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2025 SCO Int’l Investment and Trade Expo opens in Qingdao

By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan 3 min read

Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.

2025 SCO Int’l Investment and Trade Expo opens in Qingdao

This photo shows the opening ceremony of the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) International Investment and Trade Expo in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, July 18, 2025. Under the theme “Sharing New Opportunities, Seeking New Common Development,” the expo kicked off on Friday in Qingdao. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

People pose for photos outside the venue of the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) International Investment and Trade Expo in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, July 18, 2025. Under the theme “Sharing New Opportunities, Seeking New Common Development,” the expo kicked off on Friday in Qingdao. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

People visit the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) International Investment and Trade Expo in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, July 18, 2025. Under the theme “Sharing New Opportunities, Seeking New Common Development,” the expo kicked off on Friday in Qingdao. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

An exhibitor from north China’s Tianjin makes preparation at the booth during the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) International Investment and Trade Expo in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, July 18, 2025. Under the theme “Sharing New Opportunities, Seeking New Common Development,” the expo kicked off on Friday in Qingdao. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

People visit the pavilion of India during the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) International Investment and Trade Expo in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, July 18, 2025. Under the theme “Sharing New Opportunities, Seeking New Common Development,” the expo kicked off on Friday in Qingdao. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

People communicate during the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) International Investment and Trade Expo in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, July 18, 2025. Under the theme “Sharing New Opportunities, Seeking New Common Development,” the expo kicked off on Friday in Qingdao. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

People visit the pavilion of Azerbaijan during the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) International Investment and Trade Expo in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, July 18, 2025. Under the theme “Sharing New Opportunities, Seeking New Common Development,” the expo kicked off on Friday in Qingdao. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

People visit the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) International Investment and Trade Expo in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, July 18, 2025. Under the theme “Sharing New Opportunities, Seeking New Common Development,” the expo kicked off on Friday in Qingdao. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

People visit the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) International Investment and Trade Expo in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, July 18, 2025. Under the theme “Sharing New Opportunities, Seeking New Common Development,” the expo kicked off on Friday in Qingdao. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Exhibitors promote products via live-streaming during the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) International Investment and Trade Expo in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, July 18, 2025. Under the theme “Sharing New Opportunities, Seeking New Common Development,” the expo kicked off on Friday in Qingdao. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Staff members of China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Comprehensive Service Platform introduce the platform during the 2025 SCO International Investment and Trade Expo in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, July 18, 2025. Under the theme “Sharing New Opportunities, Seeking New Common Development,” the expo kicked off on Friday in Qingdao. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Reference Link:- https://english.news.cn/20250718/50b5cd3bc52943b38c9bd3769c336053/c.html

Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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