New Beginnings for a Shared Future
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