Originally known as China National Machinery Equipment Import and Export Corporation, it was renamed China Machinery Equipment Engineering Co., Ltd. in 2011. (Chinese abbreviation: China Engineering, English abbreviation: CMEC) was established in 1978 during China's reform and opening up. It is China's first large-scale industrial and trade company. CMEC is a large-scale international comprehensive enterprise with international engineering business and complete equipment business as its core businesses, and international trade business, scientific research and design, and international service business as its main business operations.

The company was founded in 1978, with a current registered capital of RMB 620,000,000,000,000,000. It is a large-scale enterprise focusing on foreign trade and foreign economic and technological cooperation, mainly engaged in product import and export business.

The company has established trade relations with more than 120 countries and regions in the world, forming an information, sales, service network and a diversified marketing pattern covering five continents. The company has 22 wholly-owned and holding subsidiaries in China, 10 wholly-owned holding subsidiaries, and nearly 40 overseas representative offices and project offices abroad and in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The company has developed into a comprehensive enterprise group with property rights as the link, foreign trade as the main body, and integrating trade, industry, technology and services. CMEC's ??emblem and related product trademarks are registered in many countries and regions, are protected by law, and have high international visibility.