United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Alexander De Croo highlighted the global significance of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) and the benefits the event can deliver to the rest of the world in an interview with the China Media Group (CMG).

Having just attended the opening ceremony of the 9th CIIE, which runs from November 5 to 10 in Shanghai, De Croo said he was deeply impressed by the vitality of the event and China's firm commitment to high-level opening up.