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The 130th Canton Fair Farewell
On October 19, the 130th Canton Fair was successfully completed online and offline. It is reported that a total of 378,000 buyers from 228 countries and regions registered online for the Canton Fair this year. The number of buyers has grown steadily, and the place of origin has set a new historical record, expanding the level of diversification and globalization of the Canton Fair.Xu Bing, spokesperson of the Canton Fair and deputy director of the China Foreign Trade Center, said that the Pearl River International Trade Forum was held for the first time in this year’s Canton Fair. The firm determination of free trade has sent a signal that China is willing to share development opportunities with other countries in the world, draw up a blueprint for development, and achieve better development. In the three sub-forums held on October 15th, more than 40 political, business and academic guests and more than 650 audience participated.
Under the background that the global epidemic is still spreading, this year's Canton Fair implemented online and offline integrated exhibitions for the first time, accelerated digital transformation, and opened up a new model, new normal, and big scene of the Canton Fair's dual-line exhibition, which fully demonstrated to global buyers The innovative vitality of Made in China, Created in China, Chinese Brand, Chinese Technology. There were 26,000 online exhibitors, with a total of 2,873,900 exhibits uploaded, 7,795 offline exhibitors, and 600,000 visitors.
The theme of this year's Canton Fair is "promoting domestic and international dual cycles", making full use of domestic and international markets and resources, adopting a two-wheel drive strategy of domestic and foreign investment promotion, and widely inviting domestic and foreign buyers to participate online and offline.
It is worth mentioning that the offline exhibition of this year's Canton Fair set up the "Rural Revitalization Featured Products Exhibition Area" for the first time, and the online exhibition set up the "Rural Revitalization Special Area". A total of 883 companies participated for free. Companies participating in the rural revitalization zone uploaded 39,600 featured exhibits. In the 2021 Canton Fair Export Product Design Award, a total of 1972 products from 943 companies participated in the evaluation, setting a record high and further promoting Chinese brands. On the basis of providing foreign trade supporting services such as online and offline customs, insurance, logistics, certification, and finance, for the first time, the introduction of third-party public overseas warehouses, shipping and other services has improved the trade service ecology.
In order to achieve comprehensive and safe operation, this year's Canton Fair puts epidemic prevention and control as the top priority. Guangdong Province has formulated the "1+8+16+23" epidemic prevention and control plan, classified emergency plans, and intensively organized epidemic prevention in all directions. Controlling the network has achieved "zero cases" and "zero infections." A strict security plan has been formulated to ensure the smooth and safe progress of the Canton Fair.
Looking forward to meeting again at the 131st Canton Fair!