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The 124th
Canton Fair
The 124th China Import and Export Fair (Canton window to China, reflects the development of China’s
Fair) will run from October 15 – November 4 in foreign trade as well as its reform and opening up
Guangzhou. The fair, with an exhibition space of 1.185 policy. We always make renewed efforts to open
million m2, will welcome over 25,000 exhibitors and this window ever-wider in all aspects with greater
buyers from over 200 countries and regions, across its contributions to the world.”
16 exhibition categories throughout 3 phases.
This year in electronics & household electrical
Over the past 40 years, China has transformed into appliances zone, more than 200 leading brands and
the second largest economy in the world, contributing over 2,000 enterprises from China will showcase their
over 30 percent to global economic growth. With cutting-edge designs. The second and third phases
more diversified trading partners and a commitment will showcase innovative products and applications
to developing an open economy, the total value of that are increasingly diversified, high-end, unique,
China’s imports and exports in 2017 reached 27.79 driven by changing expectations among end users.
trillion Yuan (approximately 4.45 trillion dollars) with
solid year-on-year growth of 14.2. And the country’s In the new global economic situation, the Fair aims
trade with traditional markets and emerging markets to strengthen its role as a vital platform for strong
(namely Latin America and Africa) surged by 14.8 trading opportunities, a better business environment
percent and 39.3 percent respectively. and a more open market.■
The Canton fair, as the epitome of China’s reform About Canton Fair
and opening-up, has always been a symbol of China’s
increasingly deeper international business ties with The China Import and Export Fair ("Canton Fair"), is held
the world. biannually in Guangzhou every spring and fall. Established in 1957,
the fair is now a comprehensive exhibition with the longest history,
Xu Bing, Deputy Director General of China Foreign highest level, largest scale and largest number of products as well as
Trade Centre, said: “the fair with its image as the the broadest distribution of buyer origins and the highest business
turnover in China.
34 AMCHAM SOUTH CHINA
The 124th
Canton Fair
The 124th China Import and Export Fair (Canton window to China, reflects the development of China’s
Fair) will run from October 15 – November 4 in foreign trade as well as its reform and opening up
Guangzhou. The fair, with an exhibition space of 1.185 policy. We always make renewed efforts to open
million m2, will welcome over 25,000 exhibitors and this window ever-wider in all aspects with greater
buyers from over 200 countries and regions, across its contributions to the world.”
16 exhibition categories throughout 3 phases.
This year in electronics & household electrical
Over the past 40 years, China has transformed into appliances zone, more than 200 leading brands and
the second largest economy in the world, contributing over 2,000 enterprises from China will showcase their
over 30 percent to global economic growth. With cutting-edge designs. The second and third phases
more diversified trading partners and a commitment will showcase innovative products and applications
to developing an open economy, the total value of that are increasingly diversified, high-end, unique,
China’s imports and exports in 2017 reached 27.79 driven by changing expectations among end users.
trillion Yuan (approximately 4.45 trillion dollars) with
solid year-on-year growth of 14.2. And the country’s In the new global economic situation, the Fair aims
trade with traditional markets and emerging markets to strengthen its role as a vital platform for strong
(namely Latin America and Africa) surged by 14.8 trading opportunities, a better business environment
percent and 39.3 percent respectively. and a more open market.■
The Canton fair, as the epitome of China’s reform About Canton Fair
and opening-up, has always been a symbol of China’s
increasingly deeper international business ties with The China Import and Export Fair ("Canton Fair"), is held
the world. biannually in Guangzhou every spring and fall. Established in 1957,
the fair is now a comprehensive exhibition with the longest history,
Xu Bing, Deputy Director General of China Foreign highest level, largest scale and largest number of products as well as
Trade Centre, said: “the fair with its image as the the broadest distribution of buyer origins and the highest business
turnover in China.
34 AMCHAM SOUTH CHINA
