This photo shows the Thailand Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Tian Weiwei)
SHANGHAI, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) opened here on Wednesday. Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, Georgia, Sweden and Colombia serve as the guest countries of honor at this year's CIIE.
Visitors experience Thai massage at the Thailand Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Zecong)
This photo shows rice products exhibited at the Thailand Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Tian Weiwei)
Staff members pose for a group photo at the Thailand Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Tian Weiwei)
This photo shows the United Arab Emirates Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Fan Yuqing)
This photo shows the Nigeria Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Tian Weiwei)
This photo shows the Georgia Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Tian Weiwei)
This photo shows the Sweden Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Fan Yuqing)
This photo shows the Sweden Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Tian Weiwei)
People talk at the Sweden Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Zecong)
An exhibitor (L) and a journalist taste coffee at the Colombia Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025.(Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)
People taste coffee at the Colombia Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Fan Yuqing)■