Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, June 21 (Reporter Zhou Rui) The reporter learned from the 5th China International Import Expo(CIIE) Preparatory Briefing and Signing Ceremony held here on the 21st that the preparations for the 5th China International Import Expo(CIIE) are progressing steadily, with the signing area of enterprise exhibition accounting for 76% of the planned area, and 260 of the world's top 500 and leading enterprises in the industry that have signed contracts.

Sheng Qiuping, Vice Minister of Commerce, said when attending the event online that since the first session, China International Import Expo(CIIE) has always held high the banner of opening up, deepened the four platforms of international procurement, investment promotion, humanities exchange and open cooperation, and promoted China's connection with the world market, industrial integration, innovation promotion and rules association. The development of China International Import Expo(CIIE) is a vivid epitome of China's ever-expanding opening-up in the new era, and it is also an important witness for enterprises of various countries to share development opportunities and achieve mutual benefit and win-win.

Sun Chenghai, deputy director of China International Import Expo Bureau, said that the 5th China International Import Expo(CIIE) will be held from November 5th to 10th this year, and Hongqiao Forum will continue to publish the World Openness Report 2022 and the World Openness Index, so as to create a 'bellwether' of the world's common opening, a 'barometer' of China's high-level opening, and an 'authoritative brand' of Hongqiao Forum. The National Exhibition is held online by willing countries in official website, China International Import Expo(CIIE). At present, many countries have confirmed their participation. At the same time, in order to show responsibility and responsibility, the organizers will also actively take pragmatic measures in supporting policies, trading and purchasing, humanities exchanges, etc., and strive to achieve stronger support, better service, and more remarkable results for the 5th China International Import Expo(CIIE), so that all parties will have a better sense of gain.

Zhou Lan, deputy director of China International Import Expo(CIIE) City Service Guarantee Leading Group Office, said that Shanghai has been committed to creating a first-class urban environment and providing first-class service guarantee for China International Import Expo(CIIE), striving to provide exhibitors with more efficient, convenient and thoughtful services, and accelerating the refinement, intelligence and legalization of service guarantee.

On June 21st, the 5th China International Import Expo(CIIE) Preparatory Briefing and Signing Ceremony was held. (Photo courtesy of interviewees)

At the event site, more than 30 exhibitors, exhibition organizers, Hongqiao Forum members, participants in cultural exchange activities and other enterprises and institutions collectively signed contracts with the Import Expo Bureau. Among the contracted enterprises, there are old friends such as Bristol-Myers Squibb and Marubeni who participated in many China International Import Expo(CIIE) sessions, and new friends such as Gilead Science, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton who signed contracts for the first time.

Kenji Shuitian, the chief representative of the Shanghai representative office of the Japan External Trade Organization, expressed the hope that high-quality Japanese goods, technologies and services would be brought to China through China International Import Expo(CIIE), thus contributing to the further development of trade and investment between Japan and China.