The Sixth China International Machinery and Electronic Products Expo is scheduled to be held on Sept. 23 in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, local government announced Wednesday.

The four-day expo will display equipment, accessories, top-grade machinery and electronic products and projects for investment at 1,546 booths, which cover a total floor space of 3,000 square meters.

By then, more than 2,000 business people from over 40 countries, including representatives from 62 of the global top 500, are expected to attend the expo.

The expo aims to build a platform to attract overseas investment to China's central and western regions, boost the pace of opening-up and promote multinational purchasing, the organizing committee said.

The expo is co-organized by China's Ministry of Commerce, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Hubei provincial government and Wuhan city government.

So far, 487 business firms have signed up for the expo, organizers said.

Source: Xinhua