Shanghai Municipality, east China - Nov 6, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Booth of Argentina at second China International Import Expo (CIIE), visitors
2. Various of Argentine wines on display
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Mario Giordano, general manager, Wines of Argentina organization (partially overlaid with shots 4-5):
"It is a big surprise for us. The last year, we come in here, it's a question mark, because we don't know exactly what to happen. The surprise is the new edition is a very professional, very elegant, and then we have the enormous spaces for produce(products) and the relations between the visitors, importers, and all kind of people."
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4. Booth of Argentina, visitors
5. Argentine wines on display
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6. Various of visitors drinking Argentine wines at booth
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Mario Giordano, general manager, Wines of Argentina organization (partially overlaid with shot 8):
"China for us is the future. Why? Because it is a new market and then has a lot of people who are interest(ed) in wines. The other senior is the meat. We decide to produce the strategy in direction directly to China."
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8. Argentina booth
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9. Visitors at Argentina booth
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Jose Lovaglio, owner, Susana Balbo Wines (partially overlaid with shot 11):
"This is my first time in the fair, but I find it quite interesting. I've met already several people from different cities and provinces. We've received people from Chongqing, from Guangzhou, from Beijing, all interested in our products. So, it's very interested to see how we can connect with the Chinese consumers and the Chinese enterprises in a way that is not easily available to us."
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11. Visitors drinking Argentine wines
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12. Argentine wines
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Sebastian Olalla, general manager, Argentina's Bodega Staphyle wine company:
"Very exciting, very confident that we are going to have good business in China."
14. Visitors at Argentina booth

Argentine wine and meat dealers are expecting high business opportunities at the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.

Mario Giordano, general manager of Wines of Argentina organization, has been in the expo for the second time. He said the CIIE is a professional platform to meet business partners.

"It is a big surprise for us. The last year, we come in here, it's a question mark, because we don't know exactly what to happen. The surprise is the new edition is a very professional, very elegant, and then we have the enormous spaces for produce (products) and the relations between the visitors, importers, and all kind of people," said Giordano.

Giordano said the wine and meat business with Chinese customers grew in recent years. He said the Wines of Argentina has tailored strategies to expand its market in China.

"China for us is the future. Why? Because it is a new market and then has a lot of people who are interest(ed) in wines. The other senior is the meat. We decide to produce the strategy in direction directly to China," he said.

Jose Lovaglio, owner of Susana Balbo Wines, said the expo has provided multiple channels for the company to reach Chinese customers.

"This is my first time in the fair, but I find it quite interesting. I've met already several people from different cities and provinces. We've received people from Chongqing, from Guangzhou, from Beijing, all interested in our products. So, it's very interested to see how we can connect with the Chinese consumers and the Chinese enterprises in a way that is not easily available to us," said Lovaglio.

Sebastian Olalla, general manager of Argentina's Bodega Staphyle wine company, is also participating in the expo for the first time. He said he felt excited to see so many potential business partners at the event.

"Very exciting, very confident that we are going to have good business in China," he said.

The second CIIE, which runs till Sunday in Shanghai, has attracted 155 countries and regions as well as 26 international organizations.

Sixty-four countries are hosting country exhibitions and 3,893 companies are participating in business exhibitions at the event.