China Pictorial (English)

New Beginnings for a Shared Future

- Text by Xu Feibiao

An innovative and pioneering effort from China marking a historic leap in internatio­nal trade developmen­t, the launch of the CIIE provides new hope for the gloomy global environmen­t after the rise se of anti- globalizat­ion and protection­ist sentiments.

From November 5 to 10, the China Internatio­nal Import Expo (CIIE) was held in Shanghai, featuring more than 3,600 enterprise­s and institutio­ns, over 400,000 purchasers from China and abroad and 1,500 representa­tives from around the world. President Xi Jinping personally raised the curtain on the event with a keynote speech titled “Work Together for an Open Global Economy That Is Innovative and Inclusive.” As an innovative and pioneering effort made by China marking a historic leap in internatio­nal trade developmen­t, the launch of the CIIE provided a new ray of hope in the gloomy global environmen­t after the rise of anti- globalizat­ion and protection­ist sentiments.

A Sign of China’s Further Opening Up to the World

The year 2018 has witnessed an upsurge in trade protection­ism never seen in recent decades, s, especially after the U. S., in the name of “America First,” launched a large- argescale trade war against China as well as against its closest allies. Hundreds dreds of billions of dollars worth of goods oods from China and other countries

 ??  ?? Brazilian band Batuque Digital performs in Brazil's Country Pavilion at the China Internatio­nal Import Expo, drawing a large crowd. by Guo Shasha
Brazilian band Batuque Digital performs in Brazil's Country Pavilion at the China Internatio­nal Import Expo, drawing a large crowd. by Guo Shasha

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