Permanent platforms bolster imports

Though the official closing date of the inaugural China International Import Expo is Saturday, host city Shanghai has established a number of permanent exhibition and trade platforms to boost China's imports year-round.

Donghao Lansheng Group, a State-owned modern services conglomerate, has launched an imported goods exhibition center featuring healthcare and consumer products at the National Exhibition and Convention Center, the venue for the expo.

More than 1,000 products from more than 100 companies have been on display via the "6+365" permanent exhibition and trade platform, a spillover of the exhibition that can bolster imports and drive reforms in trade facilitation, said Wang Qiang, Donghao Lansheng's chairman.