The 2nd China Jilin-Northeast Asia Investment & Trade Expo was held from September 2 to 6, 2006, at Changchun International Conference and Exhibition Center.

The theme of the 2nd China Jilin-Northeast Asia Investment and Trade Expo was “opportunity, exchange, cooperation and development”, and the principle of it was to establish a cooperation platform and create a brand for attracting investments, showing the regional images and promoting the common development. The main content of this event included three categories of activities such as commodity trade, investment and trade, and professional international conferences and business week (day).

Over 40,000 merchandisers from 51 countries and regions gathered in Changchun, capital of Jilin province, to seek investment and cooperation opportunities. A total 2,200 standard exhibition booths were available for reservation, which were in nine indoor exhibition sections and an outdoor one for equipment, hi-tech (electronics), building materials, chemicals, foods, health care products, textile products and sports products as well as investment and cooperation and service trade and so on. Some 40,000 merchandisers including 71 Top 500 Enterprises of the World attended the event, which, according to the statistics, was visited by over 0.3 million person times.

This expo highlighted its uniqueness such as the regional cooperation among the countries and regions in Northeast Asia, Year of China, Year of Russia, and the rejuvenation of the old industrial base in Northeast China and so on. In addition, three forums including Northeast Asia Economic Cooperation Forum, the 11th Summit for the Leaders of the Local Governments in Northeast Asia, and the Forum for Multinational Companies and Rejuvenation of Northeast China as well as other activities including Business Week for Russia, Business Day for DPRK, ROK and Mongolia, and the Sino-Japanese Economic and Trade Forum were also held during the event.