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Smart, Sustainable, Shared: A Collaborative Consumer Vision from the Hainan Expo

Lincoln Humphries

CGTN anchor

We're living in a time of tit-for-tat tariffs, and consumer products are likely to feel the sharpest pinch. This year’s China International Consumer Products Expo couldn’t have come at a more critical geoeconomic time. Just as the inflation beast that was ravaging the world's largest economies was seemingly tamed, tarrifs are unravelling trade multilateralism into protectionism, threatening to hike prices on everything from the farm gate, to factory floor - from high fashion to food.

However,

here in Hainan, China's smallest province, but the country's largest special economic zone; the narrative shifts—from confrontation to collaboration. The CICPE— is a unique showcase of global and domestic premium products, side by side, as well as an exhibition of the opportunities in China's immense and evolving consumer market. A tech savvy market leveraging smart solutions and Artificial intelligence to access a more experiential consumption environment.

In the heart of the Hainan Free Trade Port, we see a springboard into the massive Chinese market, offering access, openness, and opportunity. The Expo itself represents the smart, sustainable evolution of consumer commerce. With more than 3,000 brands, from more than 70 countries and regions, the message is as clear as the azure ocean across the road. China’s doors are open—ready to share, grow, and connect.

Foreign investors are here taking note. A record number of new exhibitors have arrived in Haikou this year. Delegations from Slovakia, Brazil, and Singapore are making their debut at this year's event. Iconic global brands: US-based Estée Lauder and German auto giant Volkswagen, also exhibiting for the first time. The United Kingdom returns as guest country of honour at this years edition if the CICPE with the biggest British brands including Burberry and Bentley in tow. Their attendance speaks volumes about China’s domestic demand, both current and potential — notably the chinese market’s hunger for premium, diverse, and sustainable products.

Sustainability is also a key theme at this year's expo—from the green tech on display to the long-term viability of global trade itself. When virtually all of your everyday goods face punitive tariffs, we have to ask: How sustainable is protectionism?

From Haikou, Hainan, China - to the world, this is where the future of global consumption is being reimagined—smart, sustainable, and shared.