In May 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China would hold the China International Import Expo (CIIE) starting from 2018.

It was a significant move for the Chinese government to hold CIIE to give firm support to trade liberalisation and economic globalisation, as well as actively opening the Chinese market to the world. It facilitates countries and regions all over the world to strengthen economic cooperation and trade, and to promote global trade and world economic growth in order to make the world economy more open.

The Chinese government welcomes government officials, business communities, exhibitors and professional purchasers across the world to participate in CIIE and to explore the Chinese market. They would like to work with all countries, regions and international organisations to make CIIE a world-class Expo, providing new channels for countries and regions to do business, strengthen cooperation and promote common prosperity of the world economy and trade.