The 2021 China International Import Expo, the fourth annual edition will be held in Shanghai from Nov 5 to 10 next year, and hundreds of companies have already signed up.

The expo will continue to feature six exhibitions: food and agricultural products, automobiles, general equipment, consumer goods, medical devices and healthcare products, and services.

At this year's expo, which spanned 360,000 square meters, exhibitors launched 411 new products, technologies and services, attracting nearly 400,000 professional visitors. $72.6 billion worth of intended deals were signed and around 100 events were held.