Overseas enterprises have shown strong enthusiasm for the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE), with contracted exhibition space already exceeding 300,000 square meters, its organizers said on Tuesday.

Crocs, Johnson Health Tech, Pacific Alpacas, and Huanyi Technology — signed contracts to participate in this year's CIIE.

As the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE), scheduled for early November in Shanghai, enters its 200-day countdown, preparations are in full swing to host what is set to be a landmark event in global trade.

Shanghai is set to speed up the transformation of its Hongqiao International Opening-up Hub into a new frontier of innovation and reform that bridges domestic and international markets and fosters new quality productive forces.