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The Fifth CIIE Posts Fruitful Results



The fifth edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) was hailed as another fruitful event as the value of intended deals reached during the six-day expo increased 3.9 percent from the previous year to $73.52 billion.Jinbao, mascot of the China International Import Expo welcomes participants from all over the world. To get more news about CIIE Shanghai, you can visit shine news official website.

Sun Chenghai, deputy director-general of the CIIE Bureau, described the expo as a "successful, splendid and fruitful" one at a news conference on Nov 10.This year’s CIIE, like previous editions, comprised a business exhibition, the Hongqiao International Economic Forum, a country exhibition, as well as a slew of supporting activities and people-to-people and cultural exchanges programs. As of 12 pm on Nov 10, the expo had received about 461,000 visitors.

This year’s CIIE attracted participants from 145 countries, regions and international organizations. More than 2,800 enterprises, including 284 of the world's top 500 enterprises and industry giants, gathered to showcase their products and services at the business exhibition. About 90 percent of them were repeat exhibitors.

The fifth CIIE also welcomed 39 trade missions and nearly 600 sub-trade missions. More than 600 intended deals were reached at 82 project signing ceremonies.

A total of 293 cooperation intention agreements involving $5.9 billion worth of products and services were signed at trade and investment matchmaking conferences during the expo.

This year’s online country exhibition enabled 69 countries and international organizations to display their scientific and technological achievements, culture and art. The online exhibition saw 59 million visits, more than the previous edition.

The Hongqiao International Economic Forum, which included 24 parallel sessions, invited high-profile government officials, Nobel Prize laureates, academicians, senior executives of industrial pacesetters from home and abroad to discuss global openness, with the RCEP and Higher-level Opening-up.

This year, international organizations such as the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the United Nations Population Fund organized forums for the first time and helped expand the global influence of the Hongqiao Forum.
24 Swedish companies operating in the Chinese market participated in the Expo on 5 - 10 November counting for several more than previous years. And even though overseas business representatives missed out on the event due to continued strict COVID entry restrictions into China, the activity among local Swedish business participants was intense.

CIIE's focus this year on sustainability provided an interesting theme for Swedish companies since many are particularly competitive in this area. Notably the transport sector offered a strong presence through companies such as Scania, Volvo Group, and Volvo Cars, but so did also Swedish industrial companies like Alfa Laval and Epiroc, and within the IT segment, Ericsson. Astra Zeneca presented a well-attended pavilion on biotech & life science. And with its innovation theme and a clear climate focus, H&M presented a stylish exhibition focusing on circular consumption in clothing with exciting new recycled materials and opportunities. IKEA also followed up on its already well-established green theme, this year also with the opportunity for visitors to discover the company's new holistic concept for modern and sustainable living.