After "low-carbon" became a keyword at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) last year, foreign companies have rushed to the 5th CIIE this year to showcase their latest technologies, solutions and ideas on environmental protection and carbon emissions reduction, which has become a rapidly growing industry in China.

More Iranian companies have participated in the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai to promote their products and brands through the platform, as people-to-people exchanges between China and Iran have been connected by the Silk Road since ancient times, an Iranian diplomat said.

Global companies in the integrated circuit (IC) sector continued to rush to display their latest technologies at the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, where a designated display zone was set up for ICs for the second consecutive year, underscoring growing foreign firms' confidence in China's IC market despite the US' strengthened blockade and calls for decoupling.

The fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) pulled down curtain on Thursday in Shanghai, with $73.5 billion worth of tentative trade deals inked, up 3.9 percent compared with the previous expo, Sun Chenghai, deputy director of the CIIE Bureau, said at a press briefing on Thursday.

At the ongoing 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, more Chinese and Russia companies are engaging in two-way trade and investment, reflecting growing bilateral economic and trade cooperation between China and Russia.

Australian companies are actively participating in the ongoing 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, the world's biggest import fair with some new deals inked, amid growing diplomatic interactions between the two countries.

More and more enterprises from China's Taiwan island are attending the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai in pursuit of business opportunities in the Chinese mainland with the support of central authorities. At the ongoing 5th CIIE, many Taiwan firms drew great interest from mainland consumers and some even inked sizable deals.

More than 20 high-tech Israeli companies have participated in the ongoing 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE), the world's largest import trade expo, to seek more opportunities and expand their businesses in China.

The principle of One Country, Two Systems is the biggest advantage for the development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Kent Lyu, regional director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) for Eastern and Central China, told the Global Times at the ongoing China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.

From food ingredients to high-tech solutions, exhibits brought by US companies again became one of the highlights at the ongoing 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, while executives from US multinational companies expressed their expectations for and commitment to the Chinese market.

China State Shipbuilding Co (CSSC), the world's largest shipbuilding conglomerate, has inked fruitful deals with international partners at the ongoing China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, with a total value of $450 million, a big jump of 205.5 percent year-on-year.

Thanks to the colossal Chinese market and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which came into force at the beginning of the year, multinationals remain optimistic over the Chinese market, with more than 90 percent of the surveyed firms from the RCEP members expecting to expand trade with China, according to a new survey.

Chinese companies have so far signed contracts worth at least $69 billion with global energy giants to buy products related to the energy sector, ranging from oil to rubber, at the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, according to information obtained by the Global Times and media reports.

Banking on China's large population, swelling middle class and ageing society, the attention given to the Chinese market by global pharmaceutical companies reached a new height at the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, with company executives telling the Global Times that they intend to grow together with the Chinese market.

At the Jiangsu exhibition area of the ongoing 2022 China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, designer Chen Liwen's lifestyle clothing collection "Tiger Sniffs the Rose" has captured the attention of international visitors as it allows them to take a piece of 1,000-year-old Chinese culture with them no matter where they go.

A Tesla Bot is exhibited at the automobile exhibition area of the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, Nov. 7, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yin Liqin)

Food products attract visitors at 5th CIIE

Giant bluefin tuna exhibited at 5th CIIE in Shanghai

Signing ceremony for exhibitors of 6th CIIE held in Shanghai

People visit exhibition areas at CIIE

In addition to Afghan pine nuts, which have won increasing popularity in the Chinese market, more products including figs, raisins, carpets and ornaments from Afghanistan are put on show at the ongoing fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE), eyeing a larger market share through the platform.

The four-leaf clover-shaped National Exhibition and Convention Center once again is welcoming visitors from around the world during the ongoing fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. Visitors are attracted by the wide range of imported goods. There are also international luxury brands, all of which are trying their best to innovate from design concepts to product materials to engage with younger consumers.

Good political relations between China and Germany is conducive to creating a positive business environment for German companies operating in China, German exhibitors at the ongoing China International Import Expo (CIIE) told the Global Times, as they displayed delight at German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's recent visit to Beijing which theyviewed a positive signal for economic cooperation between the two countries.

As Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech on Friday at the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) that emphasized China's unswerving commitment to further opening up its market and to creating new opportunities for the world with its own development, a number of foreign enterprises that participated in the fair said they were encouraged and have increased their determination to invest and develop in China.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday delivered at the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE), the world's biggest import fair, a keynote speech that underlined China's unswerving commitment to further opening up its market and to creating new opportunities for the world with its own development, as the world faces a lingering COVID-19 pandemic, energy crisis, and growing trend of anti-globalization and trade protectionism.

The 5th CIIE will be held from Nov 5 to 10 with more participants this year: -145 countries, regions & intl organizations -66 countries & 3 intl organizations for the country exhibitions -284 Fortune Global 500 and industrial leaders -39 trading groups & 600 subgroups

The lively scene of visitors from all over the world gathering at the CIIE is of extraordinary significance. This is not only an important source of confidence in China's opening-up, but also carries the hope of a righteous path in the world.