An international industrial design expo on December?11?opened in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, displaying a series of works representing cutting-edge technology.

More than 300 industrial enterprises from around the world attended the China International Industrial Design Expo, with concept electric cars, patrolling robots and driverless delivery vehicles being among the displayed items.

Covering a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters, the expo consists of five sections in aspects such as the COVID-19 prevention and control, and poverty alleviation.

Industrial design is a key link in the industrial chain, and the vigorous development of industrial design plays an important role in improving industrial fundamental capacity, promoting the upgrade of consumption and deepening supply-side structural reform, Xu Kemin, chief economist with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), said at the opening ceremony.

The three-day event is organized by the MIIT center for international economic and technological cooperation and the Wuhan municipal government.