The second China International Import Expo was held in Shanghai from November 5th to 10th, 2019. President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony and related activities of the Second China International Import Expo and Hongqiao International Economic Forum held in Shanghai on November 5th, and delivered a keynote speech. President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo for two consecutive years and delivered keynote speeches, which fully reflects the great importance the Chinese government attaches to the Import Expo.
The China International Import Expo was "planned, proposed, deployed, and promoted personally" by President Xi Jinping. It is the world's first large-scale national-level exhibition with the theme of imports, and a major innovation in the history of international trade development. In his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the first China International Import Expo in 2018, President Xi Jinping clearly pointed out that the CIIE, an event to be held on an annual basis, will feature good performance, good results and continued success in the years to come. The holding of the China International Import Expo is a major decision made by China to promote a new round of high-level opening-up. It is a major move by China to actively open its market to the world. The fundamental purpose is to promote the Chinese economy through the economic effects of the CIIE platform. High-quality development can better meet the needs of the people for a better life.
Since 2012, President Xi Jinping has repeatedly mentioned expanding imports, strengthening imports, actively expanding imports, and stimulating import potential at different times and on different occasions. The national government has issued a series of policies and guidance on actively expanding imports. Therefore, governments at all levels must actively promote, systematically study and accurately recognize the great strategic significance of President Xi Jinping's initiative to expand imports.
