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)

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, leaders of four countries will attend the opening ceremony and related events of the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) which runs from Nov. 5 to 10 in Shanghai, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Wednesday.

Spokesperson Hua Chunying said the leaders include French President Emmanuel Macron, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic.