Preparation work is underway near the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, the venue for the second China International Import Expo (CIIE), Oct. 29, 2019. The expo is scheduled to run from Nov. 5 to 10 and will have an exhibition area of 360,000 square meters, 60,000 square meters larger than that of last year’s event. (Photo: China News Service/Yin Liqin)

Preparation work is underway near the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, the venue for the second China International Import Expo (CIIE), Oct. 29, 2019. The expo is scheduled to run from Nov. 5 to 10 and will have an exhibition area of 360,000 square meters, 60,000 square meters larger than that of last year’s event. (Photo: China News Service/Yin Liqin)

Preparation work is underway near the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, the venue for the second China International Import Expo (CIIE), Oct. 29, 2019. The expo is scheduled to run from Nov. 5 to 10 and will have an exhibition area of 360,000 square meters, 60,000 square meters larger than that of last year’s event. (Photo: China News Service/Yin Liqin)

Preparation work is underway near the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, the venue for the second China International Import Expo (CIIE), Oct. 29, 2019. The expo is scheduled to run from Nov. 5 to 10 and will have an exhibition area of 360,000 square meters, 60,000 square meters larger than that of last year’s event. (Photo: China News Service/Yin Liqin)

Preparation work is underway near the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, the venue for the second China International Import Expo (CIIE), Oct. 29, 2019. The expo is scheduled to run from Nov. 5 to 10 and will have an exhibition area of 360,000 square meters, 60,000 square meters larger than that of last year’s event. (Photo: China News Service/Yin Liqin)

Preparation work is underway near the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, the venue for the second China International Import Expo (CIIE), Oct. 29, 2019. The expo is scheduled to run from Nov. 5 to 10 and will have an exhibition area of 360,000 square meters, 60,000 square meters larger than that of last year’s event. (Photo: China News Service/Yin Liqin)