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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
The 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE), which opened in Shanghai on November 5, showcased 461 new products, technologies, and services. Since the inaugural exhibition in 2018, the total number of new products unveiled there has exceeded 3,000. The CIIE has become a powerful platform for observing China's high level of openness to the outside world.
One of the most notable products showcased for the first time at CIIE was crisp blueberries grown in the desert regions of Peru. The blueberries were shipped from the port of Chancay via a high-speed cold chain route and reached Shanghai in just 23 days, covering a distance of approximately 17,000 km.
"We introduce new products every year, and through the CIIE platform, we can continue to deepen our presence in China and expand into global markets," said Anthony Greenstein, CEO of Joy Wing Mau Asia Holding, which brought this South American fruit to the exhibition. Through its participation in all eight CIIE exhibitions, the company has secured deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
The exhibition is attended by 4,108 international companies from 155 countries, regions, and international organizations, with a total exhibition space exceeding 430,000 square meters. The enterprise section features 290 Fortune Global 500 companies and industry leaders, 43 trade delegations, and the number of registered visitors reached approximately 450,000. The scale of this year's exhibition has reached a new record across multiple parameters.
As a global public good, CIIE always shares China's capabilities with the world and steadily expands its circle of partners.
Sixty-seven countries and international organizations are participating in the national exhibition, actively promoting the implementation of multilateral mechanisms such as the China-CELAC Forum, the China-Central Asia Summit, the China-EU Summit, and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. The participation of companies from countries such as Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, and Peru reached a record level. American companies retained their first-place position for the seventh consecutive year.
Jeff Martha, Chairman and CEO of Medtronic, a global medical technology company, announced that the event will feature one product debuting in the Asia-Pacific region and five products debuting in China. He noted that China is not only one of the company's most important markets but also a key driver of medical technology innovation.
To unilaterally expand openness to least developed countries, the current exhibition, in addition to existing measures such as partially free exhibition space and tax incentives on the purchase of exhibited goods, expanded the African product pavilion. The number of participating African companies increased by 80% year-on-year.
Cashews from Gambia, avocados from Burundi, and shrimp from Honduras, first showcased at the CIIE, were "introduced as a group" at the Expo with the support of the UN International Trade Centre (ITC). Since the inaugural exhibition, ITC has supported over 500 enterprises from developing and least developed countries.
“This fully demonstrates the importance of the CIIE as an international public good and the vision of contributing to the building of a Community of Shared Destiny for Humanity,” said Ashok Gomes, Director of Country Programs at the UN International Trade Centre.
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