China readies major trade show as foreign leaders head to Shanghai
Shanghai prepares for its yearly import expo with six foreign leaders coming to join **Li Qiang**. Event happens as China works on trade deals with EU about electric-cars pricing
The seventh China International Import Expo is set to begin this tuesday in Shanghai where Li Qiang will give opening remarks at this high-profile trade event (which runs till nov 9)
Top officials from six nations - Anwar Ibrahim from Malaysia‚ Shavkat Mirziyoyev from Uzbekistan Robert Fico from Slovakia Kassym-Jomart Tokayev from Kazakhstan Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh from Mongolia and Aleksandar Vučić from Serbia - are coming to join the five-day expo; their presence shows strong interest in Chinaʼs market
The yearly event - started by Xi Jinping about 6 years ago - comes as China deals with trade issues in tech areas like computer-chips and electric-cars. The EU wants to talk about fair-pricing for Chinese electric-cars: their team will come to Beijing soon for more discussions
The expo helps China show its still a good place for business even with some trade problems with US and Europe. This big-scale event lets China present its market changes and new rules that make trade easier
