Global civil society activity in China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), making it the third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 province-level divisions: 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center.

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Meetings Statistics

From UIA's International Meetings Statistics Report

Top 25 over 20 years

China is ranked #16 over a 20 year period,
with 4882 meetings since 2004.

Top 25 in 2023

China is ranked #23 for 2023, with 100 meetings.

Local UIA Partner

Hangzhou International Expo Center

website: http://www.hiechangzhou.com



Hangzhou International Expo Center is located in Qianjiang Century City, Xiaoshan District in Hangzhou, which is a capital city in China. The center is on the south bank of Qiantang River and to the east of the Third Qiantang River Bridge.

It is affiliated to Hangzhou Olympic and International Expo Center Xiaoshan Construction Investment Co. Ltd., and has been entrusted to North Star Events Group, the largest convention and exhibition output management group in China, for management and operation. On September 4th and 5th 2016, Hangzhou International Expo Center was used as the main venue for the G20 Hangzhou Summit, and it has been in service since October 2016.

The Center covers an area of 850,000 square meters. It is a complex with multiple business formats integrating tourism, meeting, exhibition, hotel, business and office, and has provided superior expectations for the creative operation of exhibition venues.

The center offers 61 conference rooms for large, medium and small-sized conferences. Among them, the Column-free Multi-function Hall, is the largest one in China, covering an area of 10,000 square meters. With the exhibition area of 90,000 square meters, it is able to accommodate 4,500 international standard exhibition booths and cater all kinds of special exhibitions. Hangzhou International Expo Center has unveiled a new area of the sixth generation of exhibition venues in China from hardware facilities to software services and from operation pattern to profit patter.

The Center is equipped with the very latest event and exhibition technologies, and has the staff who know how to use them. The professional in-house team can handle every requirement of exhibitions and conferences.


Local UIA Partner

Suzhou International Expo Centre

website: http://www.suzhouexpo.com/


Suzhou International Expo Centre is a large exhibition complex, including exhibition and conference facilities, accommodation and catering, cultural and arts, business travel and other services.

It is situated at the core area of the city, which is China’s only Business Tourism Demonstration Base, close to the Jinji Lake (the largest urban lake in China). It is 30 minutes drive from Shanghai.

The centre has 100,000m² of exhibition space , 50,000m² of meeting space, and 60 meeting rooms of different styles and with integrated facilities. It also has a Novotel Hotel SIP with 307 rooms with plenty of choices for catering, living, touring, shopping and entertaining.


Local UIA Partner

National Convention and Exhibition Center (Tianjin)

website: http://www.ncec.cc/



National Convention and Exhibition Center (NCEC) (Tianjin) project is co-developed by the Ministry of Commerce and Tianjin Municipal People’s Government. The project has a total floor area of about 1.34 million m2, of which indoor exhibition space covers 400,000 m2 and 158,000 m2 outdoor. With a total investment of RMB 17.5 billion, NCEC (Tianjin) will become the largest convention and exhibition center in north China.

In accordance with the Cooperation Framework Agreement between the Ministry of Commerce and Tianjin Municipality, a joint venture co-invested by China Foreign Trade Center (Group) and Tianjin Infrastructure Investment Group (TIIG) was set up for the construction and operation of NCEC (Tianjin), namely NCEC (Tianjin), Co., Ltd. It has a registered capital of 4 billion RMB and is responsible for investment & construction, exhibition venue operation and exhibition services among others.


Local UIA Partner

International Finance Forum

website: http://www.iff.org.cn/




Local UIA Partner

Chongqing Yuelai International Convention Center

website: http://www.cqylicc.com/



Chongqing Yuelai Liangjiang International Hotel & Convention Management Co.,Ltd. was established on March 9, 2012, it mainly undertakes the operation and management of Chongqing Yuelai International Convention Center (Total of 51 meeting rooms that can be flexibly combined, with a total meeting area of 13,000 square meters), Chongqing Wyndham Hotel Chongqing Yuelai 5* (Total 390 Rooms.One 576 Ball Room,Gym,Spa,with luxury supporting services), Artyzen Habitat Hotel Chongqing Yuelai 4*(Total 378 rooms.500 of rooftop garden,Gym,Spa with suppo1ting services) and Yuelai Hotpot (The Restaurant with Traditional Chinese cuisine).


Local UIA Partner

Hangzhou Linkong Zhaoshang Exhibition Management Co.,Ltd

website: https://www.hzgcec.com/pc/en/index.html




Organizations based in China

International Association for Ethical Literary Criticism - Ningbo
World Historic and Cultural Canal Cities Cooperation Organization - Yangzhou
Association for Engineering Education in Southeast Asia and the Pacific - Beijing
Asian Dragon Boat Federation - Beijing
Asia-Pacific Society for Applied Phycology - Yantai
International Society for the History of East Asian Science Technology and Medicine - Beijing
Asia-Pacific Society for Ethnomusicology - Fujian
Asia Plasma and Fusion Association - Chengdu
Asian Pacific Society for Medical Mycology - Beijing
International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability - Shanghai
Asian Association of Societies for Plant Pathology - Beijing
Asian Allelopathy Society - Guangzhou
Asian Ferroelectric Association - Shanghai
Asian University Sports Federation - Beijing
Asian Organization for Mycoplasmology - ZhenJiang
RadTech Asia Organization - Beijing
Asian Society of Cryosurgery - Guangzhou
Asia Pacific Smart Card Association - Shanghai
Active Shipbuilding Experts' Federation - Beijing
Asian Thermal Spray Society - Xian
World Academic Society of Medical Qigong - Beijing
China-Europe International Business School - Shanghai
International Ecological Safety Collaborative Organization - Beijing
UNIDO International Solar Energy Centre for Technology Promotion and Transfer - Lanzhou
Asian Committee for Future Accelerators - Beijing

View More profiles (235) in the Yearbook of International Organizations

Future Events in China

2029 World Congress of ArchitectsUnion internationale des architectes - Beijing

2028 Quadrennial International Symposium on Extant and Fossil CharophytesInternational Research Group on Charophytes - Nanjing

2028 Annual ConferenceComputer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry - Nanjing

2027 Annual General AssemblyCIRP - The International Academy for Production Engineering - Beijing

2027 World Irrigation ForumInternational Commission on Irrigation and Drainage - Beijing

2027 International SymposiumInternational Society of Root Research - Beijing

2027 International ConferenceAsian Dysphagia Society - Beijing

2027 Asia-Pacific Microwave ConferenceInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Beijing

2027 CongressInternational Primatological Society - Xian

2026 International RILEM Conference on Concrete and Digital FabricationRéunion internationale des laboratoires d'essais et de recherches sur les matériaux et les constructions - Nanjing

2026 International Aerosol Conference (IAC)International Aerosol Research Assembly - Xian

2026 International Symposium on IceInternational Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research - Shanghai

2026 World Packaging ConferenceInternational Association of Packaging Research Institutes - Zhuzhou

2026 CongressInternational Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology - Dalian

2026 MeetingAsian Society for Psoriasis - Xian

View More Future Events (60) in The International Congress Calendar

Past Events in China

2025 World Meeting – Economic Science Association - Beijing
2025 Annual Meeting – Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Beijing
2025 Annual Conference – Asian Law Institute - Shanghai
2025 Meeting – Asian Society for Neuro-Oncology - Shanghai
2025 Congress – Asian-Pacific Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis - Wuhan
2025 Meeting – Asian-Australasian Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery - Beijing
2025 Triennial Congress – International Commission on Large Dams - Chengdu
2025 Open Science Meeting (OSM) – Past Global Changes - Shanghai
2025 World Gas Conference – International Gas Union - Beijing
2025 Academic Conference – Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools - Shanghai
2025 General Assembly – World Cement Association - Hefei
2025 International Automotive Safety & Security Congress – SAE International - Shanghai
2025 Annual Executive Meeting – International Commission on Large Dams - Chengdu
2025 Conference – Asia Pacific Career Development Association - Zhengzhou
2025 Annual General Meeting – Badminton World Federation - Xiamen

View More Past Events (7977) in The International Congress Calendar

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