(CIIE) Xinhua Commentary: The enduring power of market

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People visit the booth of Calvin Klein at the exhibition area of Consumer Goods during the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 8, 2026.…

SHANGHAI, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Across the globe, even as trade is increasingly seen as a complex dynamic to navigate, companies still grapple with a fundamental yet pressing question: Where can they unlock their next market for growth?

For thousands of global firms, this question took them to Shanghai in east China this past week. While the world beyond the exhibition halls has been growing more guarded, the bustling aisles of the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) were brimming with exactly what businesses are looking for: customers, suppliers, innovation and room for growth.

Wrapping up on Tuesday, the six-day event attracted a record 4,142 overseas exhibitors this year. Among them are more than 300 Fortune Global 500 companies and industry heavyweights, and over 2,000 are first-time participants.

For the eighth year running, U.S. exhibitors claim the largest exhibition space at the CIIE, joined by leading participants from Germany, the UK and France. Their robust turnout is a market-driven vote of confidence in China's opportunities. Even as calls for "decoupling" persist, China is still a market they cannot afford to overlook.

As Sean Stein, president of the U.S.-China Business Council, has pointed out, competition between the United States and China is inevitable in some areas, but it need not stand in the way of constructive dialogue and practical cooperation wherever interests converge. Above all, companies from the world's two most dynamic economies should be able to work together and cooperate.

That is the power of the market. In a climate marked by caution, a large, dynamic and open market continues to attract global businesses seeking growth. Few markets, after all, can match China's combination of purchasing power, industrial strength, supply chains, and a fast-evolving consumer base.

With a population of 1.4 billion, China recorded retail sales of consumer goods exceeding 50 trillion yuan (about 7.44 trillion U.S.

But size is only part of the story.

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