Delivery of the first 1,000 aircraft took about 40 years, but the last 1,000 took only five years, which is a perfect illustration of the development speed of China's civil aviation industry, he said.

Another illustration is the focus on environmental and climate issues.

Another illustration of the optimistic outlook of foreign investors regarding the Chinese market is a recent survey by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China revealing that about 59 percent of surveyed companies still view China as one of their top three major investment destinations.

As one illustration, Beijing-based market consultancy All View Cloud said retail sales of air conditioners in county-level markets jumped 17.63 percent year-on-year in the first half, while the corresponding figures in first- and second-tier markets only increased 8.38 percent and 6.27 percent, respectively.

According to the report, the predicted end of globalization is an illustration of Western market hubris as globalization has existed for hundreds of years.

Describing Africa's infrastructure achievements as an illustration of the win-win partnership with China, Diop, the Malian foreign minister, said, "Since the creation of the FOCAC in 2000, China-Africa relations have continued to grow, particularly in the economic, industrial, agricultural and diplomatic areas.

As part of the series, the illustration captures the essence of China's decadeslong development: harnessing the power of science, technology and innovation to enhance the quality of life for people, from housing to what is inside homes -- appliances, gadgets, tech -- to vehicles.

Low carbon is a good illustration of this.

Not only is this a vivid illustration of China's digitization, but also a help for the recovery of the global services industry after the pandemic.

"We are keen to participate in this first edition of CICPE, a new illustration of our determination to expand our footprint in China over the next few years," Pedone said.

The CIIE provides an illustration of China's dual circulation policy, based on making domestic consumption the key driver of economic growth, while at the same time promoting closer trade and investment relations with foreign markets.

Meanwhile, an Egyptian visitor was listening to a Huawei engineer explaining how a smart gas station works while watching the illustration displayed on a large monitor at the booth.

The illustration of the Ganyu liquefied natural gas terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province.

Jiang's story is an illustration of the way the imported food sector has boomed in China.

The partnership between ING and Bank of Beijing on digital banking is an illustration of the response by incumbent financial institutions to intensified competition from technology firms such as Alibaba and Tencent that are eating into their revenue streams by offering financial services on digital platforms.

It is the best illustration that socialism with Chinese characteristics is the right path to success.