromexhibitionsisvaluable.
Chinaisbig.SometimeswefindproductsfromXiamen,sometimesfromTianjin,andsometimesfromGuangzhou.Themetroandtrainsystemsareverygood,whichmakesbusinesseasier.Additionally,thereareportseverywhere.TheChinesemarketisstillontop.
策划：于晓娜
监制：施诗
编辑：李依农
记者：施诗见习记者梁旭琦
制作：蔡于恬
新媒体统筹：丁青云曾婷芳赖禧黄达迅
海外运营监制:黄燕淑
海外运营内容统筹:黄子豪
海外运营编辑：庄欢吴婉婕龙李华张伟韬
出品：南方财经全媒体集团
（作者：见习记者梁旭琦编辑：李依农）