2019年CRI The second CIIE to showcase more innovative high-end products

 

Organizers putting together November's China International Import Expo in Shanghai are suggesting this year's event promises to be even more dazzling than the original the year before.

Those who took part in last year's China International Import Expo couldn't help but be wowed by some of the high-tech¹ products on display.

Among them, a flying car, a large gantry milling machine, a coin-sized pacemaker and a robot that played pingpong with humans.

But not happy to rest on last year's success, organizers say this November's event in Shanghai will be on an even larger scale, showcasing more innovation, and displaying even more unique and high-level products.

More than 18-hundred companies from close to 80 different countries and regions have already signed up for this year's Expo.

As such, Expo Bureau vice-Director Sun Chenghai says organizers have decided³ to make more room available.

"The scale is larger than that of the previous one, because the CIIE has drawn⁴ attention of the world. Last year, we planned an exhibition area of 210,000 square meters but we expanded it to 270,000 square meters later due to more enthusiasm and demand than was first anticipated. This year, people also have great expectations for the CIIE, so we plan to increase the company pavillion area from 270,000 to 300,000 square meters."

Sun Chenghai says the expanded CIIE is going to move beyond the walls of the National Exhibition and Convention Center.

"We've also established outdoor exhibition zones this time. Last last year they were all indoor exhibits. The outdoor zones are going to showcase large mechanical equipment, as well as vehicles. We are also adding indoor exhibition zones for high-end consumer products. These are just some of the highlights for this year's CIIE."

Organizers say AR and VR technology, the Internet of Things and blockchain technology will be more prevalent this year.

Deloitte is planning to use both augmented⁵ and virtual reality to showcase its solutions for smart cities, smart healthcare and smart manufacturing.

German home appliance maker² Vorwerk is also headed back to Shanghai in November.

The company was a stand-out at last year's Expo, with three of its smart home appliances gaining celebrity-like status in China.

Beyond high-tech products, other, more low-tech oriented companies are also hoping to make a splash in Shanghai.

They include French cosmetics⁶ giant L'Oreal.

Already eyeing a major expansion into the Chinese market, L'Oreal is suggesting the success of last year's Expo, combined with the new business and foreign-friendly policy changes being rolled out by the Chinese government, made attendance in Shanghai this November a no-brainer.

This year's Expo is also going to feature more sideline events, including seminars and other non-commercial activities.

Among them, French yeast⁷ maker Lesaffre is going to use the Expo to stage the Asian leg of its World Bakery Cup competition.

CIIE organizers say stronger on-line and off-line promotional campaigns this year should help convince more companies - be they small, medium or multi-national, to book a spot in Shanghai this November.

Over 36-hundred companies took part in last year's CIIE, signing nearly 58-billion US dollars worth of business deals.

In a bid to surpass those totals this year, expo organizers say a more streamlined application and customs-clearance process should also make it easier for companies to get their products in-country, then on display in Shanghai.

1 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

2 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

5 Augmented   

adj.增音的 动词augment的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• 'scientists won't be replaced," he claims, "but they will be augmented." 他宣称：“科学家不会被取代；相反，他们会被拓展。” 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• The impact of the report was augmented by its timing. 由于发表的时间选得好，这篇报导的影响更大了。

6 cosmetics   

n.化妆品

参考例句：

• We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
• Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。

7 yeast   

n.酵母；酵母片；泡沫；v.发酵；起泡沫

参考例句：

• Yeast can be used in making beer and bread.酵母可用于酿啤酒和发面包。
• The yeast began to work.酵母开始发酵。