CIIE Preparations: Products making China debut arrive for display

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Imported goods ranging from luxury race cars to daily items, are arriving at the venue of the CIIE in Shanghai. Most of them will be making their China debut. CGTN's Han Peng takes a look before they're unveiled to the public.

Porsche is known for making some of the world's most powerful engines in the automotive industry. But this time around, the German brand is unveiling its new energy vehicle for the first time in China. Called Mission E, the company says the electric car is a response to China's stronger will to reduce pollution from vehicle emissions.

JENS PUTTFARCKEN CEO, PORSCHE CHINA "We stand for intelligent performance. And intelligent performance doesn't mean that we always need to have the highest output of the engine. But we have the highest output per kilogram."

Not all items set for display arrived by truck. This giant helicopter flew over several borders and seas before finally touching down at a special helicopter airport in Shanghai. It's the most expensive product set to appear at the expo. The price tag, 200 million RMB, that's some 28 million US dollars. Made by Italian firm Leonardo, the giant machine is designed for emergency rescue operations.

ZHANG RONGYUAN SINO-US HELICOPTER INVESTMENT "It has the largest passenger cabin of this type of aircraft. It has 19 seats in total. In a rescue operation, it can carry up to six stretchers at one time."

Leonardo debuted the aircraft in 2014, and the import expo is where it will make its first China appearance.

HAN PENG SHANGHAI "Of course, this giant helicopter cannot fly into the venue of the Shanghai International Import Expo, so engineers will have to remove its nearly 8-meter-long rotors, before carrying them on a truck into the venue."

The Sino-US helicopter investment company says there are already potential buyers in China, and that they are expected to reach several deals at the expo. With the inaugural event just around the corner, Shanghai has seen a surge in imported goods by some 28-hundred foreign firms from over 130 countries and regions.

JIANG KAIYUAN SHANGHAI CUSTOMS "Shanghai Customs has set up 38 special corridors for business persons and 92 special windows for goods coming into China for the Import Expo. Now with the big data platform, we are able to further cut red tapes. The port clearance will see less paperwork and more automation."

The exhibition will cover an area of 300,000 square meters with 7 different exhibition areas for 7 types of imported goods. And cars and helicopters are just the tip of the iceberg. Han Peng, CGTN, Shanghai.