The Silk Road International Expo And China East-West Cooperation, Investment And Trade Fair (Hereinafter Referred To As The Silk Expo) Was Founded In 1997 As The China East-West Cooperation And Investment And Trade Fair (Hereinafter Referred To As The Western Trade Fair). In March 2016, With The Approval Of The Party Central Committee And The State Council, It Was Officially Renamed The Silk Expo And Held In Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. At Present, It Has Been Successfully Held For Eight Sessions.

With The Strong Support Of National Ministries And Commissions And The Active Participation Of Chinese And Foreign Enterprises, The Silk Expo Has Achieved Fruitful Results, And Has Played An Important Role As A Platform For Promoting The High-Quality Development Of The "Belt And Road", Building A Highland For Inland Reform And Opening Up, And Promoting Interaction And Cooperation Between The Eastern And Western Regions. Wang Yong, Wang Yang, He Wei, Gao Yunlong, Wang Yi, Yang Jiechi, Zhang Qingwei, Shekrat Zakir, EtcParty And State Leaders Attended The Opening Ceremony Of The First Eight Silk Expos And Delivered Keynote Speeches. Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Serbia, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Russia, Cambodia, Slovakia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan,PakistanFifteen Countries Have Served As The Guest Of Honor, And 16 Provinces, Autonomous Regions And Municipalities, Including The Xinjiang Production And Construction Corps, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Tibet Autonomous Region, Fujian, Hubei, Yunnan, Guizhou, Tianjin, Jilin, Chongqing, Sichuan, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, Shandong, And Liaoning, Have Served As Guest Of Honor. More Than 200 Foreign Dignitaries And Former Dignitaries From More Than 190 Countries And Regions Around The World, More Than 10,000 Overseas Merchants, Heads Of More Than 60 Domestic Central Organs, National Ministries And Commissions, Central Enterprises, 31 Provincial, Autonomous And Municipal Governments And The Xinjiang Production And Construction Corps Participated In The Exhibition, Exhibiting And Selling More Than 30,000 Kinds Of Special Commodities, With A Total Of More Than 2.88 Million Visitors. A Total Of 54.421 Billion U.S. Dollars Have Been Signed For Foreign-Funded Projects, And 9,197.754 Billion Yuan Has Been Signed For Domestic Joint Projects.

The Silk Expo Has Become A High-Level Open Platform Focusing On Deepening Connectivity, With The Goal Of Expanding Economic And Trade Cooperation, Actively Participating In The Construction Of The New Land-Sea Corridor In The Western Region, And Deepening Trade And Investment Cooperation And Exchanges With Countries And Provinces And Municipalities In Central Asia, West Asia And South Asia.