(Yicai Global) Nov. 4 -- After over a year in the making, preparations for the 3rd China International Import Expo and Hongqiao International Economic and Trade Forum are now complete and a silence has descended on the open halls before the doors are flung open to welcome guests at the opening ceremony later today.

The South Square entrance hall is illuminated by brightly lit pillars.

A Ferretti Security Division yacht, the latest word in high-performance patrol vessels manufactured by Italy’s Ferretti Group, commands attention.

Eye-catching sportswear made by the US' Nike stands out in the consumer goods area of the expo.

The LEAP-1C integrated propulsion system produced by the US’ CFM International is the only foreign-made engine used in the C919 passenger aircraft developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China.

Artificial intelligence-powered robotic arms produced by Japanese industrial robot firm Nachi-Fujikoshi Corporation are on display.

Tesla’s state-of-the-art electric cars wait to be unwrapped in the automobile section.

Editor: Kim Taylor