People's Daily Overseas Edition Commentary Article: China's World Chorus

Target, Shanghai!

During this time, a ship loaded with high-quality goods is accelerating from all over the world to Shanghai, heading for the first China International Import Expo.

As the world's first import-themed national exhibition, China International Import Expo is a major initiative in the history of international trade development, in the world economic and trade field is unique.

Innovation, new in the exhibition theme focused on imports. The exhibition attracted more than 2,800 exhibitors, all from overseas, and is expected to attract more than 150,000 domestic and foreign buyers. Both will be effectively docking on the platform of the Import Expo. Hosting such an unusual event highlights China's initiative to open its markets to the world and welcome sit until all countries participate in and share in new opportunities for China's development, which will not only contribute to the high-quality development of China's economy, but will also provide support for the global economic development.

Innovation, new in the collection of the world's good things. At the first import fair, the international most cutting-edge, cutting-edge, the most representative product and service trends will be concentrated, which will not only help improve the supply structure, to Chinese enterprises to introduce advanced technology, important equipment to provide opportunities, will also guide enterprises to take the road of innovation-driven development. Chinese consumers are also looking forward to buying and buying, more convenient and quick selection of high-quality, low-priced, diverse imported products, to better meet the needs of life.

Innovation, the new in building a highway to the Chinese market. With a large market of nearly 1.4 billion people and the world's largest middle-income group, the consumption upgrade is becoming more pronounced, with the next 15 years to import $24 trillion in goods. How to enter this huge market? Import Expo for enterprises from all over the world to explore access to the Chinese market, to show their advantages of high-quality products in the industry provides a good opportunity. Because of this, companies from all over the world are scrambling to organize a group to Shanghai, and strive to present the best face.

An open China welcomes the world to ride on China's development express train and share China's opportunities. Around the import fair, the relevant Chinese departments have set up special courtesy channels at major ports, simplified the procedures for exhibiting, supported bonded exhibition transactions, exempted African least developed countries from the cost of exhibiting. At the same time, China has continued to cut import tariffs on automobiles, some consumer goods and other imports. These practical measures have brought great convenience for exhibitors to enter the Chinese market and share new opportunities for China's development.

For global economy and trade, the import fair to the world to eat the heart of the pill. At present, trade protectionism, unilateralism rise, economic globalization has encountered setbacks, which has brought a lot of uncertainty and threats to the development of the world economy. Against this background, the holding of the first Import Expo has fully demonstrated China's consistent position against trade protectionism, demonstrated China's determination and confidence to expand its opening up to the world, provided an opportunity for countries to expand their exports to China, and set up a platform for countries to carry out international trade and share business opportunities for each other, which is conducive to promoting the growth of trade between the world's import and export trade, especially between emerging economies and developing countries.

Import Fair is not a Chinese solo, but a chorus of countries. Wonderful is about to bloom, let us look forward to!