To fulfill social responsibilities and stand in solidarity with the whole nation, the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), or NECC (Shanghai), donated 5 million yuan ($718,000) to the Hubei Charity Foundation on March 7, in support of the province's ongoing battle against the COVID-19 epidemic.

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the China International Import Expo (CIIE) Bureau and the NECC (Shanghai), the organizers and venue for the CIIE, have been firmly adhering to President Xi Jinping's instructions on epidemic prevention and control, and have been closely following relevant deployments by the Ministry of Commerce and Shanghai Municipality. Giving top priority to epidemic prevention and control, the CIIE Bureau and the NECC (Shanghai) accordingly have set up a set of working mechanisms and have strengthened their supervision over sites and personnel.

Thoroughly implementing every single measure against epidemic, the CIIE Bureau and the NECC (Shanghai) spare no efforts in preparing for the third CIIE, by introducing "cloud contract signing" and "no-contact means".

The CIIE Bureau and the NECC (Shanghai) have also laid out a series of measures that help enterprises and other prospective participants to attend the third CIIE. To better serve enterprises in Hubei province, the CIIE Bureau and the NECC (Shanghai) plan to provide them with dedicated pre-expo supply-and-demand matchmaking meetings and other favorable arrangements.