FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on television screens at a media centre as he delivers a speech via video at the opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China November 4, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Galbraith
November 10, 2021
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The fourth China International Import Expo (CIIE) saw $70.62 billion worth of “intentional” deals signed, down 2.6% from last year, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing an organiser of the event that closed on Wednesday.
It cited Sun Chenghai, deputy director-general of the bureau responsible for organising the week-long import fair in the commercial hub of Shanghai to highlight the nation’s openness to foreign imports.
Last year state media said intentional deals worth $72.62 billion were agreed at the fair.
(Reporting by Brenda Goh; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
Source: One America News Network
