[Xi Sheng Echo] Let China's Big Market Become the World's Big Opportunity Import | International | Opportunity

Now, the CIIE has become a window for China to build a new development pattern, a platform to promote high-level openness, and a globally shared international public good.

The China International Import Expo, as the world's first national level exhibition with import as its theme, is a great breakthrough in the history of international trade development. Holding the China International Import Expo is a major decision made by China with a focus on promoting a new round of high-level opening up to the outside world, and a major measure taken by China to actively open up its market to the world.

"I have been busy with procurement and customs clearance for the new products exhibited at the CIIE recently." Shen Lijuan, who has been preparing for the CIIE for five consecutive years, is full of anticipation for the upcoming 6th CIIE.

Roy Vandenhoek, who is far away from New Zealand, regards "common growth" as the key word for his participation in the Expo for five consecutive years: "As a small and medium-sized enterprise along the the Belt and Road, we are full of sense of gain from being unknown to becoming a leading brand in the industry."

As an old friend of CIIE, Sheng Wenhao, a representative of a certain exhibitor who has participated in CIIE for five consecutive years, praised the sense of gain brought by the high-quality opening up of CIIE to the outside world to enterprises. "Not only does it provide short-term benefits to businesses, but it also achieves sustainable protection. For example, our tariff with New Zealand was originally 15%, but now it is zero."

Exhibitors who are also full of a sense of harvest are not without "new friends" who participated in the exhibition for the first time last year. Last year's "initial experience at CIIE" gave them full confidence, and this year, some exhibitors have reserved booths for the 7th CIIE to be held in 2024 one year in advance.

"The 5th CIIE was our first appearance and gave us a great surprise. 30% of the audience can be defined as potential customers, and 10% entered the negotiation process. For our petrochemical project based enterprises, this process is very fast. Yang Tingting, the person in charge of a certain exhibitor who signed the contract for the 7th CIIE in advance, said that they hope to actively participate in the CIIE, expand and strengthen the Chinese market, and radiate globally through the origin of the Chinese market.".

In recent years, as the host city of the China International Import Expo, Qingpu District in Shanghai has not only done a good job in service guarantee, but also fully utilized its advantages as the main venue to answer the "spillover effect" application question. For five consecutive years, Qingpu District has signed the "first order" of the Shanghai trading group, with a cumulative amount of 1.83 billion US dollars.

On November 5, 2022, the first day of the 5th CIIE, Yuefan Medical from the Innovation Incubation Zone obtained the first business license issued by Qingpu District during the exhibition in less than an hour. "They have transformed from exhibitors to investors, further accelerating their entry into the Chinese market," said Che Min, the head of the Coordination Department of the Import Expo at the Qingpu District Commerce Commission.

In addition to the enterprise business exhibition, as an important component of the CIIE, the preparation work for the National Comprehensive Exhibition is also being vigorously promoted.

"The 6th China International Import Expo National Exhibition is the first time offline hosting has resumed after a 4-year hiatus. Currently, more than 50 countries and international organizations have confirmed their participation, and some countries have also participated offline for the first time." Cui Ying, Director of the Recruitment Department of the China International Import Expo Bureau, said that some relevant countries and international organizations have begun to coordinate with the Import Expo Bureau on specific exhibition work such as exhibits and booth design. "Many countries hope to expand their cooperation and exchanges with China through the CIIE, an open platform for cooperation, and close our economic and trade exchanges," said Cui Ying.