China News Service, October 16. On the morning of the 16th, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the preparations for the 9th China International Import Expo. Lu Shan, deputy mayor of Shanghai, said that the city’s 32 guarantee teams focused on the new situation, new tasks and new variables of the 9th CIIE and made every effort to promote the implementation of 257 key tasks of urban service guarantee. At present, various preparations for urban security services have been basically completed.
The first is to improve the effectiveness of exhibitors’ participation with full guarantee. The intended procurement contract of the Shanghai trading delegation for the 8th China International Import Expo has been fully fulfilled. This year, we will further strengthen the precise connection between supply and demand, carry out supporting activities such as the Buyer Gallery, and strive to promote more on-site transactions of orders and strive to achieve a new high in intended purchase volume. For example, we will further open up convenient channels for exhibitors to make exhibits accessible and smooth. 18 customs clearance facilitation measures have been introduced, and 123 special customs windows and special channels have been set up for the CIIE to achieve "immediate arrival, immediate inspection and immediate release" of exhibits. The venue has been upgraded with 1,400 sets of the latest Wi-Fi7 equipment to achieve full coverage of the 5G-A 10G network, which can meet the needs of up to 200,000 people online at the same time and adapt to the needs of high-definition live broadcasts, online negotiations and other scenarios. The number of negotiation activity areas has also increased to 19, and the area is three times that of the previous session. Exhibitors can continue to rely on the "6 days + 365 days" trading service platform and the "365 Exhibition and Trade Network" after the exhibition to build online and offline diversified trade channels to achieve normalized display transactions.
The second is to ensure the guest experience of all parties with exquisite services. This CIIE relies on a unified map base and integrates multiple categories of transportation resources to build full-process travel services such as rail transit, buses, connections, self-driving, rentals, and online car-hailing. The "Jinbo" APP has added an intelligent function, which can customize the entire navigation process from the hotel to the exhibition hall, personalized exhibition routes, and launch a new function that "understands me, understands the scene, and can plan." Relying on the Shanghai Global Food Exchange event, we innovatively created the "CIIE Food Exchange" and set up a "Chinese specialty snack area" and a "Global Food Appreciation Area" so that all exhibitors and visitors can taste China and the world at the CIIE venue. The "combination package" of entry and exit convenience has been further expanded, and the scope of online processing of port visas has been extended to foreign exhibitors invited by the Yangtze River Delta. Through the implementation of "one group, one policy", we ensure the entire process of guest reception. 3,900 "Little Leaf" volunteers are ready to go, of which more than 130 are proficient in French, German, Spanish and other languages.
The third is to amplify the comprehensive effect of the CIIE through open exchanges and linkage between exhibitions and cities. In terms of communication and interaction, the "1+2+X" conference activity system has been carefully prepared. "1" refers to Invest in China·2026 Shanghai Investment Promotion Conference, "2" refers to the two sub-forums in Pudong and Hongqiao, respectively focusing on "opening and globalization" and "science and technology innovation and intelligence". "X" refers to the innovative launch of special activities such as reading reports, closed-door think tank dialogues, and young scholars exchange meetings. In terms of linkage with cultural, business, tourism and sports exhibitions, we held the "Buy in China · 2026 Premium Consumption Month and Shanghai CIIE Expo Consumption Carnival", launched the "New Trend of CIIE Debut", and held a series of activities such as CIIE ticket stub linkage. Especially this year, the "Shanghai Pavilion" of the CIIE was planned with the theme of "Shanghai Style·Customize Your Wonderfulness". During the same period, the urban area jointly launched 54 special investment tour routes and 34 investment promotion activities. Through these activities, it strives to spread the enthusiasm of the CIIE from the "four-leaf clover" to the whole of Shanghai.
