Business fair highlights expansion of opening-up

Four-day event draws global attendees. Cao Desheng, Li Jing and Hu Meidong report

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President Xi Jinping has reiterated that China is firmly committed to expanding high-standard opening-up to inject more positive energy and greater certainty into global development.

He made the remarks in a congratulatory message sent to the 25th China International Fair for Investment and Trade, which opened in Xiamen, Fujian province, on September 8.

The fair, with a permanent theme of "Further expanding bilateral investment, jointly facilitating global development", has played a positive role in promoting the building of an open world economy and has become an effective platform for global investors to deepen pragmatic cooperation, Xi said.

As a major contributor to and anchor of stability for global economic growth, China will unswervingly expand high-standard opening-up and promote the liberalisation and facilitation of trade and investment and continue to share its development opportunities with the world, he said.

Xi also expressed the country's willingness to work with all parties to promote universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalisation, and create a bright future of prosperity and development.