Shanghai gears up for the 4th CIIE 第四届进博会开幕在即

陈小将

The fourth China International Import Expo is scheduled to be held from Nov 5 to 10 in Shanghai.
第四届中国国际进口博览会将于11月5日至10日在上海举行。

The total exhibition area of this year's CIIE will be further expanded to 366,000 square meters. Over 80% of Fortune Global 500 and industrial leaders who participated in the fair last year will return for the fourth CIIE, according to Sun Chenghai, deputy head of the CIIE Bureau.
中国国际进口博览局副局长孙成海日前介绍，本届进博会总展览面积进一步扩容，达到36.6万平方米。世界500强和行业龙头企业参展回头率超过80%。

From the purchasing side, more than 1,200 buyers with an annual import value of over $100 million have been attracted to this year's CIIE, and 39 trading groups and 599 subgroups have been drawn to the event for professional procurement, Sun said.
从采购商方面看，共有39个交易团、599个分团到会开展专业采购。报名采购商年进口额1亿美元以上的超过1200家。

From the exhibitor side, nearly 3,000 businesses from 127 countries and regions will participate in this year's CIIE.
从参展商方面看，来自127个国家和地区的近3000家参展商亮相企业展。

A total of 58 countries and three international organizations will take part in the country exhibition, which will see 15 countries joining this exhibition for the first time and five making their debut at the CIIE, according to Sun.
共有58个国家和3个国际组织参加国家展，有15个国家首次在国家展亮相，其中5个国家是首次参与进博会。