(From Page 1) “Big players like Huawei and ZTE are among the ideal partners we are seeking,” he said. The high-tech fair includes 33 international delegations from 20 countries, including the United States, Germany and Russia. Like PowerbyProxi, many companies have brought their newest technologies and innovative products to the annual event to seek cooperation and investment in China. Hungary has participated in the fair for eight consecutive years. The delegation led by Hungary’s Ministry of National Economy includes 10 companies. The Hungarian Government is always supportive of such outreach efforts, said Szabolcs Szajp with EastWing Investment Co. The company has worked with the Hungarian Government to organize the country’s booth at the fair. Szajp said he worked for the organizing committee of the China Hi-Tech Fair in 2009, as the first foreigner to do so. He said the fair has helped many Hungarian companies bring technologies to China and build business relationships with Chinese companies. Hungarian software company Graphisoft, for example, found its largest Chinese retailer — and one of its first — when it first attended the fair in 2006. “This year’s fair offered us an opportunity to build connections with Shenzhen University to collaboratively research and develop new technologies,” said Tibor Stahl, general manager of the company’s Southeast Asia branch. In addition to repeat participants, this year’s fair also has attracted some newcomers, such as New Zealand and Iran. Iranian Esmat Shahbazi said she’s been pleased with the fair so far, because many local companies have expressed interest in cooperation after learning about her company’s products. Shahbazi runs a company that produces herbal medicines for humans and domestic animals. “Our medicines are 100-percent natural herbals,” Shahbazi said. Herbal cosmetics and a painkiller ointment are among her products on display. “Some visitors said it felt like a miracle after trying the painkiller ointment at our booth,” she said. On the first day of the exhibition, representatives of more than 20 Chinese companies asked to be an agent for Shahbazi’s medicines in China. Many visitors wanted to buy some of the medicines and some wanted to sign a contract on-site, Shahbazi said. “Culturally, we are close to China,” she said of Iran. “Our herbal medicines can reach a good market here through the fair.” ? | 