Expo to upgrade shopping choices and regional integration

The China International Import Expo, with exhibitors from around the world bringing their best products to Shanghai, is set to bring about upgrades in the city's shopping services and further integration of the Yangtze River Delta region, experts said.

"The expo will link Chinese business purchasers with a variety of goods from all over the world and make it possible for residents to buy the best products on their doorstep," said Zhang Min, executive head of Shanghai University's Shanghai Exhibition Research Institute.

As the world's first national import expo, CIIE is a landmark undertaking in the history of international trade. It has attracted thousands of exporters from around the world and about 160,000 Chinese buyers.