The 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) successfully concluded all 83 of its supporting activities in Shanghai on Sunday, including policy briefings, matchmaking sessions, and investment promotions, with fruitful results.
As one of the supporting events, the buyers' zone has seen more than 1,900 rounds of negotiations involving sectors of agricultural products, consumer goods, and health supplements as of Saturday.
"We can see here that there is a lot of synergy going on. Synergy eventually leads to win-win situations for everyone here," said Geert van Den Broek, Sales Manager Crane Automation at Siemens.
The zone appeared in the technology and equipment exhibition area for the first time, where 14 centrally administered state-owned enterprises stationed teams to publish procurement requirements and conduct face-to-face meetings, a format that drew praise from overseas exhibitors.
"Because normally, it's not easy to get in contact with state-owned companies. So, I'm really happy that the CIIE introduced the state-owned companies to us," said an exhibitor from the Netherlands.
Another key supporting event at the expo was the trade matchmaking and investment promotion session, which lasted three days and concluded on Saturday. More than 300 cooperation intention agreements have been reached during this year's session, with a cumulative intended value exceeding 10.3 billion U.S. dollars.
Also, on Saturday, the CIIE welcomed its first day for general public visitors, drawing a peak crowd of over 180,000 visitors to the National Exhibition and Convention Center.
Running from November 5 to 10, the 8th CIIE features the largest exhibition area in its history and a record 4,108 overseas exhibitors from 155 countries, regions, and international organizations under the theme of "New Era, Shared Future."
8th CIIE wraps up 83 supporting events
