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GUANGZHOU, China, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The 129th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) closed on April 24 with

buyers registering from a record-breaking 227 countries, providing an efficient

trading platform for global buyers to find Chinese innovative products.

The Fair organized 44 "Promotion on Cloud" activities in 32 countries and

regions around the world, and established partnerships with 10 industrial and

commercial institutions including Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Brazil (CCCB)

and Chamber of International Commerce of Kazakhstan through online agreement

signing, further expanding its network to support buyers with access to Chinese

businesses.

Xu Bing, Spokesperson of the Canton Fair and Deputy Director General of China

Foreign Trade Centre said: "The Canton Fair has promoted the development of

international trade and even the global economy. The value of the Canton Fair

lies in its innovative services that can promote trade cooperation between

China and the world. That includes providing reliable supplier and buyer

resources, and offering comprehensive insights for industry."

The 129th Canton Fair empowered buyers to directly communicate with China's

over 800 leading businesses and key industrial clusters through matchmaking

events for Russia's X5 Group, Indonesia's Kawan Lama Group and America's

Kroger, and staged promotion activities of industrial clusters such as Shantou

toy, Guangdong small household appliances, Zhejiang textile and Shandong food

industry.

26,000 exhibitors uploaded over 2.76 million products, an increase of 290,000

over the last session, including 840,000 new products and 110,000 smart

products. These new products made with revolutionized technology demonstrate to

the world Chinese companies' vitality in innovation and a brand-new image of

Chinese enterprises and brands.

The Fair's official website was visited a staggering 35.38 million times with

6.87 million visits to the virtual exhibition halls, including 100 thousand

visits to 2662 VR stands. Live streams were watched 880 thousand times, with

views per each live stream increasing by 28.6 percent thanks to leveraged

sources provided by the Fair to help exhibitors engage effectively with their

targeted buyers and to better understand their markets.

Alongside its cooperation with domestic and international partners, the Fair

has facilitated a one-stop negotiation and sourcing process for buyers when

dealing with businesses in China, offering financing, inspection to quality

certification, logistics and transportation services.

SOURCE  Canton Fair

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