00:00We're here at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai for the ninth annual China International Import Expo.
00:09While China generally focuses on exporting its products, this is different.
00:14It allows exhibitors to come into the country, explore the market and see the viability of setting up their businesses
00:20right here in China.
00:22The event provided a large platform to showcase variety, from aerospace to a wide range of robotics, including AI humanoids,
00:32and EasyBot, which has among its products robots that can stand in for people.
00:37Enter some central environment and do some things in the factory.
00:44The Tesla cybercab, which features only a computer inside in terms of control features.
00:50Businesses in the energy sector and various other products from some of China's provinces, as well as from international companies.
00:58China's Vice Premier Ding Shui Xiang rubbish's narratives, he says, are being put forward by some, indicating that China is
01:04squeezing foreign businesses.
01:06He states that the opposite is true.
01:09In the first three quarters this year, the increased rate of China's import has been as high as 22.3%.
01:19Six percentage points higher than the increased rate of export.
01:24We never seek trade surplus.
01:28Although admittedly China has a large surplus from trade in goods, the Vice Premier says, there is a deficit in
01:35surface trade.
01:35In terms of global exports, China's high-tech products are in demand, evident by what China says is an increase
01:42by over 50%.
01:43But according to Vice Premier Ding, China is facing problems on the importation and in some areas.
01:49There are many products we want to import, but they are not available for purchase and cannot be brought in.
02:01In particular, normal trade in some high-tech products is being disrupted and constrained, causing huge losses to all parties.
02:10The exhibition space at CIIE 2026 covered 440,000 square meters, making it the largest to date.
02:19The CIIE is said to be growing, with over 4,100 international exhibitors expected to be present this year.
02:28According to China, over 2,000 of them are new.
02:32U.S.-based company Qualcomm has unveiled its 6G modem prototype for the first time at a public global exhibition.
02:39It seeks to add a new layer of intelligence to mobile phone technology, connecting multiple artificial intelligence agents at the
02:46same time.
02:47Qualcomm highlights a scenario of a smart glasses connected to a smartphone.
02:52You can remember the environment around you.
02:56For example, if you forget something, maybe your earpiece, you cannot find it.
03:00You can just ask your glasses, where's my earpiece?
03:03What's the last time you saw it?
03:04And it will push a picture, a picture to your phone.
03:08And then, a feel-good moment for TNT Nationals, who may have visited the Expo.
03:12So, I have found the Angostura boot in Hall 8.2, I am told.
03:17Over 20 different products from Angostura are here on display in China.
03:22Here, you can see the Angostura 1919, the 7-Year Rum, the 5-Year Rum, a range of Angostura bitters,
03:29and so much more.
03:31So, Trinidad and Tobago is definitely on display right here in Shanghai, China.
03:37It's the sixth year that Angostura is taking part in the CIIE, and even more significant than that is the
03:44fact that the company is now in China's export market for the past two years.
03:49The brand is being pushed through Chinese distributor, First Caribbean Marketing Company.
03:53The cultural blend is served creatively in cocktails, like the East-West Corridor, which we sampled.
03:59And this consists of Angostura Reservoir, some cold brew, hulong tea, which is part of China, as well as some
04:08jujubee syrup, also part of China, and definitely some Angostura bitters.
04:17Trust me, you want to try this.
04:19But no need to take my word for it, as we invited official under the China International Press Communication Center,
04:26Weilong Yu, to give one of the products a try.
04:28I have a toast to the Trinidad and it's big.
04:44And for the verdict...
04:46I can taste the spice, the cinnamon, the best.
04:50Yeah, it has a good texture.
04:54Yeah, beautiful.
04:55And with that, we wrap our recap of CIIE 2026.
05:00Reporting from Shanghai, China, Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
