China strives to build a world-class import expo
By Hua Yisheng
The second China International Import Expo (CIIE) is scheduled to be
held in Shanghai from Nov. 5 to 10. Many well-known global companies hold great expectations for
the expo as China keeps its promise to build a high-quality
import expo.
In May 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at
the opening ceremony of the first Belt and Road Forum for International
Cooperation, announcing that the country would host the CIIE starting from
2018.
At the first CIIE held in Nov. 2018, Xi stressed that the CIIE, an
event to be held on an annual basis, will feature good performance, good
results and continued success in the years to come.
The first CIIE turned out to be really fruitful. On the basis of that,
the second one this year has been even more thoughtfully arranged in various
aspects such as the exhibition areas and supporting activities.
China shows its sincerity in pursuing a new round of high-level opening
up. Since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in
Oct. 2017, President Xi has pledged that China will further open up
at various multilateral occasions
such as the Boao Forum for Asia.
The first CIIE was the world's first import-themed national-level expo,
an innovation in the history of global trade as well as China’s major
initiative to still widen market access to the rest of the world.
In fact, many countries and enterprises discovered the business
opportunities to cooperate with China and felt the huge potential of the
Chinese market on the first CIIE that they registered for the second one right
after the success from the previous year.
Just a few days ago, French President Emmanuel Macron said over the
phone to President Xi that France will actively support the second CIIE. Other
countries and organizations, including the European Union (EU), spoke highly of
the import expo and expected to promote cooperation through the platform.
China has taken the initiative to open its market to the world, and the
world surely will not miss such opportunities.
China assumes its responsibility as a responsible major country. It has
always supported the multilateral trading system, promoted free trade, advanced
an open world economy and advocated economic globalization.
As Xi pointed out, economic globalization is an irreversible trend of
history and has greatly boosted global growth. What mankind can do is to
understand, adapt to, and apply the law of history instead of trying to prevent
it from happening. The wheel of history, indeed, will keep rolling forward no
matter what.
Based on such knowledge, China has resolutely opposed trade
protectionism and encouraged foreign trade to achieve more balanced, inclusive,
coordinated and sustainable development to share prosperity with trading
partners and reach win-win results.
China believes in common good and development of all countries and
hopes people from different countries could share the benefits of economic
globalization and growth.
China is both confident and calm. Since 2019 marks the 70th anniversary
of the founding of the New China, the country would like to use the CIIE as an
opportunity to enable various parties to see the new look of China in the new
era, understand its tremendous development over the years and realize that
China's all-round opening-up allows other countries to enjoy the benefits of
its development.
(The author is an expert on
international issues.)
Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2019 shows colorful lights illuminate
a sky corridor besides the National Exhibition and Convention Center in
Shanghai, venue of the second CIIE. (Yang Jianzheng/People’s Daily Online)
China strives to build a world-class import expo
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