Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, November 8 (Reporters Kan Jingwen, Lu Jiafei, Su Liang) At the 9th China International Import Expo, exhibitors came from all over the world, and their exhibits covered thousands of industries. An exhibition is full of “different” things. When you are at the scene, you can feel the trust of "repeat customers" and the enthusiasm of "first-time customers". The stories of participating in the exhibition are different, but the same is their confidence and expectations for the CIIE.
For old friends who have made many appointments, the CIIE is a platform for frequent visits and new cooperation. The French food and beverage company Pernod Ricard Group is a "full-time student" of the 9th CIIE. Julien Emar, CEO of the Group's China Region, said that in the past nine years, the CIIE has had "more exhibitors, more innovations, and more opportunities." Pernod Ricard's gains from participating in the exhibition have also extended from product display and promotion to innovative cooperation. "The CIIE can always create new opportunities for cooperation, and we are full of expectations for our annual CIIE trip."
For new friends participating in the exhibition for the first time, the CIIE is a window of opportunity for "love at first sight". "The scale and vitality of the exhibition are beyond imagination!" Simone Portman, an exhibitor from Switzerland, received an unexpected surprise when she participated in the CIIE for the first time this year. Not long after the launch, a number of sunscreen products she brought attracted cooperation intentions that "far exceeded expectations", which made her full of confidence. Portman said that participating in the CIIE "is a new exploration and a promising first step towards the Chinese market."
I still want to come when I come, and I look forward to coming again as soon as I come. The attraction of the CIIE lies in the meeting of old and new friends.
Then turn your attention to the dazzling array of exhibits. From traditional crafts to modern technology, from simple and natural handmade products to sophisticated industrial products, from daily goodies that cover basic necessities of life to cutting-edge achievements that lead industry changes...the exhibits vary widely, but they also reflect the unlimited potential of the Chinese market.
Exhibitors told reporters why they are optimistic about the Chinese market: Peruvian specialty agricultural products are looking for the "business opportunities contained in online sales channels" in China; Mauritian coffee merchants are looking for China's "rising consumer demand" for coffee; German energy companies are looking for the technology application space brought about by China's energy transformation...
China's large market with diverse demands also attracts thousands of "invisible" trades. From time to time, visitors stopped to communicate in front of the booths of service trade companies such as testing, certification, and industry consulting companies. Thanks to the CIIE, the service products of D&B, an American business information service organization, have entered China's Internet, energy and chemical industries and other industries, and have been widely recognized. Wu Guangyu, President of Dun & Bradstreet China, said that Dun & Bradstreet's development in China relies on the huge demand for services generated by China's complete industrial system and innovative application scenarios. The CIIE helps D&B understand the Chinese market, and market demand drives D&B to continue to innovate and help Chinese companies go global.
Whether they are industry giants or "small but beautiful" companies, whether they are developed countries, developing countries or least developed countries, they can share the opportunities of China's high-level opening up through the CIIE.
At this year’s CIIE, developed economies showed undiminished enthusiasm for participating. In the eyes of large multinational companies, the CIIE is an important link to deepen industrial collaboration and strengthen innovation cooperation with Chinese partners.
"China is accelerating to become an important source of global innovation." Song Weiqun, global executive vice president of GE Healthcare in the United States, said that with the open platform of the CIIE, GE Healthcare continues to strengthen the joint construction of innovation ecology with China. Many advanced equipment on display are developed by China, integrate global resources, be clinically applied in China and go global. China's innovation capabilities have become its indispensable "engine".
From the perspective of countries in the Global South, the CIIE is a platform for sharing the dividends of China's opening up and expanding their own development space. Over the years, the CIIE has provided free booths to exhibitors from the least developed countries. This year, it has upgraded the Asian and African products area to help "good things from the south" enter China.
"Long-term" is a high-frequency word in the mouths of many exhibitors from southern countries: Rwandan honey merchants mentioned the "long-term benefits" of the CIIE in driving local employment; Brazilian mining companies believe that the CIIE "adds impetus to the company's long-term operations"; staff of the Kenyan National Pavilion said that China's zero-tariff policy has attracted more local exporters to participate in this year's CIIE, creating conditions for the "long-term development of local industries"...
We welcome guests from all over the world, and we plan to benefit the world. The excitement of the CIIE lies in the fact that it brings together so many "differences". What's more, it lies in the strong vitality and attraction of the Chinese market and the unique charm of high-level openness, which allows these "differences" to go together.
