The State Council approved the establishment of an organizing committee and an executive committee for the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS).

The organizing committee’s duties include assessing and approving fair plans and schedules, coordinating and helping with the preparation and participation process for all departments and regions concerned, and sending fair invitations to concerned nations, regions, and international organizations in the name of China’s central government.

Under the guidance of the organizing committee, the executive committee is responsible for making and implementing fair plans and schedules and making unified commands on on-site resource allocation during fairs.

Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua was appointed chairman of the organizing committee. Cai Qi, secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, was appointed chairman of the executive committee. Vice-chairmen and members are senior officials from the Beijing municipal government, State Council ministries, and departments.