(The 9th China International Import Expo) The volume of intended transactions at the 9th China International Import Expo hit a record high

China News Service, Shanghai, November 10 (Reporters Miao Lu and Jiang Yu) The 9th China International Import Expo closed in Shanghai on the 10th. Xiao Lu, deputy director of the China International Import Expo Bureau, said at the closing press conference that the expected turnover of this CIIE in one year reached 85.45 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 2.3% from the previous session and a record high.

The "circle of friends" of the national exhibition at this CIIE has been expanded again, making China's attractiveness even more evident.

69 countries and international organizations showcased their comprehensive images at this CIIE, with the number of exhibitors exceeding 2025. Among them, 56 countries are co-constructors of the “One Belt and One Road”; 12 developed countries such as Sweden and Canada participated in the exhibition; 5 countries and 1 international organization participated in the exhibition for the first time. Gabon, Seychelles, and Somalia brought fresh fish, jam and other specialty exhibits; Moldova signed a quality inspection protocol for export to China during the CIIE to expand access to China for specialty agricultural products. This CIIE also held more than 150 booth promotion activities, as well as special promotion meetings for seven countries including Armenia and Norway.

Many core data of this CIIE hit new highs. The number of exhibiting companies reached 4,142; the overall exhibition display area exceeded 440,000 square meters for the first time, of which the corporate exhibition area reached 370,000 square meters for the first time; more than 300 Fortune 500 companies and industry leading companies participated in the exhibition; the number of representative exhibits including the world's first show, the first show in Asia, and the first show in China reached 485.

In addition, black technology, hard technology, and new technology will be unveiled at this CIIE. The number of debut products in the technical equipment exhibition area increased by 18%; artificial intelligence technology was deeply integrated into each exhibition area, presenting full-chain application scenarios at the R&D end, production end, and consumer end.

This year’s CIIE forum has more diverse guests. Eight top international scholars, including Nobel Prize and Turing Award winners, attended the conference on-site, the most ever; more than 300 guests from all walks of life discussed global open development, of which more than 40% were representatives from overseas institutions. Thirteen international organizations including the United Nations Development Program, UNIDO, and UNCTAD participated.

This CIIE has organized a total of 51 trading groups and more than 700 trading sub-groups, with more than 470,000 registered visitors, exceeding the scale of 2025.