China Pavilion draws attention at 8th CIIE

People watch a robot's performance at the China Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Jiaqi)

SHANGHAI, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) opened in Shanghai on Wednesday. The highlights of the China Pavilion include the latest achievements of China in comprehensively deepening reform and high-level opening-up during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025).

Lunar samples retrieved by China's Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 missions are displayed at the China Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

An Iranian exhibitor shakes hands with a robot at the China Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Jiaqi)

People view a bionic shark exhibited at the China Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding He)

A double-deck electrical multiple unit (EMU) train model and a maglev train model are displayed at the China Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

A visitor learns about a non-invasive brain-computer interface robot at the China Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding He)

A robot writes the character "fu" (meaning "good luck") at the China Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Jiaqi)