(240808) -- SHANGHAI, Aug. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An attendee takes photos of a billboard during a pre-expo supply-demand matchmaking meeting for the Intelligent Industry & Information Technology Exhibition Area and Automobile Exhibition Area of the 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE) at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China's Shanghai, Aug. 8, 2024. The 7th CIIE will be held from Nov. 5 to 10. (Photo by Chen Haoming/Xinhua)
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This photo taken on July 27, 2026 shows a view of the south square of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the main venue for the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE), in east China’s Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
A series of events, including a news briefing, a promotion and roadshow, and a signing ceremony of the 10th China International Import Expo (CIIE), was held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on Monday, marking the 100-day countdown to the 9th CIIE.
The 9th CIIE is scheduled to be held in Shanghai from Nov. 5 to 10.
An exhibitor talks with a staff member during the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) Promotion and Roadshow at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the main venue for the ninth CIIE, in east China’s Shanghai, on July 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)An exhibitor talks with staff members during the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) Promotion and Roadshow at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the main venue for the ninth CIIE, in east China’s Shanghai, on July 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)This photo taken on July 27, 2026 shows a view of the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) Promotion and Roadshow at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the main venue for the ninth CIIE, in east China’s Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)People pose for a photo during the signing ceremony of the 10th China International Import Expo (CIIE) at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the main venue for the ninth CIIE, in east China’s Shanghai, on July 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)This photo taken on July 27, 2026 shows a news briefing of the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the main venue for the ninth CIIE, in east China’s Shanghai.
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.…
