Affected by the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, some companies announced their withdrawal from MWC 2020 or were planning not hold a press conference. Not only MWC, but also a large-scale home appliances and consumer electronics show in China have been affected.
The Organizing Committee of the China Appliance and Consumer Electronics Expo 2020 (AWE2020) said in a recent statement that the AWE2020, which was originally scheduled to be held in Shanghai from March 11 to 14, 2020, will be postponed till further notice.
The Committee said that at this critical moment, the primary task is to maximize the health and safety of exhibitors, visitors and partners to ensure the effectiveness of exhibitors at home and abroad.
"We are paying close attention to the current situation of the epidemic situation and maintaining close contact with various government departments. Once there is further news, we will arrange the new exhibition period as soon as possible, properly inform and assist you to adjust the exhibition plan, and do our best to follow-up services," it said.
(File Photo from AWE 2019)
The following is the statement translated from Chinese to English:
Due to the recent outbreak of a new coronavirus that has caused an outbreak of pneumonia, the Shanghai Municipal Government has initiated a first-level response to major public health emergencies, and both the central and local governments have adopted strict measures to prevent and control the further development of the epidemic.
In order to implement the guidelines for epidemic prevention work of the Shanghai Municipal Epidemic Prevention and Control Leading Group, we regret to announce: China Appliance and Consumer Electronics Expo 2020, which was originally scheduled to be held on March 11-14, 2020 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (AWE2020) will be postponed. The specific time after the postponement will be announced separately.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the postponement of the exhibition and thank you for your continued understanding and support. At this critical moment, our primary task is to maximize the health and safety of exhibitors, visitors and partners to ensure the effectiveness of exhibitors at home and abroad. At the same time, we are paying close attention to the current situation of the epidemic situation and maintaining close contact with various government departments. Once there is further news, we will arrange the new exhibition period as soon as possible, properly inform and assist you to adjust the exhibition plan and do our best to follow-up services.
We have been committed to serving China's home appliances and consumer electronics sectors, working with domestic and foreign exhibitor anti-partners to work together to explore industrial development. Here we hope to work with you to maintain a positive and optimistic attitude, and have full confidence in China and our own bright future, fight the epidemic and overcome the difficulties together!
China Appliance and Consumer Electronics Expo Organizing Committee
