The reporter learned from the preparatory briefing and signing ceremony for the Fifth China International Fair held here on the 21st that the preparatory work for the Fifth China International Fair has been steadily advancing. The contracted area of the enterprise exhibition accounts for 76% of the planned area, and 260 of the world's top 500 and industry leading enterprises have signed contracts. Shengqiuping, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Commerce, said when attending the event online that since the first session of the fair, the fair has always held high the banner of openness, deepened the role of the four platforms of international procurement, investment promotion, people to people and cultural exchanges and open cooperation, and promoted the connectivity between China and the world market, the integration of industries, the promotion of innovation and the connection of rules. The development process of the fair is a vivid epitome of China's expanding opening-up in the new era, and also an important witness for enterprises of all countries to share development opportunities and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. Sunchenghai, deputy director of China International Import Expo Bureau, said that the Fifth China International Import Expo will be held from November 5 to 10 this year. The Hongqiao forum will continue to release the world opening report 2022 and the world opening index to create a "weathervane" for the common opening of the world, a "barometer" for China's high-level opening, and an "authoritative brand" of the Hongqiao forum. Countries willing to participate in the national exhibition will use the official website of the fair to carry out online exhibition. At present, many countries have confirmed their participation. At the same time, in order to show responsibility and responsibility, the organizers will also actively take practical measures in supporting policies, transaction procurement, people to people and cultural exchanges, and strive to achieve stronger support, better service, more remarkable results of the Fifth China International Fair, so as to make all parties feel more gain. Zhou Lan, deputy director of the leading group office for urban service guarantee of China International Expo, said that Shanghai has been committed to creating a first-class urban environment and providing first-class service guarantee for China International Expo, striving to provide more efficient, convenient and thoughtful services for exhibitors, and accelerating the refinement, intelligence and rule of law of service guarantee. At the event site, more than 30 exhibitors, exhibition organizers, Hongqiao forum members, cultural exchange participants and other enterprises and institutions collectively signed contracts with the Import Expo Bureau. Among the contracted enterprises, there are not only old friends such as Bristol Myers Squibb and Marubeni who have participated in the fair for many times, but also new friends such as Gilead science, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton who have signed contracts for the first time. Kenji Mizuda, chief representative of the Shanghai Representative Office of the Japan Trade Promotion Agency, said that he hoped to bring high-quality Japanese goods, technologies and services to China through the fair and contribute to the further development of trade and investment between Japan and China. (Xinhua News Agency)