(The 9th China International Import Expo) Senior executives of foreign companies talk about the China International Import Expo: China has once again released a signal of opening up, and the world is looking forward to more opportunities.

China News Service, Shanghai, November 9 (Reporters: Miao Lu and Li Jiajia) The 9th China International Import Expo is being held here. Many foreign company executives said that in the context of rising uncertainty in the world economy and profound adjustments to the international economic and trade pattern, the CIIE has once again released a firm signal of opening up to the outside world. They look forward to creating new value and exploring new opportunities through openness and integration.

On November 7, the 9th China International Import Expo is being held at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai). Well-known brands from various countries and global goods gather here, making China's big market a global shared market, while enriching domestic consumption supply and better meeting people's needs for a better life. The picture shows an exhibitor recording a video introducing the CIIE at the Tanzania national booth in the national pavilion. Photo by China News Service reporter Yin Liqin

New start, increased expectations

The number of exhibitors at this year’s CIIE has reached a record high. 2026 is the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan". China has held the International Import Expo with high standards for the ninth consecutive year, conveying the predictability of future development.

Sheng Wenhao, CEO of Theland Dairy Asia Pacific in New Zealand, said that the CIIE has established a multilateral trade and win-win platform. "Hedging global uncertainty with institutional certainty, and activating the source of innovation with market openness and win-win cooperation. The CIIE will transform China's opportunities into world opportunities, and transform open commitments into long-term expectations."

Yin Sirui, global executive vice president of AstraZeneca, said that China has leading scientific research strength, advanced manufacturing capabilities and a vibrant life science innovation ecosystem. Relying on the CIIE platform, AstraZeneca is accelerating its investment of 100 billion yuan in China and further deepening its full value chain layout covering drug research and development, production and supply.

Big market, promote win-win situation

In China's ultra-large-scale market, companies from various countries rely on the CIIE platform to not only showcase their products, but also gain opportunities to meet demand and find partners.

Having participated in the CIIE for six consecutive years, Shi An, President of Rockwell Automation (China) Co., Ltd., said that the CIIE has made partners more closely connected, and cooperation has also extended from single projects to industrial chain collaboration. Global technologies and services have better aligned with local needs, and it has also provided opportunities for exchange and sharing of proven and effective experience in China. “This two-way connection is an important manifestation of open cooperation’s continued value creation.”

At this CIIE, Pigeon will focus on presenting maternal and infant products and scientific research and innovation results from around the world, as well as Pigeon's latest practices in China's R&D innovation, intelligent manufacturing and sustainable development. "The CIIE allows us to see new needs and meet new partners, and it also allows us to be more firmly rooted in China and connect to the world." said Zhou Jianfeng, President of Pigeon China. After more than 20 years of intensive local development, China has become not only an important consumer market for Pigeon, but also an important strategic base for discerning needs, nurturing innovation, developing intelligent manufacturing, and sharing innovation results with the world.

Schindler China CEO Menofeng said: "In the future, Schindler will continue to rely on the CIIE platform to deepen cooperation with all parties and jointly explore new opportunities for urban renewal and smart city travel."

New momentum and opportunities

China's "development trend of new momentum, improved structure, and improved quality and efficiency" will bring more new opportunities to multinational companies and the world. At this CIIE, multinational companies were deeply integrated into China's innovation and industrial chains, and continued to increase their R&D centers and co-build local ecosystems.

Zhang Yi, President of DuPont Asia Pacific, who has participated in the CIIE for several consecutive years, said, "The emerging new demands and new scenarios in the Chinese market provide rich application soil for advanced materials, and also drive us to continue to think about how technology can create more tangible value. The CIIE allows us to listen more closely to customer needs, connect with innovative partners, and explore new possibilities for technology applications."

Yin Zheng, executive vice president of Schneider Electric, said: "China is vigorously promoting the industrial development and large-scale application of artificial intelligence, accelerating energy transformation and industrial upgrading. We will continue to invest in China, strengthen R&D innovation, and inject new momentum into the transformation of new industries and high-quality economic development."

Ye Hongmu, CEO of L'Oréal Group, said that in the past nine years, the CIIE has gone beyond the exhibition itself. For multinational companies, taking root in China is not only about sharing market dividends, but also about deeply integrating with the Chinese ecology and expanding the incremental pie of innovation and consumption.

Su Yanning, President and CEO of Boehringer Ingelheim Greater China, said that the CIIE is an important bridge to gather new resources. "This year, we have comprehensively upgraded our strategic layout in China. We not only regard China as a key market, but also strive to build it into an important source of innovation for the company and a hub connecting the global R&D, production and supply systems." (End)