The third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) Photo: VCG

The China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), the world's first national exhibition on supply chains, concluded yet another successful event on Sunday, as experts said it underscores China's role as the world's premier supply-chain hub.

Some 1,200 enterprises and institutions from 75 countries, regions and international organizations participated in the five-day expo, 35 percent of which were overseas firms. There was a notable 15 percent year-on-year increase in US exhibitors, the event's organizer, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) said on Sunday. 

By the time it wrapped up on Sunday, the CISCE had witnessed the signing of over 6,000 cooperation agreements or letters of intent, Li Xingqian, vice chairman of the CCPIT, said at a press conference on the outcomes of the third CISCE. Li added that this year's event was "unprecedented in scale and rich in results."

"The CISCE is a key platform for China to advance international cooperation across industrial and supply chains," Li said, noting that 170-plus overseas delegations attended and that global top 500 companies and industry leaders occupied more than 65 percent of the floor space.

Li said that with fruitful outcomes achieved during the expo, 102 Chinese and multinational companies - including Honeywell, Siemens, China Resources Group and Alibaba - are already signed up for the next year's CISCE, a 50 percent surge in early-bird bookings. They praised this year's event for delivering remarkable results and setting new records in both scale and global impact.

"The expo has steadily raised its international profile and expanded its influence, establishing itself as a world-renowned economic and trade gathering and a global public good shared by all," said Yu Jianlong, a vice-chairman of the CCPIT, at a ceremony to sign up exhibitors for next year's edition on Sunday.

Chinese analysts said that holding events like the CISCE sends a clear signal that China is committed to safeguarding global free trade and cooperation amid rising anti-globalization headwinds. 

The CISCE is a microcosm of China's high-level opening-up, and its super-sized market combined with a complete industrial ecosystem offers global companies a stable and predictable growth space, experts said. With an open, inclusive and innovative posture, China shares its development dividends, creating new fulcrums for all parties to enhance resilience and global competitiveness.

MNCs flock to show

One of the highlights of the latest edition of the CISCE was the record attendance by multinational corporations (MNCs), which Chinese analysts said on Sunday is the latest testament to the attractiveness of China's strong and resilient supply chains and vast market.

Despite rising protectionist headwinds that have negatively impacted global industrial and supply chains, foreign vendors from some 75 countries flocked to the event. 

In 2024, foreign vendors accounted for 32 percent of participants, but this year the figure rose to 35 percent, CCPIT said. 

Exhibitors came from a wide spectrum of regions, ranging from the US, EU and Japan to Belt and Road partners such as Serbia, Thailand and Indonesia, underscoring what analysts called a "consensus to safeguard global supply-chain stability."

Despite the shadow of the US tariff war, the number of US exhibitors rose 15 percent compared with last year, maintaining their position as the largest overseas contingent. 


During this year's CISCE, US chipmaker Nvidia and French multinational Schneider Electric made their CISCE debut. Apple shared a stand with three of its Chinese suppliers beneath a banner that read: "Over 80 percent of Apple's 200 key suppliers manufacture in China." 

Leaders from the American Chamber of Commerce in China, the US Soybean Export Council and the US Grains Council have said that China is a vital market. US companies are eager to continue investing in China, participating in its economic growth and innovation, and advancing together with the Chinese market and its development, Li said.


Global business executives and officials voiced a collective need to reinforce supply chains through open markets, innovation, and multilateral engagement. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised China's technological advancements and vast market potential during his visit to Beijing for the 3rd CISCE on July 16, 2025.

With its huge market, strong industrial foundation and open business environment, China is key to stabilizing global supply chains, Yin Zheng, an executive vice president of Schneider Electric's China and East Asia operations, told the Global Times. Yin described the expo as a timely platform for global manufacturers to foster international dialogue and strengthen industrial collaboration in the face of ongoing global uncertainties.

Low Kian Chuan, chairman of the Malaysia-China Business Council New Chairman, told the Global Times on the sidelines of the CISCE that amid a complex global economy and rising protectionism, Malaysia-China cooperation is more significant than ever.

He said that Malaysia welcomes Chinese companies to participate in key projects in Malaysia, and to jointly build a more resilient and sustainable regional supply chain.

Zhou Mi, a senior researcher at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, told the Global Times on Sunday that multinationals are "voting with their feet," and are resolutely bullish on China. The clearest highlight is their enthusiastic participation, which shows they not only embrace the CISCE concept but also the China opportunities behind it. 

One of the predominant features of this year's event is that many companies, domestic and foreign, have collaborated in joint displays, offering attendees a unique experience and enhanced understanding of the complex and interconnected modern supply and value chains, Hu Qimu, deputy secretary-general of Forum 50 for Digital-Real Economies Integration, told the Global Times on Sunday.

"Their enthusiasm in attending attests to China's attractiveness as a cornerstone of global manufacturing, its growing influence and vast consumer market," Hu added.

Safe harbor

Compared with the previous edition, this year's CISCE put embodied intelligence and the low-altitude economy center-stage. Industry leaders such as Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics, BrainCo and UBTECH Robotics dazzled visitors, while the world's first amphibious passenger flying motorcycle headlined more than 100 product debuts. The newly launched Innovation Chain area of the third CISCE is expected to generate over 1 billion yuan in potential technology deals.

Hu noted that this year's CISCE saw service-oriented firms exhibit in force for the first time in a shift from "selling products" to "selling services" that signals a broader industrial-chain upgrade. As China's industries continue to climb the value chain, breakthroughs in strategic emerging and cutting-edge sectors are opening fresh lanes for foreign investment.

The event concluded as China deepens market opening against a backdrop of some countries' rising unilateralism and protectionism, which have disrupted and damaged the smooth flow of global trade of goods and services and undercut the wellbeing of people around the world, Zhou noted.

This year, the expo's "friend circle" keeps expanding and its international flavor keeps strengthening, reflecting the shared aspiration of business communities worldwide to safeguard the stability of industrial and supply chains, demonstrating China's sincerity and determination to bolster global supply-chain resilience, foster cooperation consensus and advance high-level opening-up, Zhou said.

Sticking to the path of opening-up has become a consensus in China and it is also a policy a country must adopt in order to achieve common development under the current global economic environment, Zhou added.

The CISCE is not only a platform for China to advance international cooperation across industrial and supply chains, it is also a "safe harbor" and "accelerator" for global enterprises amid rising protectionism and waves of technological change. With sustained openness, shared markets and collaborative innovation, China offers certainty to counter external uncertainties and delivers lasting momentum for the stability and prosperity of global supply chains, Hu said.