According to CoinMeta, the Ministry of Commerce held a roundtable meeting for multinational companies participating in the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. On November 4th, on the eve of the opening of the 9th CIIE, Ling Ji, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Commerce and Deputy Representative for International Trade Negotiations of the People's Republic of China, presided over the meeting. More than 100 multinational companies and representatives from foreign business associations, including Pengrui Li, Omron, Zeiss, Sanofi, Reckitt Benckiser, Boeing, ArcelorMittal, Wohlfahrt, Mercedes-Benz, Hongji Group, Alcon, Boehringer Ingelheim, Emerson, Bosch, Ford, and Eastman, attended the event. Ling Ji stated that efforts would be made to ensure that foreign-funded companies have equal rights to participate in government procurement and other legitimate activities, and to continuously improve and optimize the export control system, with the aim of creating a market-oriented, law-based, and internationally competitive business environment. He expressed hope that multinational companies would stand firmly with China, make good use of open platforms such as the CIIE, and meet the diverse needs of the Chinese market with high-quality products and services.