GUANGZHOU, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — The 138th version of the China Import and Export Fair, also called the Canton Fair, began on Wednesday, with the variety of exhibitors exceeding 32,000, a document excessive.
Scheduled to happen from Oct. 15 to Nov. 4 within the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province, this version of the truthful has additionally attracted a document variety of consumers. As of Monday, over 240,000 consumers from 218 export markets had pre-registered, reflecting a 10-percent enhance in comparison with the earlier version.
Among them — the variety of consumers from the European Union, the United States and international locations collaborating within the Belt and Road Initiative has elevated considerably. Meanwhile, greater than 400 main buying corporations will attend the truthful.
According to surveys carried out forward of the truthful, over 1 million new merchandise developed prior to now 12 months will likely be showcased at this version of truthful, whereas round 800,000 objects will make their debuts on the truthful.
This version of the Canton Fair will, for the primary time, function a wise medical zone — which has attracted 47 corporations showcasing merchandise similar to surgical robots, clever monitoring techniques and wearable units. It will proceed to function a service robotic zone, which has drawn 46 main trade gamers to show their humanoid robots, robotic canine and different improvements.
“I’ve been to many festivals all world wide, however the Canton Fair has one thing completely different. Even although it’s held two instances a 12 months, each six months, you’ll be able to discover one thing completely different, one thing revolutionary,” mentioned Canyigit Atay, chief product officer at Arzum Electrical Home Appliances from Turkiye.
As Turkiye’s main residence home equipment and electrical gross sales firm, Arzum has expanded its enterprise to over 90 international locations and areas worldwide. Since 1990, the corporate has labored intently with Chinese suppliers.
The Canton Fair, based on Atay, will not be merely a buying and selling occasion, but in addition a window to watch China’s newest improvements. This 12 months, the corporate is focusing primarily on espresso machines and associated merchandise.
“This time I’m capable of see some new merchandise, particularly the service robots. I’m impressed by the robotic espresso machines, and we have now already began cooperation with one in all these corporations,” Atay mentioned.
The 138th Canton Fair brings collectively 46 main service robotic corporations showcasing humanoid robots, robotic canine and different superior robotic applied sciences.
A robotic arm exactly chopping a mannequin below the operator’s command drew crowds of abroad consumers to Yuanhua Tech’s sales space. Founded in 2018, the corporate holds over 100 invention patents.
“Our surgical robots can obtain exact operations with dynamic correction know-how. They have carried out over 5,000 medical surgical procedures in hospitals within the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong,” mentioned Li Aili, founder and chairman of Yuanhua Tech, Perception and AI Technologies Limited.
The firm, Li added, goals to succeed in extra worldwide companions and ship safer, extra exact surgical options worldwide by collaborating within the Canton Fair.
According to the organizer, over 10,000 of the exhibiting corporations maintain national-level titles similar to nationwide high-tech enterprises or “little big” enterprises, a document excessive quantity.
Hamat Tofiq Ahmed, a purchaser serving prospects within the Middle East, mentioned he was drawn to merchandise from Gree Electric Appliances, a Chinese residence equipment big. He is in search of air-con merchandise able to withstanding excessive temperatures in international locations throughout the area.
According to Zeng Fanlong, a director of gross sales for East Europe space at Gree, the corporate will show greater than 130 merchandise on the 138th Canton Fair, together with 50 new fashions.
“We are deepening cooperation with shoppers in Europe and America whereas introducing aggressive merchandise to rising markets in Latin America and Africa,” Zeng mentioned.
Established in 1957, the Canton Fair is held twice a 12 months. It is the longest-running of a number of complete worldwide commerce occasions in China, and has been hailed because the barometer of China’s international commerce.
