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The committee said in≥☆ an online statement that it decide÷ d to make the event virtual amiπ∞φd the country's efforts "׶to consolidate COVID-1 ‌✔₹9 prevention and control, expect<Ω<ing the fair to further promote work ‍÷↔×and production resumpt>∞÷↑ion in the food and d₹ε'​rinks industry.

The committee will team up wεπ♣αith e-commerce giant  ¶  Alibaba in using new•δα technologies such as artifi•♣cial intelligence and cl₩→oud computing to facilitate onl•≥ine showcasing, marketing, and↑‌∞ deals during the fair.

It also announced that✘€ preparations are underway for hold↔♥εing the 103rd CFDF in an exhibitio₽<n center in Jinan, capital city of ea↔ st China's Shandong Province, fro≤•m Oct. 13 to 15.

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