中国国际进口博览会11月5日在上海开幕，这是中国第六次举办以进口为主题的国家级大型博览会。

不过，就在进博会开幕前，中国欧盟商会公开批评，进博会已变成一场“雾里看花的政治秀”。

进博会到底是一个“中国市场买全球”的平台，还是一个“政治作秀的舞台”？进博会举办六年，中国开放的大门越开越大了吗？

这期的早报播客《东谈西论》，听代班主持人杨丹旭和《联合早报》上海特派员陈婧解析第六届中国国际进口博览会。

延伸阅读：

• 新加坡两大咖啡粉厂商参展进博会
• 李强：中国将积极扩大进口和放宽市场准入

Shanghai is hosting the China International Import Expo (CIIE) from 5 to 10 November. This is the sixth time that China is holding the annual trade fair launched by President Xi Jinping in 2018 to promote the country's free trade credentials and tackle criticism of its trade surplus with many partners.

Before its opening ceremony, the European Union Chamber of Commerce criticised the CIIE as a political showcase and "largely smoke and mirrors".  

Is CIIE more of a stage for political theatrics than about doing business? After six years of CIIE, has China become more open?

In this episode of Global Heartbeat podcast, Lianhe Zaobao’s China News Editor Yang Danxu and Shanghai correspondent Chen Jing discuss the CIIE this year. 

Global Heartbeat is a Mandarin weekly news and current affairs podcast that is updated every Tuesday, 7.00 PM SGT. It is available on zaobao.sg, Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast platforms.