Expo joins Eurasia

Business is often not only about business. The second China-Eurasia Expo, in which 55 countries and regions are participating, will prove to be a high-profile platform for boosting regional development and security.

Held in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the expo will see more diversified participation not only from neighboring countries, but also from traditional Western powers, such as the United States, the Netherlands and Italy, and new emerging economic powerhouses like India and Brazil.

The growing inclusiveness of the expo testifies to the economic opening-up of inland Xinjiang and the increased attention the international community is paying to the region.