The first Global Digital Trade Expo is expected to be held in the city from Dec 11 to 14. [Photo provided to ehangzhou.gov.cn]

Big names in the digital field will gather in Hangzhou for the first Global Digital Trade Expo expected to be held in the city from Dec 11 to 14, local media outlets reported.

The event is currently the only official global professional gathering in China. It is aimed at helping the country take part in the development of global trade rules and showcasing achievements in the formation and development of a digital economy.

It also aims to create a leading international digital trade platform featuring professionalism, digitalization, scenarios, globalization and online and offline interactions to bring together foreign and Chinese professionals, researchers and leading companies in the industry who will ways to develop digital trade.