On April 15, the 135th Canton Fair kicked off in Guangzhou. On the basis of last year's exhibition area and number of exhibitors reaching new highs, the scale of the Canton Fair has grown significantly again this year, with a total of 29,000 exhibitors, continuing the overall trend of becoming more lively year by year. According to media statistics, more than 20,000 overseas buyers poured in just one hour before the museum opened, 40% of which were new buyers. At a time when the turmoil in the Middle East has caused concerns in the international market, the grand and lively opening of the Canton Fair has brought certainty to global trade.
With the theme of "serving high-quality development and promoting high-level opening up", this year's Canton Fair will hold offline exhibitions in three phases. Since 1957, the Canton Fair has been held twice a year in spring and autumn without interruption. The first phase of this Canton Fair takes "Advanced Manufacturing" as its theme, highlighting advanced industries and technological support, and demonstrating new productivity. There are more than 5,500 high-quality enterprises with national titles, an increase of 20% from the previous session.
This interaction is by no means a one-way export from China to the world. Taking this Canton Fair as an example, there is a significant increase in the number of the world's top 250 retail companies and large merchants from various countries and regions, including Wal-Mart, Bill Lotto, and Amazon from the United States, as well as Auchan, Carrefour, and Schneider from France, as well as Tesco and Tesco from the United Kingdom. Nearly 200 leading companies, including Germany's Metro, have confirmed that they will organize groups to participate in the conference.
The Canton Fair has opened a door for mutual achievement between the world and China. No matter from any perspective, it is undoubtedly quite successful. It is completely expected that the transaction volume of this year's Canton Fair will have a growth worth looking forward to. This is not only due to internal logic, but also an inevitable result of the current international political and economic situation. In the transformation of global industrial structure, China has the greatest driving force for the upgrading of the national economy.
Similarly, for the world, especially at a time when local conflicts and turmoil are ongoing, such a comprehensive international trade event with wide sources, good transaction results, and considerable credibility is also an important public good contributed by China.