Shanghai gears up for China’s first import expo

By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2018-11-04 18:59:42

Pictured on Sunday is the south square of the National Exhibition and Convention Center, the main venue of the upcoming China International Import Expo (CIIE), in East China’s Shanghai. Photo: Yang Hui/GT

Editor's Note:

With the China International Import Expo (CIIE) only one day away, host city Shanghai is making its final preparations. The venue is now ready to welcome visitors from all over the world. Photos: Yang Hui/GT

The AW189 helicopter, manufactured by Italy-based Leonardo, is displayed at an exhibition booth on Sunday ahead of the first China International Import Expo (CIIE). The helicopter is priced at nearly 200 million yuan ($29 million). The aircraft has the highest value among all exhibits in CIIE’s aeronautics and astronautics zone. Photo: Yang Hui/GT

A robotic arm manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric from Japan stands by at a CIIE exhibition booth ahead of the event’s opening in Shanghai on Sunday. Photo: Yang Hui/GT

An employee tests gesture recognition software from Japanese firm Panasonic at an exhibition booth on Sunday in the main venue of the upcoming CIIE in Shanghai. Photo: Yang Hui/GT

National flags of various countries are flown on Sunday along the square of the main venue of the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Photo: Yang Hui/GT

A security guard patrols with a dog on the south square of the National Exhibition and Convention Center, the main venue of the upcoming China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. Photo: Yang Hui/GT

Staffs pose for a photo on the south square of the National Exhibition and Convention Center, the main venue of the upcoming China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. Photo: Yang Hui/GT