The opening ceremony of the second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE), and also the China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum, was held in Changsha on September 26, 2021. This session is themed "New Start, New Opportunities, and New Accomplishments". (Photo/Gu Pengbo, Tong Di, Li Jian)

The China’s Corporate Social Responsibility Alliance in Africa was founded on September 26, 2021. The 2nd CAETE opened in Changsha on that day, themed "New Start, New Opportunities, and New Accomplishments". (Photo/Gu Pengbo, Tong Di, Li Jian)

The photo, taken on September 26, shows foreign guests participating in the CAETE opening ceremony. The 2nd CAETE opened in Changsha on that day, themed "New Start, New Opportunities, and New Accomplishments". (Photo/Gu Pengbo, Tong Di, Li Jian)

The photo, taken on September 26, shows foreign guests participating in the CAETE opening ceremony. The 2nd CAETE opened in Changsha on that day, themed "New Start, New Opportunities, and New Accomplishments". (Photo/Gu Pengbo, Tong Di, Li Jian)

The photo, taken on September 26, shows foreign guests participating in the CAETE opening ceremony. The 2nd CAETE opened in Changsha on that day, themed "New Start, New Opportunities, and New Accomplishments". (Photo/Gu Pengbo, Tong Di, Li Jian)

The photo, taken on September 26, shows Chinese and foreign participants taking a group photo at the CAETE opening ceremony. The 2nd CAETE opened in Changsha on that day, themed "New Start, New Opportunities, and New Accomplishments". (Photo/Gu Pengbo, Tong Di, Li Jian)

Photo taken on Sept. 26, 2021 shows a flowerbed outside the main venue of the second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo held in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

Visitors are seen during the second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo held in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

A staff member walks past the exhibition area of Pilot Zone for In-depth China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation during the second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo held in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

Photo taken on Sept. 26, 2021 shows a view of exhibition area of African countries during the second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo held in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

CHANGSHA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo opened Sunday in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province.

The four-day event, online and offline, themed "New Start, New Opportunities, and New Accomplishments," has attracted nearly 900 enterprises from nearly 40 African countries and China, according to the organizers.

The expo features exhibitions of the fruits of China-African economic cooperation, African brand commodities and specialty products such as coffee and nuts, with forums on cooperation in areas such as food and agricultural products, healthcare industry, financing, infrastructure and the private sector.

The event has a total exhibition area of 94,000 square meters this year. Algeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Senegal are the guest countries of honor.

First launched in 2019, the expo is a major platform for strengthening economic and trade cooperation between China and African countries.

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday

Part of the English source is from Xinhua.