The 2022 (5th) International Forum on Imports was held at East China University of Science and Technology on November 4,2022. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of East China University of Science and Technology, experts and scholars from international organizations, the Chinese government gathered online,discussed and exchanged the theme of "Trade and institutional opening under the new development pattern" in the form of a combination of online and offline.

Dr. DU Huifang, Chairman of University Council, delivered a welcome speech.

Dr. YAN Haifeng, Vice President of ECUST hosted the forum.

At the main forum, Mr. YI Xiaozhun, former Vice Minister of Commerce, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to the World Trade Organization, former Deputy Director General of the World Trade Organization, Mr. Rajesh Aggarwal, Director of the Trade Facilitation and Commercial Policy Department of the United Nations International Trade Center, Dr.TONG Jiadong, Professor and former Vice President of Nankai University, Mr. ZHAO Yihuai, full-time deputy director of the Lingang New Area Management Committee of China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone, Mr. Robert Koopman, former chief economist of the World Trade Organization, Professor of the China WTO Research Institute at the University of International Business and Economics, Dr. TU Xinquan, Professor and Dean of the China WTO Research Institute of the University of International Business and Economics, Dr. LUO Changyuan, Professor of the School of Economics of Fudan University and President of the Shanghai World Economics Association, and Mr. CHE Yi, Distinguished Researcher of the School of Business, delivered keynote speeches on the topics of "Openness and Win-Win", "Global Trade Openness", "Digital Trade", "Open Economic System", "Trade Policy", "Global Industrial Chain", "International Supply Chain" and "Import Trade".

Dr. MA Tieju, Dean of the School of Business, hosted the seminar on "Trade and Open Economic Development".

Dr. SHAO Shuai, Vice Dean of the School of Business, hosted the seminar on“Multilateral Trading System and Global Economic Governance”

Dr. PENG Delei, Dean of the School of Law, hosted the seminar on “Digital Trade and High-quality Economic Development"

Dr. HOU Limin, Chairperson of the School Council, delivered the closing speech.