| Business | | Making openness tangible | | | | | | The Tajikistan Pavilion at the Ninth China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on June 29 (XIANG YUTING) Inside one of the international pavilions at the Ninth China-Eurasia Expo, glass display cases sparkled with jewelry. Green jade bracelets, colorful gemstone necklaces and loose stones for custom-made rings were neatly arranged under the lights. A Chinese customer selected a jade bracelet and paid for it via Alipay, a mobile payment app popular in China. The expo was held from June 25 to 29 at the Xinjiang International Convention and Exhibition Center in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Themed New Opportunities of Silk Road, New Vitality for Eurasia Cooperation, this year's expo featured six major exhibition zones, covering investment cooperation, Silk Road cooperation, new quality productive forces, industries with distinctive strengths, green development and cultural tourism integration. According to Li Hongqi, Deputy Director of the Department of Commerce of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, both the scale and profile of this year's event reached record highs. Representatives from 49 countries, regions and international organizations participated in the expo, with 27 countries setting up national pavilions. The United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Korea, Russia and Thailand established national pavilions for the first time. More than 3,100 domestic and overseas institutions and enterprises took part, including over 300 central state-owned enterprises, Fortune Global 500 companies and specialized and innovative firms. The expo also attracted 25,700 professional buyers and business representatives from China and abroad. Regional cooperation and connectivity were promoted at the expo. Closer than before Xinjiang borders Central Asia and serves as an important gateway linking China with markets across Eurasia. As China's major opening-up window to the west, the region has long stood at the forefront