The sixth of The China International Import Expo (CIIE), which lasted from November 5 to 10, has attracted 3,400 exhibitors and 394,000 professional visitors who have registered, from 154 countries, regions and international organizations according to data.

Officials, entrepreneurs and scholars from all over the world focus on the CIIE. Here we list the latest comments from experts and elites, which may help answering the following questions.

What do companies do on the CIIE?

Companies can use the expo to launch new products, re-energize their brands, introduce themselves to the Chinese market and gain an overall understanding of the current dynamics and growth potential of the Chinese market.

——By John McLean, chairman of the UK-China Business Development Center.

It has not only introduced us to a lot of potential partners, but also provided inspiration from different industries and fields to empower the brand's continuous innovation and upgrades.

——By Willie Tan, the CEO of Skechers China, the Republic of Korea, and Southeast Asia markets.

The CIIE is a great opportunity for us to come and showcase U.S. soy, the work that our farmers do, (and) the work that our exporters do, and interact with so many companies in China that are buyers of U.S. soy.

——By Jim Sutter, CEO of U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC).

During the last six years, CIIE has become a comprehensive platform for DBS to exhibit our most recent financial solutions and expand partnerships. Every year at CIIE, we have experienced the enthusiasm and trust of our local customers and partners.

——By Ginger Cheng, the CEO of DBS China.

Can companies benefit from the CIIE?

We were quite pleased with our achievements from last year's exhibition. And this year we've seen a 50 percent increase in the number of Norwegian seafood companies participating in the expo.

——By Andreas Thorud, the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) director for the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong.

The expo would give the Ethiopian exhibitors a big opportunity to enjoy 20 percent of the world consumers and sell their industrial or agricultural products at better prices."

——By Gizat Worku, general manager of the Ethiopian Coffee Exporters Association.

By participating in the CIIE, international companies can gain easier access to the Chinese market, while China can also establish more trade partners with various countries.

——By Low Kian Chuan, president of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM).

How do people feel about the Chinese market?

It's worth noting that nearly half of the initial launches worldwide, featuring Qualcomm's flagship mobile platforms each year, have been brought to consumers by Chinese smartphone companies. This underscores the significance of the Chinese market and our partnership with Chinese companies for Qualcomm.

——By Frank Meng, chairman of Qualcomm China, which has established a long-standing participant in CIIE.

Chinese consumers accounted for 26 percent of the company's total sales for the third quarter of this year. Looking ahead, we are expected to increase their international travel and make additional purchases in various countries. This market therefore holds utmost importance for the Paris-headquartered company.

——By Jean-Marc Duplaix, Kering's deputy CEO in charge of operations and finance.

Whether it's the CIIE or the Chinese market, returning to the situation before COVID-19 will be difficult. However, after three years, more foreign businesses have been able to enter this national exhibition freely, which is a good start. Going forward, we need to explore how China can balance economics and politics in the new situation and ensure the open door to the market can truly "open wider and wider."

——By Chen Jing, journalist from Lianhe Zaobao.

But compared with developed economies' markets, China's service market still has room for improvement, especially in terms of openness in areas such as finance, telecommunications, digital services, culture, education and healthcare.

——By Zhang Monan, deputy director of the Institute of American and European Studies, China Center for International Economic Exchanges.

What will be the focus on future business in China?

We have to continue thinking about the long term. Our farmers is a very long-term thinker. They buy land for years. They plant a crop, and it takes a whole year to grow. For us it's to have this long-term relationship with China.

——By Jim Sutter, CEO of U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC).

As 5G and artificial intelligence continues to transform industries and extend its reach to social and consumer spheres, we identify more opportunities and potential for Qualcomm and its Chinese partners.

——By Frank Meng, chairman of Qualcomm China, which has established a long-standing participant in CIIE.

It is about establishing a meaningful connection with Chinese consumers.

——By Jean-Marc Duplaix, Kering's deputy CEO in charge of operations and finance.

Selling goods to just a few markets in China is not my priority. I don't look at China that way.

This should be a long-term business between the two countries, and we need to design how much we will sell gradually over time.

——By Houmer Balazadeh, general manager of Savola Foods in Türkiye.

As a multinational enterprise, we need to make full use of the country's local R&D capability and production capacity.

——By Stefan Hartung, chairman of Bosch's board of management.

The silicone manufacturing site in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, is our most invested location. I think the growth is tremendous and we're definitely going towards that.

——By Puay Koon Chia, Dow Asia Pacific President.

There's a very strong relationship, especially in agriculture between China and the United States. We came to show our support for the Chinese customers of U.S. agriculture to tell them we appreciate the business and to try and build upon that.

——By Jim Sutter, CEO of U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC).

China's economy is still an important engine for world economic growth. Next year, we plan to bring more U.S. companies and products to the expo.

Large U.S. enterprises regard the CIIE as an important platform for launching new products and technologies.

——By Eric Zheng, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.

Suggestions and prospects on China's economy.

Despite being weary of external and internal headwinds, however, Chinese consumers are back in full force, but are more discriminate and cost-conscious.

What can consolidate consumption recovery? Watch the labor market. As the headline jobless rate fell to 5 percent in September, wage income increased by almost 7 percent year-to-year in the first three quarters. The question is: Can such employment growth be sustained in the months to come?

——By Dan Steinbock, founder of Difference Group and has served at the India.

The country's GDP growth would be greatly helped by the expansion in urbanization and digitalization of the economy.

——By Khairy Tourk, professor of economics at the Stuart School of Business of the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.

Outward foreign investment, which amounted to $160 billion in 2022, is another indicator of China's vital role in the global economy, although it still has a long way to go to catch up with the US. As a matter of fact, among the world's four largest economies, China is in the last position, with Germany and Japan in the second and third.

Humanity needs mature adults in the room, not zealous macho populists with a zero-sum mentality. Let there be no doubt that even if the efforts to contain China do not push the world toward confrontation, the costs of merely trying to contain China would be huge, costs that every country, not least those trying to contain China, would have to bear.

——By Otton Solis, professor at Instituto Empresarial University in Spain.

Businesses from the African continent, Latin America, and South Asia, will be able to understand and learn from this expo the importance of how they can export to China, what materials are required by Chinese companies, and agreements will also be signed during this opportunity where Chinese companies and the rest of the world would sign agreements for importing products into China.

——By Costantinos Berhutesfa Costantinos, professor of public policy at the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia.

The China International Import Expo (CIIE) stands as a symbol of China's solid support for free trade and globalization.

The CIIE is a proof of the country's commitment to open its door wider to foreign imports.

Both result in win-win outcomes for all participants. Both result in the realization of concrete economic benefits and also foster a deeper understanding of different cultures through people-to-people exchanges.

——By Khairy Tourk, professor of economics at the Stuart School of Business of the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.

Compiled by DeepChina.

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