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The ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) concluded in Shanghai on Tuesday, with one-year intended deals reaching a record high of $85.45 billion, up 2.3 percent from the previous edition.

The second China-Canada Strategic Economic and Financial Dialogue was held in Vancouver, Canada, where the two sides agreed to enhance financial cooperation, including financial services market access, and exchanges between capital market and financial regulatory authorities.

The value of intended deals reached at the ninth China International Import Expo rose 2.3 percent year-on-year, setting a new record of $85.45 billion, Xiao Lu, deputy director of the CIIE Bureau said at a news briefing on Tuesday, following the conclusion of the six-day exhibition.

China's development and opening-up over the past several decades not only transformed the country but also had a profound impact on the world, said Alexander De Croo, administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in an interview with CGTN.

The ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) concluded in Shanghai on Tuesday, with one-year intended deals reaching a record high of 85.45 billion US dollars, up 2.3 percent from the previous edition.