An exhibitor introduces a kind of pipeline equipment from Germany during the match-making event before the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, east China, on Aug. 8, 2019. A number of tech companies have announced their plans to launch new high-tech products during the upcoming second China International Import Expo (CIIE) slated to take place this November in Shanghai. More than 200 overseas exhibitors and local purchasers gathered in a match-making event to announce their debut programs before the expo. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)