Editorial | China’s commitment to globalisation evident at import expo

The contracts were preliminary, and some deals might not be finalised while many were pre-signed. Even so, the six-day annual expo, in its eighth year since being launched in 2018, was the catalyst, along with the recent truce agreed on by President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in the trade war between China and the United States. The result is evidence enough of the importance of mainland consumers as growth drivers for global business and the world economy. The surge in deals reflected pent-up demand and supply during the trade war downturn. It also showcased Beijing’s pledge to…