BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- The China-Arab States Expo has opened in Yinchuan city, in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The expo will last from September 15th to 19th. It will include forums, exhibitions and promotions in different fields including agriculture, energy, finance, culture, education and tourism.

For more in-depth analysis, we’re now joined in the studio by Liu Baocheng, Dean of the Center for International Business Ethics at China’s University of International Business and Economics.

Q1: The China-Arab States Expo has been upgraded from the China International Investment and Trade Fair, and the China-Arab States Economic and Trade Forum. Can you tell us the significance of this upgrade?

Q2: The trade volume between China and Arab countries hit a record high of over 222 billion US dollars in 2012. This is a point that came up in Yu Zhengsheng’s speech. What can we expect in terms of future cooperation?

(Source: CNTV.cn)