Reference Новости reported on April 17 that the Canton Fair, known as "China's No. On the same day, the third China International Consumer Goods Fair (Consumer Fair) closed in Hainan. The sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE) will open in the second half of the year. Analysts pointed out that the national "exhibition matrix" unites the world with a strong magnetic field, and releases positive signals for China to boost consumer confidence and promote high-level opening up.
According to reports, China's top leaders made it clear at last month's National People's Congress that "we still have to eat reform and take an open path." According to the report, this means that China will adhere to a higher level of opening up to the outside world on a larger scale, in a wider field and at a deeper level. In the meetings between Chinese leaders and foreign dignitaries who recently visited China, the same signal was conveyed: China will adhere to reform and opening up, more actively integrate high-standard international economic and trade rules, and firmly promote high-level opening up.
The report notes that in recent weeks, Chinese Premier Li Qiang has said that China needs to "find ways" to stabilize exports to developed economies and develop markets in developing countries and regional markets such as ASEAN. He said he would win over foreign investors, support private companies, and said China would remain open to foreign investment and trade.
The report also said that the Chinese government is vigorously promoting investment, and the enthusiasm for holding large-scale trade fairs is also increasing. The Canton Fair is undoubtedly China's most recognizable commodity fair in the world with the widest influence, and it is also a bright business card that showcases Guangdong and China's opening up to the outside world.
Общая выставочная площадь этой Кантонской ярмарки составляет почти 1,5 миллиона квадратных метров, что эквивалентно более чем 200 футбольным полям. В течение следующих трех недель около 35 000 экспонентов заполнят свои стенды холодильниками, коробками передач, куртками и широким спектром другой продукции. Тысячи компаний из более чем 200 стран и регионов пришлют своих представителей для участия в выставке.
Кантонская ярмарка проводится два раза в год, и шесть выпусков, проведенных с 2017 по 2019 год, принесли около 30 миллиардов долларов заказов, несмотря на торговые тарифы США на китайские товары в этот период. Новая коронная эпидемия вынудила отменить последние Кантонские ярмарки, перенести их в онлайн или провести без участия зарубежных бизнесменов.
Крис Силлито (Chris Sillitoe) — владелец бизнеса по поиску инструментов и оборудования в Великобритании. Он сказал, что очень хочет снова посетить Кантонскую ярмарку.
Sillitto said: "We are all optimistic and excited about being able to come to the Canton Fair. It has been a long time since (the last time we participated in the exhibition)."
Роль Кантонской ярмарки менялась на протяжении многих лет. Сегодня экспортеры меньше обращают внимание на фактическое количество сделок и вместо этого рассматривают Кантонскую ярмарку как платформу для налаживания связей и повышения осведомленности.
Qin Yurong, who exports TV antennas to Southeast Asia, said business grew more than 10% year-on-year in the first quarter of this year. "With the borders reopening, it's definitely going to be better than it's been for the past three years," she said.
