Photo taken on Nov. 9, 2019 shows the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, where the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) is being held from Nov. 5 to Nov. 10. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

SHANGHAI, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- More than 230 companies from all over the world have signed up for the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, with their combined pre-ordered exhibition area exceeding 84,000 square meters, the expo organizer said Sunday.

Among them are more than 80 Fortune Global 500 companies or industrial leaders, with a total exhibition space of more than 50,000 square meters, said Sun Chenghai, vice director of the CIIE Bureau, at the closing of the second CIIE. ■