Mareks Rudakovs from Jelgava of Latvia poses for a photo with his mother at his exhibition stand during the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, east China, on Nov. 7, 2019. Mareks Rudakovs decided to bring hand-made chocolates and candies produced by his family firm here after he read the news about the first CIIE. At this year's expo, several agents have shown their interests in his products, and he hopes the platform will help his firm enter Chinese market. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)