This photo taken on Nov. 5, 2025 shows a scene at the opening ceremony of the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum in Shanghai, east China. The eighth CIIE and Hongqiao International Economic Forum opened here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Zecong) 

The newest edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) opened on Wednesday in Shanghai.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth CIIE and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum. ■ 

This photo taken on Nov. 5, 2025 shows a scene at the opening ceremony of the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum in Shanghai, east China.

The eighth CIIE and Hongqiao International Economic Forum opened here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

Guests talk at the venue of the opening ceremony of the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 5, 2025.

The eighth CIIE and Hongqiao International Economic Forum opened here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

Guests talk at the venue of the opening ceremony of the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 5, 2025.

The eighth CIIE and Hongqiao International Economic Forum opened here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

Photojournalists work at the opening ceremony of the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 5, 2025.

The eighth CIIE and Hongqiao International Economic Forum opened here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)