The event was aimed at boosting the innovative development of the game industry by facilitating exchanges between associations, enterprises, and governments.
More than 80 enterprises participated in the pre-exhibition to seek purchasers and explore business opportunities.
More Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders have signed up for this year's mega show compared with last year.
The sixth CIIE will continue to hold the Country Exhibition, Business Exhibition, Hongqiao International Economic Forum, and professional supporting activities and cultural exchange events.
Within the Yangtze River Delta region, a "4-hour industrial circle" for the new energy vehicle industry is taking shape due to the synergy between industrial clusters in the region.
Recent efforts to improve the business climate for foreign businesses, including measures to facilitate the entry of company executives and their family members, will help China integrate more deeply into the global economy, said officials and experts.
Shanghai's two action plans to develop cross-border e-commerce and the exhibition sector will consolidate their role as the new economic drivers and help the metropolis achieve high growth, local officials said on July 20.
Shanghai, reported a soaring gross domestic product in the first half of the year. It grew 9.7 percent to 2.14 trillion yuan, according to official sources.