China Council for the Promotion of International Trade

Established in 1952, it works for the purposes of promoting foreign trade, utilizing foreign investment, introducing advanced technology and engaging in varied types of economic and technological cooperation with people outside China, promoting trade, economic and technological cooperation between China and other countries, so as to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese people and people in other countries and particularly between Chinese and foreign economic and trade circles.

It consists of a general affairs office, membership affairs department, personnel department, liaison department, economic information department, exhibition department and finance department.