Visitors view a model showcasing scientific housing construction planning at the 2025 CIFTIS in Beijing on September 10, 2025. Photo: Li Hao/GT
When asked for comments on the 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), which ended in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday during a press briefing that China will continue to uphold the multilateral trading system and inject stability into the global economy.
Since its inception 13 years ago, CIFTIS has undergone a remarkable transformation alongside the expansion of China’s services trade. This year’s CIFTIS not only served as a premium global showcase for services trade, but also highlighted China’s vitality in opening-up and innovation within the global economy, underscoring its firm commitment to high-level opening-up, a journalist made the comment while soliciting opinion from the ministry spokesperson.
Lin replied, saying that over the past 13 years, CIFTIS has become an important platform for China to advance opening-up, deepen cooperation and drive innovation. This year’s CIFTIS attracted some 2,000 enterprises for on-site participation, with an internationalization rate exceeding 20 percent, covering 26 of the world’s top 30 services trade economies, and showcasing 198 new products and achievements.
Against the background of accelerated global tech development and industrial transformation, holding of CIFTIS events has effectively responded to the strong demand of all other countries in the world for high-quality services trade, Lin said.
Lin noted that China has also successfully hosted the World Smart Industry Expo 2025 and the 25th China International Fair for Investment & Trade in recent weeks, among other major exhibitions, which sent a clear signal of China’s readiness to strengthen innovation cooperation with other countries and address global challenges together.
Lin emphasized that China will, as always, remain a promoter of economic globalization, a defender of the multilateral trading system, and a builder of stable and smooth industrial and supply chains. China will continue to share the long-term dividends of institutional opening-up with all countries, injecting stability and fresh momentum into the world economy.
Global Times