Foreign exhibitor gets China's permanent residence card at CIIE for first time

(ECNS) -- A foreign exhibitor received China's new permanent residence card, known as the "Five-Star Card," at the ninth China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Thursday, marking the first time Shanghai police have issued the card to a foreign exhibitor at the event.

Chiara (transliteration), general manager of Shanghai-based refrigeration equipment company Climaveneta, said she was honored to receive the card, adding that getting it at the expo made her visit particularly special.

Chiara receives "Five-Star Card" at the ninth China International Import Expo in Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2026. (Screenshot/China News Service)

More than 300 foreign exhibitors and business visitors registered for this year's expo using the Five-Star Card, a record for the event.

(By Gong Weiwei)