CIIE to provide world more opportunities

The third China International Import Expo, to be held in Shanghai on Nov 5-10, will bring more opportunities from China for world economic development, China Securities Journal reported on Monday.

Increasing number of enterprises have signed up for the third CIIE with enthusiasm, because the successful first and second CIIEs made the participating companies get tangible benefits, said Bai Ming, deputy director of the Ministry of Commerce's International Market Research Institute.

Enterprises hope to find more business opportunities through the CIIE platform. In particular, the steady development of China's economy has increased market spillover effects. Companies are optimistic about the import opportunities brought by the expanding Chinese market, Bai said.

The "brand effect" of the CIIE has attracted more foreign companies to participate, and the scale of the third CIIE has also exceeded the previous ones. The third CIIE has a larger exhibition areas, better arrangement setting, and higher quality of exhibitors, said Gao Feng, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce.

With an expanding area, the third CIIE's Commercial Enterprise Exhibition has set up six major exhibition sections, including food and agricultural products, automobiles, technical equipment, consumer goods, medical equipment, medicine and health care, and service trade, Gao said.