World Scientific Publishing Company China International Import Expo: Shared Future in a New Era

China has been holding its annual China International Import Expo (CIIE), starting from 2018 in Shanghai. This is a significant move for China to actively open the Chinese market to the rest of the world as this supports trade liberalization and economic globalization This book systematically expounds the background and content of CIIE, and studies the opportunities that China's expansion of imports brings to its economy, enterprises, consumers and to that of other countries. It elaborates on how the CIIE facilitates countries and regions from different parts of the world to strengthen their economic cooperation and trade, and promote global trade and world economic growth. The book helps readers understand China's reform and opening-up, as well as the the latest trends and policies of the country's expansion of import. From the Back Cover China has been holding its annual China International Import Expo (CIIE), starting from 2018 in Shanghai. This is a significant move for China to actively open the Chinese market to the rest of the world as this supports trade liberalization and economic globalization This book systematically expounds the background and content of CIIE, and studies the opportunities that China's expansion of imports brings to its economy, enterprises, consumers and to that of other countries. It elaborates on how the CIIE facilitates countries and regions from different parts of the world to strengthen their economic cooperation and trade, and promote global trade and world economic growth. The book helps readers understand China's reform and opening-up, as well as the the latest trends and policies of the country's expansion of import. About the Author <p><strong>ZOU Lei</strong> is an associate professor of International Relations at the Shanghai Party Institute of CCP & Shanghai Administration Institute. He received his BA, MA and PhD in International Relations from Fudan University (Shanghai, China) in 2008, 2010 and 2013 respectively. Dr Zou focuses his research on China's Belt and Road Initiative, China's Economic Diplomacy, China's National Security, and Religion and International Security. He is the author of <em>The Political Economy of China's Belt and Road Initiative</em> (English version, World Scientific, 2018); <em>China International Import Expo: Shared Future in a New Era</em> (Chinese version, Shanghai People's Publishing House, 2018); <em>The Political Economy of China's Belt and Road Initiative</em> (Chinese version, Shanghai People's Publishing House, 2015); <em>The Belt and Road: China's Global Initiative for Win-Win Cooperation</em> (Chinese version, Shanghai People's Publishing House, 2016) and the co-editor (with Professor Xu Yihua) of <em>Religion and China's Foreign Relations</em> (Chinese version, Shanghai People's Publishing House, 2014). From 2015 to 2016, he was invited to be the chief writer of the CCTV (China Central Television) documentary series, The Belt and Road, which were guided by the Office of the Leading Group for Belt and Road and broadcasted in China and many countries in Chinese, English, Russian, French, Spanish and Arabic.</p>