The spillover effects of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) has reached far beyond Shanghai to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces, which is basically the entire Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region, experts said during a recent interview with Radio Shanghai's Voice of YRD.
Sergio Lopez, the assistant to the chairman at China Dream Investment Co in South Africa, has been committed to boosting economic, trade and cultural exchanges between China and South Africa.
The government organized central SOEs to set up 99 trading groups to participate in the fifth CIIE held in Shanghai in early November.
Many eye-catching exhibits at the fifth China International Import Expo, such as sprouted coffee and one-year-old oysters, have entered the Shanghai market thanks to the Greenland Global Commodity Trading Hub, a permanent trading platform of the CIIE.
The two-day trade and investment matchmaking conference of the fifth CIIE has concluded on Monday, with accumulated intended turnover exceeding $4 billion.
The ongoing China International Import Expo at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), celebrating the 5th anniversary, showcases the country's commitment to further opening up its massive market for shared growth.
The Shanghai International Sister Cities Hub was recently launched at the Hongqiao Import Commodity Exhibition and Trading Center – located in the Hongqiao International Central Business District in East China's Shanghai city.
A shopping festival for imported goods opened in the city of Shanghai in East China on Aug 25.
