According to CoinMeta, on November 5, 2026, the China International Public Procurement Forum opened in Shanghai. As an important accompanying event of the 9th China International Import Expo, more than 300 representatives from international organizations, multilateral financial institutions, and foreign governments gathered together to engage in policy discussions. The 2026 China International Public Procurement Forum was hosted by the Ministry of Finance and was themed "Sharing the Future of the Public Procurement Market – Institutional Innovation, Win-Win Cooperation." It attracted participants from international organizations such as the World Trade Organization, relevant agencies of the United Nations, and the International Red Cross Committee, as well as multilateral financial institutions like the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and the New Development Bank, and procurement officials from foreign governments including those of the UK and South Korea.