7th CIIE to feature debuts of exhibits representing new quality driving forces: organizers

A host of cutting-edge products and technologies representing new quality driving forces will make debuts at the upcoming 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE) from November 5 to 10 in Shanghai, organizers said at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday.

The overall exhibition area of the expo will exceed 420,000 square meters, and 152 countries, regions and international organizations will participate in national exhibitions and business exhibitions, while the Hongqiao International Economic Forum will feature the main forum and 19 parallel sessions, according to Tang Wenhong, China's Assistant Minister of Commerce.

The innovation incubation special section of the business exhibition will for the first time focus on digital economy, green and low-carbon, life science and manufacturing technologies to present the section's largest ever exhibition among all CIIE editions in terms of exhibition area and the number of exhibits, Wu Zhengping, deputy director of the China International Import Expo Bureau, told reporters.

The technical equipment section will focus on science and technology, industries, and environmental protection, while the science and technology section will for the first time set up a new special section for new materials, according to Wu.

"At the 7th CIIE, a batch of exhibits representing new quality driving forces will make debuts, covering high-end equipment, new materials, marine engineering equipment, biotechnology, advanced agricultural technology and other cutting-edge sci-tech fields," Wu said.

The Hongqiao International Economic Forum, a key part of the expo, will host discussions on artificial intelligence, new energy storage, new energy vehicles, sustainable city construction and other topics at its sub-forums.

On the sidelines of the forum, activities themed "new quality productive forces drive green and sustainable development" will be held to explore paths toward green and sustainable development for businesses.

As the world's first national-level import-themed expo, the CIIE is held annually at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai.

Since its first edition in 2018, this expo has become an important stage spotlighting China's new development paradigm, a platform for high-level opening-up and a public good for the whole world.

7th CIIE to feature debuts of exhibits representing new quality driving forces: organizers

7th CIIE to feature debuts of exhibits representing new quality driving forces: organizers

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son in Beijing on Tuesday, with both sides pledging to promote the China-Vietnam community with a shared future.

Noting that China and Vietnam are comrades in the socialist cause and good partners on the path of reform, Han said General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President Xi Jinping and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam have made strategic plans for advancing the China-Vietnam community with a shared future, providing clear direction for the development of bilateral relations.

Noting that next year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges, Han said the two sides should follow the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, maintain strategic communication, expand practical cooperation, consolidate the foundation of public opinion, strengthen multilateral coordination and promote the building of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future, bringing more benefits to the two peoples.

Bui Thanh Son said that developing long-term friendly relations with China is the consistent proposition, objective requirement, strategic choice and top priority of Vietnam's diplomacy.

Vietnam firmly adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges, consolidate political mutual trust, deepen pragmatic cooperation with China, and jointly promote the building of a Vietnam-China community with a shared future with strategic significance, he added.

Chinese, Vietnamese officials pledge to promote China-Vietnam community with shared future