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This article covers the overseas promotion event for the third Global Digital Trade Expo (GDTE) held in Paris, where the France branch of the Cross-Border E-Commerce Overseas Cooperation Park was officially inaugurated. Key takeaways are as follows:

1. Core details of the third GDTE: The expo will run from September 25 to 29, 2024 at the Hangzhou Convention & Exhibition Center. It will cover 150,000 square meters of exhibition space, with one general hall and eight themed industry pavilions. A series of high-level dialogues and industrial matching events will be hosted, attracting global top enterprises, international organizations and businesses from around the world. Multiple industry reports will be released, new industry standards launched, and institutional innovation promoted during the event.

2. Overview of Hangzhou's digital trade development: In 2023, the added value of Hangzhou's core digital economy industries reached $80.5 billion, accounting for 28.3% of the city's total GDP. The city's total digital trade volume hit $45.28 billion, with cross-border e-commerce import and export volume reaching $19.87 billion. Hangzhou is home to China's first cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zone, and the Global Digital Trade Expo is permanently hosted in the city.

This promotion event revealed the latest trends and cooperation opportunities in the digital trade sector, with key takeaways for brands as follows:

1. Industry development trends: As a new trade format aligned with shifting consumer habits and advanced technology, digital trade is growing rapidly. Both China and France are actively advancing bilateral digital trade cooperation, opening up significant expansion space in the European market that makes it an ideal high-growth track for brands going global.

2. Channel expansion opportunities: Two-thirds of China's cross-border e-commerce platforms are clustered in Hangzhou, with their services covering 220 countries and regions worldwide. The inauguration of the France branch of the Cross-Border E-Commerce Overseas Cooperation Park allows brands to leverage Hangzhou's platform resources and the French park's local advantages to quickly expand into the European market and build overseas sales channels.

3. Brand marketing opportunities: Brands can participate in the third GDTE to showcase products in themed industry pavilions matching their categories, connect with global buyers and partners, access the latest industry insights, and boost their international brand awareness.

This event brings new market opportunities and policy incentives for cross-border sellers, with key insights as follows:

1. Emerging market opportunities: China-France cross-border e-commerce cooperation is deepening, with the official establishment of the France branch of the Cross-Border E-Commerce Overseas Cooperation Park. The European market has high acceptance of digital trade and strong consumer demand. Sellers can achieve local establishment through the park, reduce compliance costs for market entry, and tap into incremental European market demand.

2. Resource matching opportunities: The third GDTE will host 8 categories of industrial matching events and more than 30 high-level international exchange activities, attracting a large number of top global digital trade enterprises and Fortune 500 companies. Sellers can connect with platforms, supply chains and procurement resources through participation to expand business cooperation.

3. Policy dividends: As China's first cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zone and home to China's only digital-themed pilot free trade zone, Hangzhou has launched dedicated support policies for GDTE participants. Sellers that set up operations in Hangzhou or participate in the expo can access corresponding policy support to run cross-border business in compliance.

This event offers abundant business opportunities and transformation insights for factories looking to expand overseas business, with key takeaways as follows:

1. Business cooperation opportunities: Digital trade is well-developed in Europe, where consumers are adapted to new online trade models and have strong demand for Chinese products. The newly established France branch of the Cross-Border E-Commerce Overseas Cooperation Park provides a local foothold for Chinese factories. Factories can connect to European channels through the park, reach end consumers directly, cut out intermediate links, and increase profit margins.

2. Digital transformation insights: Hangzhou is a leading hub for digital trade in China, clustered with a large number of cross-border e-commerce platforms. Hangzhou's development experience shows that accessing digital trade channels and advancing digital transformation is the core direction for future growth for factories, and can help break through growth bottlenecks.

3. Demand matching opportunities: Factories can participate in industrial matching events at the third GDTE to directly understand European market requirements for product design and production, optimize their product mix, and connect with a large number of cross-border platforms and buyers to secure stable orders.

This event revealed industry trends and business opportunities for service providers focused on digital trade and cross-border expansion, with key insights as follows:

1. Industry development trends: Global digital trade is currently growing at a rapid pace, and demand for bilateral China-France cross-border e-commerce cooperation continues to rise. A growing number of Chinese players are looking to enter the European market, while European players also seek access to China's market. This has created a new growth window for cross-border expansion supporting services, with a large unmet demand for services in the European market.

2. Core pain points of clients: Brands, sellers and factories expanding overseas commonly face challenges including local establishment in Europe, unfamiliarity with local compliance rules, and high channel building costs. European companies entering China also face pain points related to inefficient bilateral connection. These pain points leave substantial market room for service providers.

3. Business expansion opportunities: Service providers can set up operations in the newly launched France branch of the Cross-Border E-Commerce Overseas Cooperation Park to provide supporting services including logistics, compliance and marketing for Chinese companies expanding overseas. They can also participate in the third GDTE to connect with a large pool of potential clients and expand their business footprint.

This event outlines market demand and development opportunities for cross-border digital trade platforms, with key takeaways as follows:

1. Market demand overview: Business communities in both China and France have strong demand for digital trade cooperation. Chinese sellers seek to expand into the European market, while European sellers also want to connect with Chinese distribution channels, creating strong bilateral trade demand. Platform operators can develop two-way cross-border trade business to meet this market demand.

2. Policy and establishment opportunities: Hangzhou is a pioneer in China's digital trade development, home to the country's first cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zone, its only digital-themed pilot free trade zone, and China's first local legislation on digital trade, with strong policy support. Currently, two-thirds of China's cross-border e-commerce platforms are already clustered in Hangzhou, and platforms that establish operations there can access multiple layers of policy incentives.

3. Ecosystem expansion opportunities: Platforms can participate in the third GDTE to connect with resources from international governments, business associations and enterprises, conduct global recruitment, and participate in the formulation of industry standards. They can also build out local service capabilities through the France branch of the Cross-Border E-Commerce Overseas Cooperation Park, improve their global service ecosystem, and boost industry influence.

This event reflects the latest industrial developments in the global digital trade sector, with key insights for researchers as follows:

1. New trends in industrial cooperation: Global digital trade cooperation has shifted from macro-level consensus to practical implementation. China-France cross-border e-commerce cooperation has expanded from platform matching to the construction of overseas cooperation parks, with local governments proactively promoting domestic digital trade industries overseas and building international cooperation platforms, emerging as a key driving force for digital trade growth.

2. New trends in institutional innovation: As a pioneer in China's digital trade sector, Hangzhou has launched the country's first local legislation on digital trade. The third GDTE will roll out more than 20 industry and local standards and advance more than 20 institutional breakthroughs, providing a typical case study for research on institutional innovation in China's digital trade sector.

3. New models for regional development: Hangzhou has formed a digital trade development model of "platform clustering + overseas park establishment + national expo empowerment", building an industrial clustering hub leveraging the advantage of hosting the permanent GDTE. This model provides a brand new case study for high-quality regional digital trade development, and carries high research value.