Representatives listen to a speech at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Silk Road International Exposition and the 21st Investment and Trade Forum for Cooperation between East and West China. The event is held in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, and the photo was taken on June 3. [Photo by Yang Yang/ chinadaily.com.cn]

Qian Keming, China's vice-minister of commerce, delivers a speech at the opening of the 2017 Silk Road International Exposition and the 21st Investment and Trade Forum for Cooperation between East and West China. The event is held in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, and the photo was taken on June 3. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

International representatives listen to a speech at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Silk Road International Exposition and the 21st Investment and Trade Forum for Cooperation between East and West China. The event is held in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, and the photo was taken on June 3. [Photo by Zhou Weiwei provided to chinadaily.com.cn]