Record number of U.S. companies attend China's import expo

SHANGHAI, Nov. 4, 2021 (Xinhua) -- The opening ceremony of the fourth China International Import Expo is held in east China's Shanghai on Nov. 4, 2021. [Xinhua, Li Xiang]

SHANGHAI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- About 200 U.S. companies are attending the fourth China International Import Expo (CIIE) that kicked off Thursday night in Shanghai, hitting a new high, the CIIE Bureau told Xinhua.

From 2018 to 2020, the number of U.S. companies attending the CIIE increased from about 180 to 198, and their total exhibition area has been one of the largest among all participating countries and regions, said the bureau.