Shanghai builds CIIE into constant trading platform
Shanghai is currently digging more potential of the China International Import Expo (CIIE), turning the 6-day event into an all-year-round trading platform. The first CIIE attracted 3,617 foreign exhibitors to Shanghai within only 6 days last November, and generated total trading value of $57.8 billion. To sustain the performance, Shanghai opened an import commodity exhibition […]
China always on the way to improve business environment
Improvement of the business environment is an on-going process, and there is always room for things to become better, Chinese President Xi Jinping remarked in a speech delivered at the opening ceremony of the first China International Import Expo (CIIE). Enterprises from around the world are tying the knot in Shanghai after the first CIIE […]
CIIE conforms to historical trend of globalization
As the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) kicked off Monday in Shanghai, a China with more openness, is embracing a better future together with the world. Eighty-two countries and 3 international organizations are displaying their products at the 71 exhibition booths at the event’s 30,000 square-meter National Comprehensive Trade and Investment Exhibition. Over 3,600 […]
Openness and cooperation spur new vitality of global trade
The First Hongqiao International Economic and Trade Forum themed “spurring new vitality of global trade and creating an open and win-win scenario” was held on the sidelines of the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai on November 5. The Forum included three parallel sessions focusing on trade and opening, trade and innovation, and […]
CIIE an extraordinary event
The first China International Import Expo (CIIE) is an extraordinary platform for China to pursue a shared future with the world, which can be sensed at venue of the event. It takes over 20,000 steps to walk around the exhibition areas where display a wide range of products and services, including high-end equipment and […]
IMF chief lauds China’s accomplishments in building ‘bridges’ to shared prosperity
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde lauded China’s accomplishments in building “bridges” for common prosperity with opening up and reform efforts. In her keynote remarks at the opening ceremony for the week-long first China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, Lagarde associated the Lupu Bridge she crossed the previous night in the coastal […]
CIIE is a great opportunity for enhancing business cooperation
The first China International Import Expo (CIIE) is a great platform for enterprises from all over the world to enhance economic and trade relations with China. Shane Tedjarati, president of Honeywell Global High Growth Regions, said the CIIE provides a good opportunity for global enterprises to strengthen cooperation with China. Through the CIIE, Honeywell will […]
China offers tax breaks for foreign goods at CIIE
The tax incentives for imported exhibits sold during the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) has been released by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) on November 1st. Imported exhibits sold during the first CIIE are exempt from import duties and the import value-added tax, however consumption taxes are levied at 70 percent of the tax […]
CIIE receives wide attention from foreign media
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday announced the opening of the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. The international community has high expectations for the event and praised China for its efforts to promote free trade and an open global economy. In his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the expo, Xi […]
Observer: Let the world share China’s opportunity
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Monday the opening of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, the world’s first import-themed national-level expo. More than 3,600 companies from 172 countries, regions and international organizations will showcase their products and international image at the expo, bringing more than 5,000 new products to China. President Xi called […]