On September 25, the 6th China Liaoning International Investment and Trade Fair (hereinafter referred to as the "Liaoning Fair") with the theme of "New Era of Northeast Revitalization" opened in Shenyang. Since 2020, the Liaoning Fair has been held for six consecutive sessions, becoming an important platform for Liaoning Province to serve to build a new frontier of opening up to the Northeast region, and to promote the business card of promoting the opening up of Northeast China.

Holding the Liaoning Trade Fair is a concrete measure taken by Liaoning to implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important requirements on promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the Northeast and building a new frontier of opening up to the outside world. On the eve of the 2025 Spring Festival, General Secretary Xi Jinping demanded during his inspection in Liaoning, "I hope that Liaoning will be brave enough to strive for the first place in promoting the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China in the new era and strive to write a chapter of Chinese-style modern Liaoning."

How to revitalize and strive to be the first?

General Secretary Xi Jinping gave a clear answer - "The comprehensive revitalization of the Northeast depends on reform and opening up in the final analysis." Liaoning is located in the core area of ​​the Northeast Asian Economic Circle, both coastal and border, integrating advantages such as long coastlines and good port resources. It is an important node in the construction of the "Belt and Road" and an important naval and land portal for China to connect with Northeast Asia and communicate with the Eurasian Continental Bridge. It has obvious advantages in opening up and cooperation to the outside world.

On August 23, 2025, the China-Europe Express "Shenyang-Berrerast" boutique train was successfully launched.

Liaoning keeps in mind the instructions and strives for the first place, promotes reform and development through opening up, continuously enhances its cutting-edge awareness and openness awareness, and continues to promote the quality improvement and acceleration of the construction of a hub for open cooperation in Northeast Asia. We will launch the "Liaoshen Campaign" for the revitalization of Northeast China and Liaoning in the new era with a fighting attitude, implement the three-year action plan for new breakthroughs in comprehensive revitalization, adhere to the two-way efforts of "bringing in" and "going out", and continuously burst out open vitality, continuously expand cooperation space, and continuously improve development energy.

In the first half of this year, the province's actual funds for investment promotion were 673.49 billion yuan, an increase of 18.4%. Among them, the province's actual use of foreign capital was US$2.87 billion, an increase of 126.3% year-on-year. The total amount of foreign capital used is firmly among the top in the country, and more high-quality capital crossed Shanhaiguan and invested in Liaoning. The economic operation situation of the province from January to August this year recently announced by the Liaoning Provincial Bureau of Statistics. The total import and export of goods in the province was 501.94 billion yuan in the first eight months, of which 267.67 billion yuan were exported, an increase of 11.6%, and the export value hit a record high in the same period in the same period. Liaoning and ASEAN countries have continued to heat up economic and trade exchanges, and imports and exports to South Korea, countries jointly built by the "Belt and Road" and RCEP member countries have also achieved stable growth, and a diversified and progressive trade pattern is taking shape. Against the backdrop of the complex and severe global economic and trade situation, Liaoning's foreign trade has withstood the pressure to achieve positive growth, and exports have reached a new peak, demonstrating the resilience and vitality of the open and cooperative Liaoning economy.

Dalian Port

The vibrant Liaoning has attracted the attention of the world.

At this Liaoning Fair, politicians and envoys from more than 60 countries, a group of "Fortune 500 Enterprises", "Fortune 500 Private Enterprises", as well as economic promotion agencies and business associations, gathered in Liaoning to share development opportunities and results. During the Liaoning Fair, four international economic and trade docking activities will be held, three Liaoning-Japan, Liaoning-Mongolia, Liaoning-Uzbekistan exchange activities will be held, the second Liao Business Conference, the 2025 Pujiang Innovation Forum Liaoning Sub-Forum, and the 22nd Shenyang South Korea Week activities will be held... From 2020 to 2025, during the turn of time, the Liaoning Fair has grown from the first provincial-level open platform to the national-level exhibition titled "China", and has become one of the largest, most influential, highest-level and most significant exhibition activities in the three northeastern provinces and one region. The development and growth of the Liaoning Fair is a microcosm of Liaoning's continuous platform, channel, and expansion of the "circle of friends" to the outside world.

The 6th China Liaoning International Investment and Trade Fair

Looking back on the past, Liaoning has always been in sync with the times and with the motherland, promoting development through opening up and continuously expanding opening up in development. Looking forward to the future, Liaoning, which insists on promoting domestic and foreign opening up at a high level, will surely live up to expectations and mission.

The golden autumn of September is the season of harvest and it also breeds new hope. The "Liaoqian Agreement" has arrived as scheduled, and the answer to the revitalization of Liaoning in the new era is being written. (Reporter He Xiaoyan)