The first deal of the ongoing seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE) was sealed in Shanghai on Tuesday, worth 50 million U.S. dollars.
It was signed at the National Exhibition and Convention Center, the main venue for the event. The procurement order involved high-end manufacturing equipment including linear guides, ball screws, and wafer robots.
"Being able to participate in the signing of the first order at the CIIE is an encouragement and trust to our company. I think for us, the important thing is to purchase through the CIIE platform to meet our needs for the year," said Wu Jinhui, whose company signed the deal.
Running from November 5 to 10, the seventh CIIE has attracted participants from 152 countries, regions and international organizations, and achieved a new record with 297 Fortune Global 500 companies and industry leaders to attend.
More than 400 new products, technologies and services are set to be unveiled during the six-day expo, which experts say indicates foreign companies' confidence in the Chinese market amid a sluggish global economic recovery.
First deal inked at ongoing CIIE, worth 50 mln U.S. dollars
The Chinese embassy in Canada expressed "strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition" to the so-called "Canada-Republic of Korea Foreign and Defence (2+2) Ministerial Meeting joint statement"which was released by the Global Affairs Canada, the embassy's spokesperson said on Tuesday.
The statement blatantly points the finger at China's core interests involving the Taiwan region, the South China Sea and other issues, and plays up tensions, said the spokesperson.
Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and the Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair that brooks no external interference, the spokesperson said, noting that the greatest threat to cross-Strait peace is "Taiwan independence" separatist activities and foreign interference and disruption.
If the relevant countries truly hope to contribute to peace and stability in the region, they should earnestly abide by the one-China principle and unequivocally oppose the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, the spokesperson stressed.
Noting that the situation in the South China Sea is now generally stable, the spokesperson said China remains committed to resolving differences through dialogue and consultation with the countries directly concerned, and the countries of the region have full confidence, wisdom and capability to handle the South China Sea issue.
"The South China Sea is one of the safest and freest sea routes in the world, and there has never been any problem with the freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea. The Chinese side urges non-regional countries to genuinely respect the efforts of regional countries to resolve disputes through negotiation and to stop stirring up trouble," said the spokesperson.
China refutes Canada-ROK joint statement on Taiwan question, South China Sea issue
