Despite the epidemic situation, the preparations for the 5th China International Import Expo are still progressing steadily. Over the past five years, the "circle of friends" of the fair has become larger and larger. With the fair as the link, more foreign-funded enterprises participating in the fair are still optimistic about China and firm in investing in China. The preparations for the fair have been steadily advanced June 8 is the 150 day countdown to the Fifth China International Fair. The reporter learned from China International Import Expo Bureau that the Fifth China International Import Expo will be held from November 5 to November 10 as scheduled. At present, the Fifth China International Fair is steadily advancing its work. According to the introduction of the Bureau of Expo entry, exhibitors from all over the world actively sign up for the exhibition, and the signed area has accounted for more than 75% of the planned area. It is worth noting that the world's top 500 enterprises and industry leading enterprises are still in favor of the fair, and the number of contracts has exceeded 250. In addition to the enterprise business exhibition, the preparations for the national comprehensive exhibition of the Fifth China International Fair are also progressing smoothly. At present, many countries have confirmed their participation. The Hongqiao International Economic Forum is being organized and organized in an orderly manner around the core theme of "global opening" and the positioning of international public goods. Guests from the global political, business and academic circles will be invited to carry out high-end dialogues and discussions, and the world opening report 2022 and the world opening index will continue to be released on the basis of 2021. At present, the 5th China International Fair has officially accepted the application of professional visitors and supporting activities, and other work such as people to people and cultural exchange activities and on-site service guarantee are being carried out as planned. Sunchenghai, deputy director of China International Import Expo Bureau, said: "no matter how big challenges we encounter, our goal of holding the event as scheduled has not changed, our determination to solidly promote our work has not changed, and our belief in building a service platform for all parties to share opportunities has not changed." "Closer ties to Expo" In response to the impact of the epidemic, the China International Fair has chosen to stand with global exhibitors and work together to overcome difficulties. From April to may, the 5th China International Fair held 23 online promotion activities, including 8 "cloud Recruitment" online promotion meetings for different countries or regions and 15 online promotion meetings involving different exhibition areas. On May 26, the China International Import Expo Bureau also issued a special announcement, announcing the launch of special support measures for the 5th China International Import Expo enterprise business exhibition. Eligible enterprises participating in the enterprise business exhibition can reduce or exempt the construction fee, and announced that the registration deadline for the enterprise business exhibition will be extended to July 31. The 5th China International Fair also initiated the two-way information disclosure of "what buyers' buy 'and what exhibitors' sell", helping buyers and sellers improve the matching degree. At present, 53 exhibits (or services) have been published, and more than 400000 purchasers who participated in the previous four China International Fair have obtained accurate information about exhibits through e-mail, SMS, etc. During the first China International Fair in 2018, the China International Fair exhibitors' alliance, which was spontaneously initiated by exhibitors, also continues to play the role of "China International Fair link". On May 18, dozens of foreign-funded enterprises in the alliance of exhibitors participating in the fair also participated in the online exchange meeting in the cloud, expressing their firm confidence in deepening the Chinese market. LAN Zhenzhen, chief enterprise affairs and public liaison officer of L'Oreal North Asia and China, the rotating chairman unit of the Expo exhibitors' alliance, said that in 2022, the exhibitors' alliance will focus on expanding the "circle of friends", building the "ecosystem" and breaking the circle. Through 15 professional committees, it will hold a series of political and business dialogues, industry university empowerment, social focus and other activities, explore the path of industrial reform and innovation, and help expand the influence of the Expo attractive force. Jinbo enterprises go deep into China "We are witnesses of China's development and opening-up. Through the window of the Expo, we are also a sharer of China's opportunities. The epidemic has not changed our optimism about Shanghai and China's economy." Fabry, President of L'Oreal North Asia and chief executive officer of China, said when answering why enterprises set up China's first investment company in Shanghai under the epidemic. There are many enterprises like L'Oreal. The "old friends" who have entered the Expo are trying their best to "recover" and continue to cultivate China. They are looking forward to appearing on the "Expo stage" again in November this year. On June 1, Metro mall in Shanghai was fully reopened. Caitianle, President of Metro China, said that in order to meet the offline shopping needs of residents, Metro organized suppliers to increase the order quantity, and prepared rice flour oil, meat, egg and milk in accordance with the previous three to five times. At present, the return to work rate of employees in 8 malls of Metro Shanghai has exceeded 90%. "For metro, China is still one of the most attractive markets in the world." According to caitianle, Metro will continue to set up new stores in Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan and other places this year, increase the number of member stores, and participate in the Fifth China International Fair. On June 3, UNIQLO opened 12 new stores, with more than 880 stores in Chinese Mainland. UNIQLO introduced that the distribution and offline store operations in Shanghai are gradually recovering, and the enterprises are optimistic about the Chinese market. They will not only continue to bring brilliant designs at the Fifth China International Fair, but also continue to open new stores in China. "This year, we will bring 7 new products to the Expo for the fifth time." Han Li, vice president of Fonterra group in Greater China, said that through the platform of the fair, Fonterra's contract amount with customers has increased year by year. "In the past four years, the fair has helped our business in China develop rapidly.". (Xinhua News Agency)