The sixth CIIE will not only continue to turn foreign companies' exhibits into popular products in China but inject more growth momentum and confidence into the world economy.
The total exposure of the fifth China International Import Expo has exceeded 5.6 billion hits and that of all five sessions of the annual event combined has surpassed 10 billion hits.
With China creating more favorable conditions for global companies to grow in its vast, lucrative market, the annual China International Import Expo will help promote investment opportunities, executives at several multinational companies said.
The fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) concluded in Shanghai Thursday, with a total of $73.5 billion worth of tentative deals reached for one-year purchases of goods and services.
The author is the head of communications and marketing at Heraeus China – a subsidiary of a German technology group that focuses on sectors including semiconductors, environmental protection and industrial application – and the coordinator of Heraeus' CIIE project.
The signing of a strategic cooperation agreement between Dun & Bradstreet and the South Hongqiao administrative committee on Saturday is a clear reflection of the spillover effect of the China International Import Expo, the company's China managing director Wu Guangyu said.
