SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 18, 2025--
The eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) has concluded with record results, underscoring its growing global influence and China’s commitment to openness. Over six days, the expo welcomed 922,000 visits—an all-time high and an 8.2% increase from last year. Intended one-year purchase deals reached $83.49 billion, up 4.4% year-on-year. With 4,108 exhibitors from 138 countries and regions in attendance—the broadest participation to date—this turnout highlighted strong global interest in engaging with China’s vast market.
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The CIIE-HEALTH section (Healthy China, Healthy Life) and CIIE-TECH section (Equipping Tomorrow Together) were abuzz with a host of cutting-edge innovations and strengthened partnerships. Medtronic Greater China's Cao Shan highlighted the real-world impact, “Medtronic has turned these flagship exhibits into commercial products, benefiting many patients in China.” Meanwhile, visitors engaged with immersive technologies like XR headsets and robotic arms, and companies unveiled new technological solutions, such as Nippon Paint’s coating technology for vertical-takeoff battery packs.
Adjacent to these displays of mature technology, the CIIE-NOVA Section (In China, Dive into New Arenas) hummed with a different kind of energy. Here, startups collaborated with industry giants via incubators, gaining technology resources and market-access opportunities.
Beyond the hardware and startups, the CIIE-SERVICES section (Connect Industry, Connect China) drew major service firms like DHL and Standard Chartered, which offered integrated finance, logistics, and digital solutions linking exhibits with global supply chains.
From apparel and food to smart mobility, the exhibition served as a shared platform of opportunities within China’s vast market for global companies. In the CIIE-LIFESTYLE section (Better Quality, Better Life), LEGO showed a Chinese Lunar New Year “Year of the Horse” set. In the CIIE-FOOD section(From Global Farms to Chinese Dining Tables), New Zealand kiwifruit brand Zespri said the expo had helped deepen its presence in China, calling the Chinese market “an indispensable overseas market.” Elsewhere, the CIIE-MOVE section (Mobility ∞) showcased global carmakers’ latest models and technologies. For instance, Tesla displayed its Cybercab.
Looking ahead, preparations for CIIE 2026 are progressing steadily. With over 80,000 square meters of exhibition space reserved, expectations are high for the CIIE to reach new heights in 2026. As business engagement deepens, CIIE continues to solidify its role as the pivotal platform for multinational dialogue, inclusive development, and shared opportunities.
For more information and updates, please visit the official website of the CIIE: China International Import Expo.
Record-breaking CIIE 2025 Achievements Signal Global Momentum
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are jumping on Thursday following an encouraging report on inflation that could help the Federal Reserve keep cutting interest rates next year. A strong profit report from Micron Technology also helped AI stocks halt their sharp slides, at least for now.
The S&P 500 rallied 0.9% and is on track for its best day in three weeks, coming off a four-day losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 124 points, or 0.3%, as of 2:07 p.m. Eastern time, and the strength for tech stocks had the Nasdaq composite up a market-leading 1.5%.
Some relief came from a report showing that inflation was less bad last month than economists expected. That could soothe nerves at the Fed, which is responsible for keeping inflation low and for keeping the job market strong.
Inflation is still higher than anyone would like, at 2.7% last month, but if it creeps closer to the Fed’s target of 2%, Fed officials could feel more free to cut interest rates to help a slowing job market. Wall Street loves lower interest rates because they can boost the economy and prices for investments, even if they may also worsen inflation.
To be sure, some along Wall Street said Thursday’s inflation update may not move the needle much at the Fed given how noisy economic reports have been following the U.S. government’s earlier shutdown. Next month’s update on inflation could provide a better gauge of what’s actually happening. But a better-than-expected report on inflation is nevertheless better than the alternative.
Also helping to drive the U.S. stock market was Micron Technology, the seller of memory and storage for computers, which rallied 12.8% after reporting stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected. CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said each of the company’s business units enjoyed stronger revenue and made more in profit off each $1 of that revenue.
Micron also gave encouraging forecasts for upcoming financial results, and Mehrotra credited its position as an “AI enabler,” among other things.
Billions of dollars are flowing into artificial-intelligence technology, which helped superstar stocks like Nvidia lead the market for years.
But questions are rising about whether those stock prices shot too high and whether customers will get a good-enough return on AI investments through bigger profits and productivity. Worries are also weighing on companies that are borrowing lots of money to pay for AI investments.
Oracle and Broadcom have been at the center of such worries recently, and their stock prices have been falling sharply since last week despite both reporting better profits for the latest quarter than analysts expected. On Thursday, Oracle rose 0.4%, and Broadcom added 1.1%.
Nvidia, the chip company that’s become Wall Street’s most influential because of its immense size, gained 2.2%.
Another winner was Trump Media & Technology Group, which jumped 39% to carve into some of its steep loss for the year so far, 69.3% coming into the day. The company, which began with President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform and then moved into cryptocurrencies and various other lines of business, is now moving into nuclear power.
It’s merging with TAE Technologies in an all-stock deal, and each company will own roughly half of the combined business. The companies said the deal would pair TMTG’s ability to raise significant money by attracting investors with TAE’s technology. They hope to get TAE’s nuclear-fusion reactors, which would create power in a similar way as the sun does, running commercially.
Cintas rose 0.9% after the provider of work uniforms and cleaning supplies reported stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected, while also announcing a program to send up to $1 billion to shareholders by buying back its own stock.
Darden Restaurants, the company behind Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, rose 0.4% even though its profit for the latest quarter fell short of analysts’ expectations. Its growth in revenue topped forecasts, benefiting from both the opening of new restaurants and increased revenue at its older locations.
CarMax swung sharply between gains and losses and was most recently down 3.9%. The auto retailer reported a stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. But it also said it may make less profit from each $1 of revenue in sales of used autos during the current quarter, as it tries to get more competitive in the market. It also plans to increase spending on marketing to drive customers to lots.
In stock markets abroad, indexes rose 0.6% in London, 0.8% in France and 1% in Germany after the Bank of England cut its key interest rate and the European Central Bank kept its steady.
Asian indexes were mixed, with stocks falling 1.5% in South Korea but adding 0.2% in Shanghai.
In the bond market, Treasury yields sank following the encouraging report on U.S. inflation.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.12% from 4.16% late Wednesday.
AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.
Trader Anthony Confusione works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Dealers work near the screens showing the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, left, and the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ) at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Jim Boyle, CEO of Medline Industries, poses for a picture outside the Nasdaq MarketSite, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Dealers work near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A dealer watches computer monitors at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
