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135th Canton Fair off to a good start with overseas buyers up 18.5% on the first day

The 135th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, started on April 15. On the first day of the fair, the Canton Fair Complex was bustling with overseas buyers. As of 17:00 on that day, more than 60,000 overseas buyers from 205 countries and regions had attended the fair, an increase of 18.5 percent compared to the previous session. The buyers showed strong willingness to make procurement.

The fair is underway in three phases from April 15 to May 5, and it is expected that more than one million new products will make their debuts during the fair. Focusing on advanced manufacturing, the first phase highlighted advanced industries and sci-tech support. This phase has set up 8,700 exhibition booths for exhibitors engaged in electronics and home appliances, new energy, NEV, industrial automation, and intelligent manufacturing, with nearly 3,600 related enterprises.

According to the China Foreign Trade Center, as of April 13, 144,000 overseas buyers from 215 countries and regions have pre-registered to attend the fair.

This session of Canton Fair has also further expanded the source of import exhibitions and continues to provide a broad market for high-quality products from countries and regions all over the world. 680 international enterprises from 50 countries and regions are expected to participate in the exhibition, 64 percent of which are from BRI partner countries.

Reporter | Nancy Ye

Editors | Nan, Abby, James

Photo | Nanfang Plus

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