Multiple central enterprises aimed at 'global best items' and signed major procurement contracts, continuously optimizing the structure of the 'shopping cart' items and expanding the range of sources. For example, China National Chemical Corporation signed procurement cooperation agreements with over 20 companies from more than 10 countries and regions in areas such as crude oil and oil products, chemicals, food and agricultural products, high-end smart equipment, with the procurement amount exceeding $13.6 billion. Companies under General Technology Group concentrated on purchasing partnerships with 12 partners including Philips, Siemens, and Medtronic, involving various areas such as bulk commodities, electrical energy, consumer electronics, medical health, with the signing amount increasing over 10% from the previous Import Expo. Emerging Jihua Group corporation's affiliated companies signed procurement agreements with companies from Singapore, South Africa, and other countries, purchasing items in metal, agricultural products, chemicals, pulp, energy, exceeding $2 billion. Companies under Poly Group signed procurement agreements with companies such as the Kazakhstan Copper Industry Group and the French Souktun, purchasing items including 0.2 million tons of electrolytic copper, 0.02 million tons of cocoa beans, 0.023 million tons of coffee beans, with the signing amount exceeding $2 billion. (Xinhua News Agency)