https://www.scmp.com/rss/329146/feed More than 3,200 companies from over 110 countries and regions have signed up to attend the 8th China International Import Expo, the world’s biggest import trade fair, in November 2025. For the first time, a dedicated zone will focus on helping least developed countries and the 53 African countries with diplomatic relations with China fully leverage zero-tariff policies put in place since June. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial China’s drive to raise domestic consumption’s contribution to economic growth got a big boost from the annual China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. Mainland companies signed a record US$83.5 billion in deals with exporters from a wide range of countries and regions, up 4.4 per cent on the previous year. The contracts were preliminary, and some deals might not be finalised while many were pre-signed. Even so, the six-day annual expo, in its eighth year since being launched in 2018,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3332777/chinas-commitment-globalisation-evident-import-expo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3332777/chinas-commitment-globalisation-evident-import-expo?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Nov 2025 23:15:11 +0000 Vivian Au Vivian Au The world’s largest import fair has become a vital platform for Hong Kong firms to bypass traditional market entry barriers and secure business deals in mainland China, according to exhibitors from the city. Hong Kong exhibitors at the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai said they had secured new contacts with mainland manufacturers and even received investment inquiries from different cities. “Some mega mainland investors, including hospitals, are interested in our... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3332210/hong-kong-exhibitors-hail-shanghai-import-expo-key-gateway-mainland-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3332210/hong-kong-exhibitors-hail-shanghai-import-expo-key-gateway-mainland-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Nov 2025 02:30:09 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Chinese companies signed a record US$83.5 billion in import deals at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, reinforcing the importance of mainland consumers as growth drivers for global businesses and the world economy less than two weeks after the US and China reached a trade truce. The total – the fifth straight record high for the annual six-day event, which concluded on Monday – represented a 4.4 per cent increase from a year earlier, according to the organiser, the CIIE... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3332228/chinas-importers-sign-record-us835-billion-deals-ciie-after-us-china-trade-truce?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3332228/chinas-importers-sign-record-us835-billion-deals-ciie-after-us-china-trade-truce?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:00:09 +0000 Daniel Ren,Julie Zhang Daniel Ren,Julie Zhang China’s ageing population has become a key consumer group targeted by international companies – from food and drink producers to pharmaceutical makers – as they pursue new growth drivers amid a consumption slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. Dozens of global brands unveiled their latest products and technologies at the ongoing China International Import Expo (CIIE), aiming to meet the rising demand among elderly consumers for healthy food and products that support active... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3332092/chinas-growing-elderly-market-new-frontier-international-companies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3332092/chinas-growing-elderly-market-new-frontier-international-companies?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Nov 2025 07:30:18 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren International brands led by Tesla are intensifying their efforts to compete with Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturers like BYD, as they showcase advanced intelligence and autonomous-driving technology to attract visitors at the world’s largest import-export trade fair in Shanghai. The 12 major carmakers, including General Motors and Volvo, are leveraging the China International Import Expo (CIIE), which runs through Monday, to promote their latest models featuring longer ranges, enhanced... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3332025/tesla-and-global-carmakers-race-against-chinese-ev-rivals-shanghai-import-expo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3332025/tesla-and-global-carmakers-race-against-chinese-ev-rivals-shanghai-import-expo?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Nov 2025 02:00:14 +0000 Wency Chen,Ann Cao Wency Chen,Ann Cao Humanoid robots, cyber dogs and robotic arms have made a strong impression at the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, as a robotics boom has turned machines from the sector into showstoppers. Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics made its third appearance at the CIIE, where it displayed new models, including the lightweight, consumer-facing R1, a taller and more facially human-like H2, and an upgraded industrial-grade legged robot, the A2. At Unitree’s booth, crowds eagerly... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3331928/unitree-agibot-robots-steal-show-shanghais-import-expo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3331928/unitree-agibot-robots-steal-show-shanghais-import-expo?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Frank Chen,Alice Li Frank Chen,Alice Li The ripple effects of the record-breaking US government shutdown have spread beyond Washington, denying US agricultural officials an opportunity to deepen cooperation with Chinese companies at a high-profile trade fair even as bilateral tensions show signs of easing. The Post learned on Thursday that, because of the shutdown, representatives from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) did not attend this year’s China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. This marks the first absence of... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3331802/us-government-shutdown-muddies-china-trade-agricultural-officials-miss-expo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3331802/us-government-shutdown-muddies-china-trade-agricultural-officials-miss-expo?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:00:17 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu China’s key trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, has called on the US to create “a favourable atmosphere” for agricultural cooperation between the two countries. “We hope the US will work together with China, with a focus on the broader picture, to create a favourable atmosphere for practical cooperation in areas such as agriculture,” Li told a visiting US agricultural trade delegation in Beijing on Tuesday, according to a statement published by the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday. Li said there... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3331699/chinese-trade-negotiator-urges-us-give-boost-agricultural-cooperation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3331699/chinese-trade-negotiator-urges-us-give-boost-agricultural-cooperation?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 01:59:41 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Not long ago, the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) was approaching under the dark clouds of the US-China trade war. Then came last week’s truce, sealed at a summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. What a difference a few days make, as reflected in the upbeat business sentiment and Premier Li Qiang’s rallying keynote address to hundreds of government officials, businessmen and merchants at the opening of the Shanghai expo on Wednesday. He reaffirmed China’s... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3331651/hot-heels-truce-us-import-expo-shows-chinas-resolve-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3331651/hot-heels-truce-us-import-expo-shows-chinas-resolve-open?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:15:10 +0000 He Huifeng He Huifeng The Canton Fair, considered a barometer of China’s foreign trade and manufacturing outlook for the next six to nine months, has concluded in Guangzhou as dramatically as it began. Three weeks ago, the exhibition hall was shrouded in gloom. Just days before China’s largest and oldest trade exhibition opened on October 15, US President Donald Trump had threatened to impose an additional 100 per cent tariff on Chinese goods. The announcement sent shock waves through the fair, plunging exporters... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3331625/how-us-china-trade-war-roller-coaster-played-out-canton-fair?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3331625/how-us-china-trade-war-roller-coaster-played-out-canton-fair?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:00:10 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Volkswagen Group plans to develop its own advanced semiconductors in China to power its locally made semi-autonomous vehicles, ramping up efforts to regain ground in the world’s largest car market amid heightened competition. The German carmaker on Wednesday said Carizon – a venture it jointly owned with Horizon Robotics, a designer of artificial intelligence integrated circuits – would develop a system-on-a-chip (SoC) that would be delivered in the next three to five years. “We are accelerating... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3331675/volkswagen-make-own-advanced-chips-china-locally-made-autonomous-vehicles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3331675/volkswagen-make-own-advanced-chips-china-locally-made-autonomous-vehicles?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:22:00 +0000 Frank Chen,Sylvia Ma Frank Chen,Sylvia Ma Amid the growing presence of Chinese firms in Brazil, Brazilian businesses are expressing hope of being able to further expand into China’s market, while also calling for enhanced bilateral efforts to overcome challenges such as logistical bottlenecks. “China can and should be Brazil’s largest export market for every product category,” said Christian Gogola, director of Brazilian drink company Legendaria. “But for now, more Chinese companies are entering Brazil than Brazilian firms doing... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3331655/more-soybeans-brazil-china-trade-heats-amid-investment-surge-new-opportunities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3331655/more-soybeans-brazil-china-trade-heats-amid-investment-surge-new-opportunities?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:00:15 +0000 Vivian Au Vivian Au Hong Kong’s leader has highlighted the city’s global competitiveness and its “superconnector” role between mainland China and overseas markets to Chinese Premier Li Qiang as the world’s largest import trade show opened in Shanghai. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu showed the state leader around the Hong Kong exhibition area at the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) on Wednesday. Themed “a brilliant new chapter of connectivity between the mainland and the world”, the exhibition area... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3331672/john-lee-highlights-hong-kongs-global-role-premier-li-qiang-ciie-opens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3331672/john-lee-highlights-hong-kongs-global-role-premier-li-qiang-ciie-opens?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:49:47 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Chinese Premier Li Qiang said the government would further open its vast consumer market to overseas suppliers and work to bolster domestic demand as he opened the nation’s largest import exhibition. “The country will steadfastly advance high-level opening-up to the outside world,” Li said on the first day of the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. China would also focus on “promoting high-quality development, expanding domestic demand – especially consumption – and fully unleashing the... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3331622/china-seeks-imports-us-trade-truce-aids-exporters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3331622/china-seeks-imports-us-trade-truce-aids-exporters?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:04:20 +0000 Daniel Ren,Julie Zhang Daniel Ren,Julie Zhang Chinese Premier Li Qiang has pledged to further open the country’s vast consumer market to international businesses after Beijing and Washington reached a significant trade deal that was expected to help restore normality to global supply chains. Addressing about 1,000 government officials, business leaders and merchants at the opening of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai on Wednesday, the premier said Beijing remained resolute about supporting globalisation and... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3331559/china-embrace-free-markets-and-free-trade-premier-li-qiang-says-ciie-opening?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3331559/china-embrace-free-markets-and-free-trade-premier-li-qiang-says-ciie-opening?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 02:16:33 +0000 Frank Chen,Mandy Zuo Frank Chen,Mandy Zuo Less than a week after a high-profile summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump – a meeting that cooled the trade conflict between Beijing and Washington after months of heated recriminations – American exhibitors are expected to be more visible at this year’s China International Import Expo (CIIE). More than a dozen agricultural producers from US breadbasket regions will display their wares at a special pavilion at the high-profile trade show, and several of the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3331499/after-xi-trump-summit-us-firms-seize-window-opportunity-china-import-expo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3331499/after-xi-trump-summit-us-firms-seize-window-opportunity-china-import-expo?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:00:09 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu French luxury giant LVMH has expressed full confidence in the Chinese market despite sluggish consumption in the world’s second-largest economy, promising continued investment in what it calls “the beating heart of global luxury”. “The future of luxury is being shaped here, in China, with China and with our Chinese clients,” said Marc-Antoine Jamet, LVMH’s secretary general, in Paris before heading to the annual China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. China is a top market for the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3331464/china-still-beating-heart-global-luxury-french-giant-lvmh-signals-faith-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3331464/china-still-beating-heart-global-luxury-french-giant-lvmh-signals-faith-market?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:00:10 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Premier Li Qiang is expected to promote free trade, encourage foreign investment, soothe concerns about the country’s slowing economy and highlight a trade deal with the US in a keynote speech as the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) opens on Wednesday. Li will for the third consecutive year address hundreds of government officials, business leaders and merchants from about 150 countries and regions to open the world’s largest import trade fair in Shanghai, Xinhua news agency... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3331301/premier-li-qiang-highlight-us-china-pact-worlds-largest-trade-fair-ciie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3331301/premier-li-qiang-highlight-us-china-pact-worlds-largest-trade-fair-ciie?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:00:09 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Growers of durian and coconut in Southeast Asia are expecting a hectic time ahead as they grapple with rising demand from mainland Chinese buyers who prefer high-quality fresh fruits against the backdrop of a weak consumption market. Malaysian fresh durians, which have witnessed an export boom since last year, are still in high demand ahead of the peak season in August, according to Guo Min, ­deputy marketing director with distributor Joy Wing Mau’s China operations. “The growth trajectory... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3319674/pre-ciie-chinas-imports-fruits-grow-big-appetite-durians-coconuts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3319674/pre-ciie-chinas-imports-fruits-grow-big-appetite-durians-coconuts?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Jul 2025 03:45:07 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Wealthy Chinese are still willing to splurge on high-end products for better quality and reliability, international brands and retailers said, as foreign companies expand their footprint in the world’s largest consumer market despite a challenging economy. Singaporean massage-chair maker Osim, Swedish furniture chain Ikea and Japanese home-goods retailer Muji all said they would continue to open new stores in mainland China. “Rich people here give priority to quality and they trust reputable... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3285952/ikea-muji-foreign-lifestyle-brands-are-still-betting-big-chinese-consumers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3285952/ikea-muji-foreign-lifestyle-brands-are-still-betting-big-chinese-consumers?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Nov 2024 07:42:49 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Foreign businesses from the United States, South Korea and Germany pledged commitment to China’s market and supply chains during big import fair in Shanghai, despite the potential of a new trade war between the world’s top two economies after Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election. At a media event tied to the China International Import Expo on Thursday, several companies showed how they are investing in artificial intelligence (AI) and various digital technologies across their... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3285808/global-businesses-bet-chinas-market-despite-trump-win-us-trade-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3285808/global-businesses-bet-chinas-market-despite-trump-win-us-trade-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:00:16 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, brought their latest products to this year’s China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, as demand continues to surge on the mainland. With one of the biggest booths at the CIIE’s Intelligent Industry & Information Technology section, Samsung featured its GDDR7 chip, touted as one of the world’s most advanced memory products for graphics processing, as well as the HBM3E, which is designed for high-performance... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3285605/south-korean-memory-chip-giants-samsung-and-sk-hynix-push-latest-products-ciie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3285605/south-korean-memory-chip-giants-samsung-and-sk-hynix-push-latest-products-ciie?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:00:16 +0000 American agricultural business representatives attending the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai expect that the volume of signed deals could exceed last year’s haul, even in the midst of a fickle geopolitical climate underpinned by strained US-China ties and a changing of the guard in the White House. But analysts say American producers and interest groups are keen on hedging risks and stabilising business by using platforms such as high-profile exhibitions, as US farm exports... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3285452/us-agricultural-interests-tied-china-see-hope-expo-orders-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3285452/us-agricultural-interests-tied-china-see-hope-expo-orders-week?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:30:13 +0000 Australia’s avocado trade association signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s trade body at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Wednesday, signifying an advancement for the superfood to obtain access to the Chinese market. The agreement between Avocados Australia and the China Chamber of Commerce of Import & Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce & Animal By-Products will seek to enhance cooperation and technological exchanges. Avocados Australia chair Matthew Kleyn said... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3285418/china-australia-sign-avocado-agreement-shanghai-expo-amid-warming-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3285418/china-australia-sign-avocado-agreement-shanghai-expo-amid-warming-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:30:25 +0000 Daniel Ren,Mia Castagnone Daniel Ren,Mia Castagnone A wider opening of China would allow the country to play a stabilising role in a slowing global economy, Premier Li Qiang told international business leaders in Shanghai on Tuesday, while pledging to import more goods from trading partners. Speaking to more than 1,000 government officials and company executives at the start of the China International Import Expo (CIIE), Li said that “concerted efforts” are needed to overcome the country’s difficulties and improve its economic outlook. “China... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3285208/chinas-premier-li-qiang-promises-wider-opening-play-stabilising-role-global-economy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3285208/chinas-premier-li-qiang-promises-wider-opening-play-stabilising-role-global-economy?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:37:29 +0000 The countdown to CIIE, the world’s biggest import trade fair, has begun as Shanghai gets ready to play host to thousands of exhibitors and guests from more than 50 countries and international organisations that are expected to attend. The mega deal-generating event will see exhibitions by hundreds of global and Chinese brands for six days from November 5 to 10. The value of deals at last year’s edition hit an all-time high of US$78.4 billion, an increase of 6.7 per cent year on year, buoyed by... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3271687/shanghai-expects-record-turnout-worlds-biggest-import-trade-fair-later-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3271687/shanghai-expects-record-turnout-worlds-biggest-import-trade-fair-later-year?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jul 2024 07:57:18 +0000 In an address by Premier Li Qiang to the China International Import Expo (CIIE) held in Shanghai earlier this month, Japanese pharmaceutical giant Takeda was selected to be given a specific mention. The company was touted as an example of the ample opportunities that could be found by foreign enterprises who chose to do business in the country. When drafting the address, Li’s speech-writers and CIIE organisers were instructed to find a well-known Japanese company whose business had prospered in... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3242143/japanese-firms-still-betting-china-despite-tensions-see-leaving-ripe-market-nonsensical?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3242143/japanese-firms-still-betting-china-despite-tensions-see-leaving-ripe-market-nonsensical?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Nov 2023 06:05:16 +0000 Fosun International, through its Shanghai-based healthcare unit, is ready to deliver its first locally built Da Vinci surgical robots to its clients in a major step to make advanced medical technology affordable to Chinese patients. The first robot has been fully built and completed for an undisclosed client, more than a year after its unit Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group (Fosun Pharma) joined with California-based Intuitive Surgical to build a 700 million yuan (US$96 million) research and... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3241245/fosun-pharma-prepares-deliver-da-vinci-surgical-robots-make-advanced-medical-treatment-affordable?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3241245/fosun-pharma-prepares-deliver-da-vinci-surgical-robots-make-advanced-medical-treatment-affordable?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Nov 2023 08:14:06 +0000 As China looks to cement its place as the world’s largest shipbuilder, a fully functional dispute resolution process remains a particular “sore spot” amid Beijing’s soft power shift and push for a Maritime Silk Road, industry insiders said. China is a world leader in terms of shipbuilding capacity and trade volume, but it lags far behind in services surrounding the industry despite a surge in demand, said Zhang Shouguo, executive vice-president of the China Shipowners’ Association, on Wednesday... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3241079/chinas-arbitration-sore-spot-holding-shipbuilding-ambitions-amid-growing-need-rules?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3241079/chinas-arbitration-sore-spot-holding-shipbuilding-ambitions-amid-growing-need-rules?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Nov 2023 00:15:10 +0000 The value of deals at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) hit an all-time high, buoyed by increased appetite for foreign goods and services, particularly US farm products, paving the way for Beijing to improve ties with its major trading partners. Deals worth US$78.4 billion were signed at the world’s largest import trade fair that ended on Friday, an increase of 6.7 per cent year on year, according to the organiser CIIE Bureau, a unit of the Ministry of Commerce. The record figures since... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3241117/ciie-deals-hit-record-us784-billion-amid-chinas-push-mend-trade-ties-boost-global-economy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3241117/ciie-deals-hit-record-us784-billion-amid-chinas-push-mend-trade-ties-boost-global-economy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Nov 2023 11:51:06 +0000 The Philippines has pinned its hopes on exports of nickel and other critical minerals to capitalise on China’s new energy bonanza and generate more revenue, and officials have made “business as usual” their mantra despite ongoing tensions in the South China Sea. At the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai this week, diplomats and trade representatives from Manila are redoubling their efforts to make trade with China more balanced, showing off a variety of Philippine exports from... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3240886/china-philippines-tensions-roil-south-china-sea-its-business-usual-bilateral-trade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3240886/china-philippines-tensions-roil-south-china-sea-its-business-usual-bilateral-trade?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:08:54 +0000 Swedish fast fashion giant H&M unveiled a China design hub this week amid efforts to improve the localisation of its products, as foreign firms struggle to cater to the changing demands of Chinese consumers. The clothing brand has faced a backlash within China following its decision to not buy cotton produced in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region from 2020, with a boycott following a year later. But at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Monday, H&M vowed a continued commitment... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3240781/hm-unveils-china-design-hub-ciie-improve-localisation-foreign-brands-face-pressure-meet-consumer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3240781/hm-unveils-china-design-hub-ciie-improve-localisation-foreign-brands-face-pressure-meet-consumer?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:15:22 +0000 US, South Korean and Dutch chip companies have a substantial presence at this year’s China import expo in Shanghai amid Beijing’s drive for chip self-sufficiency in response to an escalating tech war with the US. At the “integrated circuit special section” in the China International Import Expo (CIIE), a total of 47 chip-related companies are represented. The companies displaying their wares include US chip giants Qualcomm and Micron Technology, Dutch chip equipment maker ASML Holding, as well... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3240695/micron-asml-and-samsung-attract-attention-years-china-international-import-expo-amid-rising-chip?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3240695/micron-asml-and-samsung-attract-attention-years-china-international-import-expo-amid-rising-chip?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Nov 2023 00:00:28 +0000 China is expanding its agricultural trade with Afghanistan, deepening relations with the war-torn country as it attempts a return to normal economic activity, tangles with sanctions from the West and rebuilds after a devastating earthquake in October. The world’s second-largest economy may start importing Afghan pomegranates next month with an initial shipment of 1,000 tonnes via an “agricultural cooperation” deal, a trader at the China International Import Expo told the Post on Monday. Those... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3240649/china-afghanistan-cultivate-deeper-ties-agriculture-deals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3240649/china-afghanistan-cultivate-deeper-ties-agriculture-deals?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:00:14 +0000 Vice-Premier He Lifeng will visit the US later this week in yet another sign of improving bilateral relations that comes as senior US officials and business delegates are taking an optimistic outlook on cooperation at a key import exhibition in Shanghai. In particular, the American visitors are putting extra emphasis on cooperation in agricultural technology, as Beijing’s unprecedented push for food self-sufficiency is creating more trade opportunities in that sector. He, who is tasked with... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3240533/china-vice-premier-he-lifeng-visit-us-week-ties-shine-shanghai-expo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3240533/china-vice-premier-he-lifeng-visit-us-week-ties-shine-shanghai-expo?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Nov 2023 22:00:07 +0000 The Philippines is on a mission to expand its exports to the world’s largest market for durian consumption, and it hammered that point home on Monday by hyping up a deal it made at China’s largest import expo. The push to boost exports of its tropical fruit – including the Puyat variety of its durian – comes as the Philippines has seen an escalation in its territorial dispute with China over the South China Sea in recent months. One of the Philippines’ durian distributors in China, the Dole... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3240540/chinas-durian-demand-sees-philippines-score-ciie-trade-deal-despite-heated-south-china-sea-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3240540/chinas-durian-demand-sees-philippines-score-ciie-trade-deal-despite-heated-south-china-sea-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:00:26 +0000 Consumer vigour and further opening up in China could give a much-needed boost to the stalling global economy, Premier Li Qiang said on Sunday, in the latest sign that Beijing is trying to improve business ties with its major trading partners. Speaking to more than 1,000 government officials and business leaders at the start of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, Li pledged that China would further relax policies and buy more goods from foreign businesses, offering greater... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3240388/ciie-2023-premier-li-qiang-promotes-chinese-consumers-fix-global-economy-amid-push-improve-trade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3240388/ciie-2023-premier-li-qiang-promotes-chinese-consumers-fix-global-economy-amid-push-improve-trade?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Nov 2023 05:50:15 +0000 Chinese Premier Li Qiang will deliver a keynote speech at the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE) on Sunday, the first time a top leader is attending the world’s largest import trade fair since 2020 as Beijing makes efforts to expand ties with its global partners. The premier, a key figure behind the annual trade show that began in 2018, is likely to extend an olive branch to global businesses and investors to bolster China’s cross-border trade and inflow of foreign direct investment... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3240281/ciie-2023-premier-li-qiang-reach-out-global-businesses-beijing-seeks-mend-economic-ties-west?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3240281/ciie-2023-premier-li-qiang-reach-out-global-businesses-beijing-seeks-mend-economic-ties-west?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Nov 2023 12:00:30 +0000 Amid improving relations between Beijing and Washington, the United States is expected to send its strongest-ever delegation to next week’s China International Import Expo (CIIE), according to sources with knowledge of the issue. Jason Hafemeister, acting deputy undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs and trade counsel to the agriculture secretary at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), will be among the federal officials attending the six-day event, which begins in... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3239785/us-send-strongest-ever-delegation-china-international-import-expo-amid-improving-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3239785/us-send-strongest-ever-delegation-china-international-import-expo-amid-improving-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:01:29 +0000 Beijing has mobilised 39 business delegations to ensure the purchase of goods and services at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai in November, in its latest effort to maintain strong economic ties with foreign businesses and head off any chance of a decoupling with the West. The organisers of CIIE, the world’s largest import trade fair, said on Friday they would invite “more buyers that are welcomed by the exhibitors” to spur transactions during the six-day event, which will... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3234734/ciie-beijing-kicks-countdown-appointing-business-delegates-first-import-expo-after-zero-covid-policy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3234734/ciie-beijing-kicks-countdown-appointing-business-delegates-first-import-expo-after-zero-covid-policy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:15:50 +0000 Chinese companies agreed to buy goods and services worth US$73.5 billion from foreign exhibitors at the world’s largest import trade fair, echoing President Xi Jinping’s pledge to further open up the country’s vast market. The value of the transactions sealed during the six-day China International Import Expo (CIIE) that ended in Shanghai on Thursday rose 3.9 per cent from last year, despite fewer exhibitors and visitors because of stringent virus-prevention measures. “The fifth CIIE was the... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3199168/chinese-companies-sign-us735-billion-deals-ciie-despite-fewer-foreign-exhibitors-and-visitors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3199168/chinese-companies-sign-us735-billion-deals-ciie-despite-fewer-foreign-exhibitors-and-visitors?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:30:08 +0000 Ocean shipping rates for goods leaving China are likely to fall next year when new container vessels take to the seas, according to carriers at a major trade fair in Shanghai. Freight rates have plunged by as much as 90 per cent in the last year from the unprecedented highs they enjoyed during the pandemic, and are expected to stabilise in the short term. More than 200 new ships are due to be delivered to freight operators in each of the next two years. Vessels with a total capacity of 2.34... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3198966/chinese-freight-carriers-fear-further-price-declines-when-new-container-ships-take-seas-next-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3198966/chinese-freight-carriers-fear-further-price-declines-when-new-container-ships-take-seas-next-year?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:00:07 +0000 German exhibitors at China’s largest import trade fair said they expect Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to Beijing to bolster trade between the two countries. The rising optimism comes after Scholz’s one-day visit last Friday, along with a delegation that included representatives from major German companies including BioNTech, Volkswagen, BMW and Deutsche Bank. Scholz’s first to China as leader took place just one day before the opening of the annual China International Import Expo (CIIE) in... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3198792/german-exhibitors-import-trade-fair-expect-business-ties-china-improve-after-chancellor-scholzs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3198792/german-exhibitors-import-trade-fair-expect-business-ties-china-improve-after-chancellor-scholzs?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Nov 2022 01:59:18 +0000 Sustainability seems to be the predominant theme at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, with companies taking part echoing Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pledge to reach carbon neutrality by 2060. But for some visitors sustainability does not play an important role in their product purchases. Multinational corporations such as Uniqlo, McDonald’s, Thyssenkrupp and Siemens have made sustainable living and green products a key focus at this year’s expo. The Japanese apparel... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3198785/japans-uniqlo-highlights-sustainability-shanghai-trade-expo-not-all-visitors-buy-idea-green-living?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3198785/japans-uniqlo-highlights-sustainability-shanghai-trade-expo-not-all-visitors-buy-idea-green-living?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:30:12 +0000 Tesla demonstrated its deepening appeal for Chinese customers at the world’s largest import trade fair, shrugging off the soured relationship between Beijing and Washington. The US carmaker stole the show once again at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) that started on Saturday, even though its new models on display are not yet available to mainland customers. Though there were fewer people at the event than usual because of Covid-19 pandemic curbs, Tesla’s booth drew a huge crowd on... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3198666/tesla-steals-limelight-shanghai-trade-expo-proving-chinese-consumers-and-us-products-are-still?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3198666/tesla-steals-limelight-shanghai-trade-expo-proving-chinese-consumers-and-us-products-are-still?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Nov 2022 02:28:57 +0000 More than 200 Hong Kong firms have geared up for an import trade fair in mainland China, harbouring hopes of expanding into the vast market there after more than two years of economic disruptions on both sides amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Joining as many as 3,000 exhibitors, up 3.4 per cent in attendance from last year, the local firms were on Saturday touting products and services at the fifth edition of the China International Import Expo, an annual fair held at the National Exhibition and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3198556/more-200-hong-kong-firms-join-import-trade-fair-shanghai-hungry-expansion-mainland-chinese-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3198556/more-200-hong-kong-firms-join-import-trade-fair-shanghai-hungry-expansion-mainland-chinese-market?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Nov 2022 05:35:22 +0000 China’s president has pledged to open the country’s markets further as he reaffirmed his commitment to globalisation ahead of the world’s largest import trade fair, in Shanghai. “We have been offering big opportunities for the world economy by opening up China’s huge market,” Xi said in a televised speech to kick off the fifth edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE), the government’s tentpole annual event for promoting a consumption-led economic development model. “The opening [of... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3198508/president-xi-pledges-further-open-chinas-markets-offering-big-opportunities-world-ahead-trade-fare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3198508/president-xi-pledges-further-open-chinas-markets-offering-big-opportunities-world-ahead-trade-fare?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:51:18 +0000 The World Trade Organization (WTO) authorised China on Wednesday to impose US$645 million of compensatory tariffs against the United States in a ruling likely to receive a cool reception in Washington. China went to the WTO in 2012 to challenge anti-subsidy tariffs the United States imposed between 2008 and 2012, mainly during the term of US President Barack Obama, on 22 Chinese products ranging from solar panels to steel wire. The decade-long case into alleged subsidies has centred on whether... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/money-wealth/article/3164842/china-has-right-impose-tariffs-us645-million-us-products?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/money-wealth/article/3164842/china-has-right-impose-tariffs-us645-million-us-products?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:07:15 +0000 Once upon a time there was a narrative: after three decades of opening up to the global economy, winning access to international markets and capturing what intellectual property it could, China is reverting to a centuries-old preference for self-isolation. In deciding to decouple from global markets, using its Made in China 2025 policy to strengthen the capacity of, and loyalty to, local companies, and a dual circulation strategy to bolster local consumption as the main growth driver, Beijing... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3155759/who-says-china-retreating-splendid-self-isolation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3155759/who-says-china-retreating-splendid-self-isolation?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:45:13 +0000 China’s largest import trade fair ended on Wednesday with year-on-year deal value declining for the first time since the event debuted in 2018, as deal-making was hit by a slowing economy and stringent measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. Chinese companies bought US$70.7 billion worth of goods during the China International Import Expo (CIIE), a decline of 2.6 per cent compared with last year’s US$72.62 billion, the organiser said on Wednesday. The six-day event, the world’s largest trade... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3155627/chinas-top-import-fair-reports-first-contraction-debut-2018?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3155627/chinas-top-import-fair-reports-first-contraction-debut-2018?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Nov 2021 03:44:11 +0000