This will be a grand event with great expectations, set to create fruitful results for friends from various countries, he said.

"I believe that, with strong supports and joint efforts of all sides, the CIIE will surely become a high-level international expo which will provide a new platform for deepening international economic and trade cooperation, advancing the joint development of the Belt and Road, and promoting economic globalization, and make greater contribution to boosting the well-being of all people and building a community with a shared future for humanity," Xi said.

Guests from various countries wished the first CIIE a full success.