The Yangtze River flows into the Huangpu River, and the world once again turns its attention to China. The eighth China International Expo is about to open in Shanghai.
The China International Import Expo, which President Xi Jinping has personally planned, proposed, deployed, and promoted, is getting better and. This year's CIIE will once again demonstrate to the world that China's determination to expand high-level opening-up will not change, its determination to share opportunities with the world will not change, and its determination to promote economic globalization towards a more open, inclusive, beneficial, balanced, and win-win direction will not change.

This is an important window for the world to observe Chinese-style modernization and global common development. This year's CIIE is the first major economic diplomatic event held China after the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The special timing gives it special significance. The Fourth Plenary Session important plans for expanding high-level opening-up and proposed to create a new situation of win-win cooperation. The timely holding of the CIIE is a vivid practice for to promote the construction of an open world economy and promote global common development. It will inevitably promote the convergence of markets, integration of industries, mutual promotion of creativity, and mutual learning rules between China and all countries in the world, and stir up a powerful momentum for common development.

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The waves of the Pacific Ocean bear witness to the journey of thousands of miles.
On October15th, the first batch of Expo 2023 exhibition goods from the Port of Callao in Peru, after a long voyage across the ocean, arrived in Shanghai Carrying the unique products of the Andes Mountains, such as pottery and soft, warm alpaca wool products, not only infused the eighth China International Import Expo with a "South American flavor," but also carried the passionate expectations of entrepreneurs from afar for opportunities, and sailed into the vast harbor of the Chinese market.
As major innovation in the history of global trade development, the CIIE, with its open sincerity and charm, has retained old friends and welcomed new ones. The eighth CE will see the participation of 155 countries, regions, and international organizations, with 4,108 overseas enterprises exhibiting their goods, covering an overall exhibition area over 430,000 square meters, setting a new record in scale. Thailand, the UAE, Nigeria, Georgia, Sweden, and Colombia will serve as the of honor for the six countries. The concurrently held Hongqiao International Economic Forum will feature 33 sub-forums and closed-door meetings, as well as more than80 supporting activities such as trade negotiations and investment promotion.
The CIIE opens a "window of opportunity" for participating countries and enterprises, bearing witness to Chinas firm steps in advancing high-level opening-up.
China holds the CIIE to expand opening-up and turn China's vast market into a world great opportunities. Year after year, all parties gather for the "Eastern Promise," which is a testament to their trust in China's consistent pursuit of high-level openingup.
From setting up new platforms such as the CIIE, the CSE and the SCE, to expanding FTAs, to setting sail the Hainan FTP, to continuously trimming the negative list for foreign investment and expanding the scope of countries eligible for the visa-free entry to… China has been steadily advancing institutional opening-up, and has created broad prospects for high-level opening-up to drive high-quality development.
Opening-up the sure path to development and progress. Bangladeshi handicrafts, Syrian ancient soap, Pakistani salt lamps... The CIIE has made many products that used to "unheard of" into bestsellers, entering millions of households in China and bringing real employment and development opportunities to local areas. The "CIIE commitment" has long beyond a mere business expo, and has been sublimated into an agreement for win-win cooperation, demonstrating China's vivid practice of deep integration and shared future with the world Today, China has become the main trading partner of more than 150 countries and regions, with imports of goods and services exceeding 15 trillion U.S. dollars the 14th Five-Year Plan period, and has contributed more than 300 billion U.S. dollars in taxes to the host countries, creating a large of jobs and promoting local industrialization and modernization. High-quality co-construction of the "the Belt and Road" has become a popular public good and an international cooperation. High-level opening-up has become a great undertaking that is good for China and the world.
Opening-up is a firm choice to keep pace with the trend break through the waves. When we work with others, we all benefit. In a world where you and I are interlinked, opening-up and cooperation are an important driving force to enhance the vitality of the international economy and trade, and a prevailing demand of the times to promote the continuous progress of human society. At present, with the emergence of unism and protectionism, all sides generally expect to reduce barriers and expand opening-up, and to jointly clear the way for the circulation of international economy and trade and promote the healthy of the world economy. The CIIE, which is getting better and better, has demonstrated, through actions, China's determination to support trade liberalization and actively open its to the world. "It has built an important bridge for enterprises to connect with one of the most dynamic markets in the world" "The CIIE allows SMEs from more to share the opportunities of China's big market"... The "magnetism" of the CIIE for opening-up has once again proved that "open and cooperation are still the trend of history, and mutual benefit and win-win outcomes still go with the hearts of people".
China's high-level opening- is a "long-termism" that focuses on the long-term and works for a long time. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central has made important plans and arrangements in four aspects: actively expanding autonomous opening-up, promoting trade innovation and development, expanding the two-way investment and cooperation space, and building thethe Belt and Road" high-quality. As a series of decisions and plans take root and blossom, more stories of win-win cooperation and mutual success will continue to be on the road of opening-up.