CIIE to boost reform and opening-up

Shanghai expo to provide new impetus for greater market access in China

The second China International Import Expo, which is set to be larger in scale and better in quality than its inaugural version last year, will inject new vitality and give impetus to China's further reform and opening-up and its steps to widen market access, commerce ministry officials said on Friday.

"The purpose of holding the CIIE is not simply to increase imports, but to focus more on optimizing the import structure and giving companies access to more advanced technologies and ideas, while maintaining stable growth in exports," said Wang Bingnan, vice-minister of commerce.