3rd CIIE Opens to the World

The National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the host venue of the annual CIIE, looks like a four-leaf clover from a bird's-eye view.

Event welcomes large numbers of internationally renowned companies

The ongoing third China International Import Expo is an ideal platform for enterprises to network in China and seize new opportunities.

The total business exhibition space for the third CIIE spans some 30,000 square meters larger than last year. The business exhibition area for the third CIIE is divided into six exhibition sections displaying food and agricultural products, automobiles, intelligent industry and information technology, consumer goods, medical equipment and healthcare products, as well as trade in services.

This year, four special exhibition subsections for public health, smart transportation, energy conservation and environmental protection, and sporting goods, have been set up. The public health subsection, located in the exhibition area for medical equipment and healthcare products, showcases recent public health success stories.

More Fortune Global 500 companies and industry leaders than ever are present at this year's CIIE.

According to the CIIE Bureau, the exhibition area for Fortune Global 500 companies and industry leaders is up 14 percent from last year. Dozens of such companies have attended the expo for three consecutive years.