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GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The 130th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) wrapped up on October 19.

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

Foreign Trade Centre, said that this session of Canton Fair, with a philosophy

of "Canton Fair, Global Share", has opened the door wider to global buyers and

attracted the world's attention, contributing to win-win development.

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The 130th Canton Fair held a grand opening ceremony. The first Pearl River

International Trade Forum was successfully held. The opening ceremony on the

afternoon of October 14 was also the main forum of the Pearl River

International Trade Forum. The theme of the main forum was "China's New

Development Provides New Opportunities for the World", highlighting China's

commitment to opening up and promoting free trade, which is a signal of China

sharing development opportunities with the world in order to have a brighter

future.

Remarkable results were achieved in the online-offline integration. About

26,000 companies at home and abroad participated online, uploading over 2.87

million products, an increase of 113,600 compared with the last session. The

online platform was visited by 32.73 million times accumulatively. Exhibitors

livestreamed 43,000 times accumulatively, with over 350,000 people watching

online. The offline exhibition area totaled about 400,000 square meters with

7,795 exhibitors participating. The Canton Fair Complex received 600,000 visits

accumulatively.

Despite the pandemic and other factors, overseas buyers and purchasing agents

still participated actively. A total of 18 industrial and commercial

organizations, including American Chamber of Commerce in South China and Korea

Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, organized over 500 member companies to

attend the offline Fair. And 18 internationally renowned enterprises such as

Walmart, Staples, and Auchan organized buyers to source at the Fair as well.

Buyers from 228 countries and regions registered online to attend, further

expanding the level of diversity and globalization of the Canton Fair.

"The 130th Canton Fair has operated smoothly with more business models and

functions. It successfully completed of the tasks to achieve the goal of

presenting an innovative Fair with highlights in a safe, orderly, and highly

efficient way, and has contributed to promote high-quality development of

international trade and global economic recovery," Xu Bing added.

SOURCE: Canton Fair