Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke in Shanghai Monday to open the China International Import Expo. Xi spoke to about 3,000 business and government representatives who gathered for the event. Many expected Xi to announce reforms for trade and investment. But that did not happen. Carlo Diego D'Andrea is vice president and Shanghai Chapter chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce in China. He told VOA, "We were waiting today for President Xi to inform the world about the reform that will take place in the coming days, but what we wanted to hear, the complete steps on implementing the reform and a clear timetable, did not appear." Xi said China would ease barriers to industries such as financial services, agriculture, mining and education. He said the nation would increase purchasing of imported goods and lower tariffs.
Title: China Opens International Import Expo, Promises to Buy More
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data-start-time='21458' data-end-time='28396'>Many expected Xi to announce reforms for trade and investment.</span> <span data-start-time='28396' data-end-time='31188'>But that did not happen.</span> <span data-start-time='31188' data-end-time='42667'>Carlo Diego D'Andrea is vice president and Shanghai Chapter chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce in China.</span> <span data-start-time='42667' data-end-time='65250'>He told VOA, "We were waiting today for President Xi to inform the world about the reform that will take place in the coming days, but what we wanted to hear, the complete steps on implementing the reform and a clear timetable, did not appear."</span> <span data-start-time='65250' data-end-time='76854'>Xi said China would ease barriers to industries such as financial services, agriculture, mining and education.</span> <span data-start-time='76854' data-end-time='84979'>He said the nation would increase purchasing of imported goods and lower tariffs.</span> 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