Hello and welcome to World Today, I'm Ding Hen in Beijing.
Coming up, The third China International Supply Chain Expo has kicked off here in Beijing,
with American exhibitors topping foreign participants.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposes five suggestions for the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Responding to Japanese new defense report or document,
China warns against the resurgence of Japanese militarism.
US President Donald Trump is launching a probe into Brazil's trade practices.
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The third China International Supply Chain Expo has opened in Beijing.
Participants have launched the Beijing Initiative calling
for safeguarding the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains.
It is also calling on the global business community to uphold the multilateral trading system.
Over 650 companies and institutions from across the world are participating in the expo,
including a 15% increase in the number of US exhibitors compared to last year's event.
So for more, joining us now on the line is Professor Liu Baochen,
Director of the Center for International Business Ethics with the University of International Business and Economics.
Thank you very much for joining us today, Professor Liu Baochen.
Addressing the expo's opening session, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng called for upholding an open,
cooperative international environment and formally opposing the politicization,