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Shanghai’s Ninth China International Import Expo Opens With Record Exhibition Space
The ninth China International Import Expo opens in Shanghai on Nov.
5, after organizers completed preparations.
Its total exhibition area has exceeded 440,000 square metres for the first time, with company exhibits also reaching a record area.
A record 4,142 overseas companies are taking part, including more than 2,000 making their first appearance.
Moldova, Romania and three other countries, along with the UN Development Programme, are new to the national exhibition.
The event will feature more than 480 global, Asian or China first-showcase products, as well as exhibits across six main sectors and an innovation area.
The expo is a platform for international businesses and countries to present products and connect with China, which reported imports up 22.3% in the first nine months of the year.
The expo opens on Nov.
5, and organizers say more than 100 companies and overseas exhibition groups have already signed up for its 10th edition.
The ninth China International Import Expo is scheduled to open in Shanghai on November 5, 2026.
Its total exhibition area has exceeded 440,000 square metres for the first time, a record for the event.
The corporate exhibition area has topped 370,000 square metres, with 4,142 overseas companies taking part.
More than 480 products are making global debuts, Asian debuts or China debuts at the expo.
Preparations and exhibition setup were complete before the opening.
- Who
- The ninth China International Import Expo, with 4,142 overseas companies taking part.
- What
- The expo is opening with record exhibition space of more than 440,000 square metres.
- When
- November 5, 2026.
- Where
- Shanghai, China.
- Why
- The sources describe the expo as a platform for promoting openness and inclusive economic globalization.
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Exhibition setup was completed and preparations for the expo were ready.
The ninth China International Import Expo was scheduled to open in Shanghai.
- Total exhibition area
- More than 440,000 square metres
- Corporate exhibition area
- More than 370,000 square metres
- Overseas companies
- 4,142
- Debut products
- More than 480 global, Asian or China debuts
- First-time exhibitors
- More than 2,000 companies
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What people are saying
Behind the CIIE is China's continued effort to advocate inclusive economic globalization and promote the building of an open world economy.