Now in its sixth year, the China International Consumer Products Expo offers a way to gauge how consumers are shifting toward better, newer or higher-quality products, said Song Song, a division director at the department of consumption promotion of China's Ministry of Commerce. A series of global debuts, Asia-Pacific premieres and China launches are being organized, featuring international products and new technologies to the stage, Song said, and positioning the April 13-18 expo in Haikou as a launch platform and destination for global lifestyle trends. (Produced by Zhan Huilan and interns Zhou Yishuang and Sun Yuman)