Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai on November 5, Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Bingnan announced Tuesday.

Xi will deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony and visit the country pavilions, the Vice Minister told a press conference.

The president and his wife Peng Liyuan will also host a welcoming banquet and meet heads of state and government during the second CIIE, according to Wang.

Politicians, business leaders as well as scholars from over 170 countries and regions have confirmed participation in the expo, he said.

The second CIIE will take place from November 5 to 10 in Shanghai, after which the country exhibitions will be extended for eight more days and open to the public for free from November 13 to 20.