And this increase occurred despite a decision by the fair's sponsor, the China External Trade Development Council (CETRA), to collect fees (such as location fees and equipment fees) for services that had previously been free.
這屆進步夥伴展，主辦單位外貿協會一改過去免費服務的方式，開始向參展廠商收取費用（包括場地費、器材費等），參展廠商卻不減反增。