The second China International Import Expo will be held in Shanghai from November 5 to 10. President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony and related activities of the second China International Import fair and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum held in Shanghai in November 5th and deliver keynote speeches. President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the China International Import Fair for two consecutive years, which fully embodies the high attention of the Chinese government. It embodies China's consistent position in supporting the multilateral trading system and promoting trade liberalization and facilitation, and reflects the actual action of China in promoting the construction of an open world economy and building a community of human destiny.

As the world's first national level exhibition with import as the theme, the fair is a great initiative in the history of international trade development, showing the mind and responsibility of China and the world for mutual benefit and win-win progress hand in hand. As the world has witnessed, China has always been consistent in its words and deeds, pushing for a higher level of opening up, building an open world economy and building a community with a shared future for mankind. "Today's China is building three bridges: the bridge to the world, the bridge to prosperity, and the bridge to the future," Lagarde, then president of the International Monetary Fund, said at the first international fair According to the statistics from China International Import Expo Bureau, the first China International Import Expo achieved fruitful results in terms of procurement, with a total of US $57.83 billion of intended transactions in one year. Now, these orders are constantly implemented, and various cooperation is accelerating to take root.

China's large market with a population of nearly 1.4 billion has opened its doors and shared opportunities with the world, which not only helps China to form a new pattern of reform and opening-up at a higher level, but also brings a full sense of gain to people all over the world. In the east wind of the first Expo, the jute handicraft hand woven by poor women in Bangladesh appeared in the window of high-end department stores in Shanghai; the fresh fruit of Hawaii in the United States appeared in China's online black tea shops; the "online red small household appliances" brought by Italian enterprises joined hands with Chinese Internet enterprises, so that people could enjoy the "overseas shopping" price and the national joint insurance at the same time Compared with the first fair, the second Fair has larger scale, higher quality and more activities. Up to now, representatives of political and business circles and international organizations from more than 170 countries and regions will be invited to attend the meeting. The enthusiasm of politicians and enterprises from all over the world fully demonstrates the high recognition and expectation of the international community for China's holding of the fair. The fair has become an excellent platform for global enterprises to share China's development dividend, and China has become an increasingly attractive broad market and investment hot spot.

China's opening comes from self-confidence, which will surely promote the further opening of the world. As president Xi Jinping said during the first Expo, "China's economy is a sea, not a small pond". "China's initiative to expand imports is not an expedient measure, but a long-term consideration facing the world, facing the future and promoting common development". Recently, the International Monetary Fund released the latest world economic outlook report, which lowered the global economic growth expectation in 2019 to 3%, the lowest point after the international financial crisis. One of the main reasons is the uncertainty of Global trade. It should be noted that under the background of trade protectionism and anti globalization trend, the better the fair is, it not only shows China's firm determination to expand its opening-up, but also promotes the increase of Global trade demand and adds new impetus to the world economy.

"The China International Import Expo will not only be held every year, but also be held at a high level, effective and better level." Along the Huangpu River, the annual "time to enter the Expo" is coming. China will participate in the grand event with friends from all over the world to seek development and share the future, and write a new chapter in deepening international economic and trade cooperation and enhancing the well-being of people of all countries.

Source: People's daily