The 7th Silk Road International Exposition (SRIE) and the Investment and Trade Forum for Cooperation Between East and West China will open on Thursday in Xi'an, the capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

Since its launch, SRIE has achieved fruitful results in building a highland of reform and opening up and promoting the large-scale development of China's western region in the new era. The previous six expositions attracted over 600,000 visitors. The total contracted investment amount in foreign projects and domestic joint projects reached $45.4 billion and over 8 trillion yuan, respectively.

Themed "Trade Expansion, Interconnectivity, Mutual Prosperity," this year's exposition will set six thematic exhibitions with the exhibition area reaching 72,000 square meters. The exposition will last from November 16 to 20.