More than 2,200 companies from Anhui Province participated in the CIIE

Thousands of merchants gathered again on the banks of the Huangpu River, and the annual “open appointment” arrived as scheduled. On November 5, the 7th China International Import Expo, which connects the world with openness, kicked off at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). More than 2,200 units and more than 6,200 people from Anhui registered to attend the conference, sharing the “CIIE dividend” with the global merchants who came in droves.

At present, more than 300 units and enterprises have submitted procurement needs, with an intended procurement amount of nearly US$2.4 billion.

During the preparation of this CIIE, Anhui Province attached great importance to and carefully planned, and in accordance with the general requirement of “getting better and better”, promoted the whole province to meet the CIIE appointment and share the opportunity of opening up. At the Expo, 4 exhibits from 4 Anhui companies including Visionox, Kaisheng Technology, and Dongchao Technology were selected for the physical exhibition of the China Pavilion; the rural revitalization farmland of Xiaogang Village and the “cabbage heart” of Xuejiawa in Ma’anshan were selected for the graphic exhibition. Time-honored brands in Huainan, Wuhu, Chizhou and other places and 13 intangible cultural heritage projects also appeared in the conference’s cultural exchange activities. These fully demonstrate Anhui’s new image of opening up to the outside world, new achievements in industrial development, and new explorations in developing new quality productivity.

This CIIE will last until November 10. During this period, Anhui will focus on the four major functions of international procurement, investment promotion, cultural exchanges and open cooperation, organize and carry out a series of activities of “Anhui Enters the CIIE”, and innovatively hold the “CIIE Merchants Anhui Tour” docking activities. One provincial trading delegation, 16 municipal trading sub-delegations, and 5 provincial direct trading sub-delegations will “meet old friends” and “meet new friends” here, connect with international resource channels, and expand development space.

It is understood that in the first six CIIEs, Anhui has organized a total of 13,200 purchasing units and 41,500 personnel to participate in the conference, with a cumulative procurement transaction amount of US$12.32 billion and attracted investments of more than 81.528 billion yuan, covering more than 30 countries and regions.

A relevant person in charge of the Provincial Department of Commerce said that they will continue to seize the comprehensive benefits and spillover effects brought by the CIIE, further increase publicity and guidance, and promote the new technologies, new equipment, new products, and new services at the CIIE to more Anhui enterprises; at the same time, make good use of the “CIIE” platform, build a bridge of cooperation, continuously expand Anhui’s “circle of friends”, promote import transactions, deepen economic and trade cooperation, better meet the people’s diversified consumption needs, and promote high-quality economic development in the province.