Over 230 companies sign up for 3rd CIIE

Photo taken on Nov. 9, 2019 shows the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, where the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) is being held from Nov. 5 to Nov. 10. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

SHANGHAI, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- More than 230 companies from all over the world have signed up for the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, with their combined pre-ordered exhibition area exceeding 84,000 square meters, the expo organizer said Sunday.

Among them are more than 80 Fortune Global 500 companies or industrial leaders, with a total exhibition space of more than 50,000 square meters, said Sun Chenghai, vice director of the CIIE Bureau, at the closing of the second CIIE.