China International Import Expo

The China International Import Expo (CIIE) is a trade fair held in autumn annually since 2018 in Shanghai, China. It is the world's first import-themed national-level expo.[1] It will feature exhibitions of multiple countries and businesses and the Hongqiao International Economic and Trade Forum. CIIE was personally proposed and announced by Xi Jinping.[2][3][4]

The China International Import Expo is held at National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai)
Country Exhibition at China International Import Expo
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 777-300ER in CIIE special livery
China International Import Expo
Simplified Chinese中国国际进口博览会
Traditional Chinese中國國際進口博覽會
Literal meaningChina International Import Expo

The expo is co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of China and the Shanghai Municipal Government.[5] Its partners include World Trade Organization, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and United Nations Industrial Development Organization.[6]

The import expo has the purpose of promoting the Chinese domestic market to foreign companies, and to boost domestic consumption.[7][8]

The 2018 inaugural edition was opened by Xi Jinping in person.[2] Drawing 400,000 registrations,[8] the expo has been criticized as being of mostly symbolic value, with half of the deals signed not being executed according to European business representatives.[9][10]

The 2019 edition was also opened by Xi Jinping and notably visited by French President Emmanuel Macron. This year's edition drew 500,000 registrations, of which 6,000 foreigners.[9][10]

The 2020 edition could proceed despite the COVID-19 pandemic, albeit drawing a lower number of 400,000 registrants.[9]

References
  1. "President Xi to attend opening ceremony of China's 1st import expo". ca.china-embassy.org.
  2. Zou, Lei (2020-09-22). China International Import Expo: Shared Future In A New Era. World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-12-2388-4.
  3. "China International Import Expo (CIIE)". sccci.org.sg.
  4. "Ministry of Commerce: Make Every Effort to Organize the China International Import Expo Well". China International Import Expo. October 27, 2017. The meeting conveyed the general situations of the Nineteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the report delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping...
  5. "Chinese International Import Expo 2018". austrade.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  6. "CHINA INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXPO". ciie.org.
  7. "The Significance of China's International Import Expo". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  8. Cheng, Evelyn (2018-11-07). "China puts on a big show, but not everyone is buying its trade message". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  9. "China pushes on with Shanghai international import expo as pandemic rages on". South China Morning Post. 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  10. "Foreign Businesses Expressed Mixed Views Toward China's Import Expo in Shanghai | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
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