Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - February 24, 2025 A promotion event for the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) was held in Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia on Monday, gathering nearly 200 representatives from government and business sector from China and Malaysia. Many attendees of the event expressed their confidence that the upcoming CIIE, which is scheduled for November in Shanghai, will bring more development opportunities for the host country and Malaysia, and for other member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The Chinese representative at the event said that preparations for the 8th CIIE are progressing steadily, with over 220,000 square meters of exhibition zone already contracted, fully showing the confidence and enthusiasm of all parties in China's economic development and the import expo. The representative also said that the China International Import Expo Bureau will continue to strengthen cooperation with the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (the National Trade Promotion Agency of Malaysia), the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia, and other organizations, to help more local businesses, especially small and medium-sized ones, participate in the expo. Since its launch in 2018, the CIIE has facilitated intended transaction volume exceeding 500 billion U.S. dollars. As the world's first national-level exhibition dedicated to imports, it has hosted more than 10,000 foreign companies from over 180 countries and regions. Shotlist: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Feb 24, 2025: 1. Board of promotion event of China International Import Export (CIIE); attendees; 2. Event in progress; screen showing promotional video; 3. Various of attendees; 4. Ng Yih Pyng, president of Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia, speaking at podium during event; 5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Ng Yih Pyng, president, Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (partially overlaid with shots 6-8): "Malaysian companies are more and more interested in the import expo. We know that China is Malaysia's largest trading partner, and more companies hope to tap into the Chinese market through the platform of the expo. When I attended the expo, I felt the best products from around the world gathered in this place. We can also explore good products from other countries through this expo and see if we can bring them to Malaysia, and even beyond Malaysia, to the entire ASEAN region."; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Shanghai, China - Nov 5, 2024 6. Malaysian pavilion at 7th CIIE; visitors; 7. Visitors trying Malaysian drinks, desserts; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Feb 24, 2025 8. Sign of CIIE, "New Era, Shared Future"; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 9. Attendees holding hands together, posing for photos on stage; FILE: Malaysia - Date Unknown 10. Durians on trees; FILE: Malaysia - July 15, 2020 11. Man unloading durians; 12. Various of durians; FILE: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 2024 13. Various of pewter products on display; FILE: Putrajaya, Malaysia - March 2021 14. Various of containers, cranes, cargo ships, trucks at port; 15. National flags of China, Malaysia; FILE: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - December 2020 16. Aerial shots of cityscape; national flag of Malaysia. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]