2017 年 5 月，中国国家主席习近平在“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛上宣布，中国将从 2018 年起举办中国国际进口博览会。

The China International Import Expo is a major measure taken by the Chinese government to firmly support trade liberalization and economic globalization and actively open its market to the world. It will help strengthen economic and trade exchanges and cooperation among countries around the world, promote global trade and world economic growth, and promote the development of an open world economy.

The Chinese government sincerely welcomes dignitaries and business leaders from all over the world, as well as exhibitors and professional buyers to participate in the exhibition and expand the Chinese market. We are ready to work with other countries and international organizations to build the CIIE into a world-class expo, open up new channels for countries to conduct trade and strengthen cooperation, and promote the common prosperity of world economy and trade.

The Chinese market is huge, and consumption and imports are growing rapidly

China has the world's largest population, the world's second largest economy, the second largest importer and consumer. At present, China has entered a new stage of development where the scale of consumption continues to expand, and there is huge room for growth in consumption and imports. In the next five years, China will import more than US $10 trillion worth of goods and services, providing a historic opportunity for companies from all over the world to enter the Chinese market.

Shanghai has outstanding advantages, and the effect of radiation is obvious throughout the country

Shanghai is located in the Yangtze River Delta economic zone, with outstanding geographical advantages, strong economic strength, developed service industries, and global resource allocation capabilities. The container throughput of Shanghai Port has ranked first in the world for seven consecutive years, the airport passenger throughput exceeds 100 million, and the flight network covers 282 cities around the world.

The scale of the exhibition is grand, and the supporting activities are rich and accurate

The first China International Import Expo will be attended by enterprises from more than 100 countries and regions. The Expo will hold supply and demand matching meetings, industry seminars, product launches and other supporting activities.

A variety of measures to ensure comprehensive and efficient services

The organizer of the expo will provide convenience measures in customs clearance, inspection and quarantine, long-term online and offline one-stop trading services, strengthen intellectual property protection, and protect the rights and interests of merchants.

The demand for procurement is strong, and the number of professional buyers is large

The organizer of the expo will take Chinese provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central government as the unit, organize local enterprises to attend the procurement, and invite merchants from third countries to attend the procurement. It is expected that domestic and foreign professional buyers will reach 150,000.