The 11th North China (Manzhouli) International Tech Expo kicked off on July 3 in Manzhouli, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

Taking place at the Manzhouli International Exhibition and Convention Center, the event covered an indoor exhibition area of 20,000 square meters and an outdoor area of 10,000 square meters. It covers themes of development, innovation, cooperation and win-win.

Based on the joint organization of the Ministry of Science and Technology; the Chinese Academy of Science; the Chinese Academy of Engineering; the government of Inner Mongolia; the governments of Russia’s Zabaykalsky Krai and the Republic of Buryatia; and Mongolias Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology, the expo has attracted high-tech businesses, universities, colleges, and scientific and research institutes from countries such as China, Russia and Mongolia to participate. Compared to previous events, the 11th session is distinguished in terms of scale, level and quality. The number of attendees, both from abroad and home, to this session of the international science and technology (S&T) event has hit a record among its total 11 sessions.

The event serves as a platform for S&T exchange and cooperation between Chinese enterprises and S&T research institutes and their counterparts from Russia, Mongolia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The 11th North China (Manzhouli) International Tech Expo was an important schedule of the 2014 Manzhouli Summer Series Activities, as well as the China Manzhouli 13th Sino-Russia-Mongolia International Tourism Festival. The latter is recognized as a brand festival of Manzhouli.