Shanghai gears up for fifth CIIE

The fifth China International Import Expo is set to kick off in Shanghai on Nov 5 this year, attracting over 280 world's top 500 companies.

Over the past four years, more and more multinational enterprises have joined the CIIE family, seizing the opportunities as China's further opens up its vast domestic market.

Statistics from the Ministry of Commerce showed that exhibitors of the first four CIIE launched more than 1,500 products, technologies and services, with a cumulative intended transaction value of over $270 billion.