Pan Feng Attends the Opening Ceremony of the 8th China International Import Expo


On the morning of November 5, 2025, the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) opened in Shanghai. Premier of the State Council Li Qiang attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech.

Pan Feng, President of Europe-China Economic Cooperation and Development Council (ECECDC), attended the opening ceremony at invitation and held meetings with leaders from several Chinese provinces and municipalities, foreign diplomats accredited to China, and representatives of well-known enterprises.

Xu Qin, Secretary of the CPC Heilongjiang Provincial Committee
Ye Jianchun, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Jiangxi Provincial Committee and Governor of Jiangxi Province
Lu Shan, Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze of Georgia, Serbian Prime Minister Djuro Macut, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas of Nigeria, President of the National Council of Slovenia Marko Lotric, Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Special Representative of the President of the United Arab Emirates, and Gerd Müller, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), attended the opening ceremony and delivered remarks. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), addressed the ceremony via video link. Approximately 1,500 representatives from 155 countries, regions, and international organizations, including figures from government, business, and academia, attended the opening ceremony.