On the 16th, Shu Jueting, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said that the 133rd China Import and Export Commodities Fair is scheduled to be held in Guangzhou in three phases from April 15 to May 5. It will fully resume offline exhibitions, while normalizing the operation of online platforms to provide 24-hour online services for exhibitors.
“The 133rd Canton Fair is the first Canton Fair to be held in the first year of fully implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and it is of great significance.” Shu Jueting said at a regular press conference held on the same day by the Ministry of Commerce that with the optimization and adjustment of China’s epidemic prevention and control policies, Chinese and foreign enterprises have the conditions to participate in the exhibition offline. From this spring’s fair, the Canton Fair will fully resume offline exhibition.
Shu Jueting introduced that the newly completed exhibition area D of the 133rd Canton Fair will be opened for the first time, expanding the exhibition area from 1.18 million square meters in the past to 1.5 million square meters, reaching a new high. A total of 54 professional exhibition areas have been set up, with over 30000 offline exhibitors, and over 5000 high-quality enterprises with the titles of single champion in the manufacturing industry, national high-tech enterprise, and so on. The exhibition quality has been continuously improved; All eligible enterprises are allowed to participate online, with the number of enterprises exceeding 35000, and the range of beneficiary enterprises continues to expand.
Shu Jueting said that this Canton Fair will strengthen investment promotion efforts to attract more domestic and foreign buyers to participate. More than 40 “Trade Bridge” supply and procurement matchmaking activities were held to help enterprises obtain orders and expand the market. At the same time, the second the Pearl River International Trade Forum, a series of industry professional forums and nearly 400 trade promotion supporting activities will be held to promote the integrated development of the exhibition.
“The Ministry of Commerce will spare no effort with various departments around the world to successfully host this Canton Fair, give full play to the role of the Fair as a platform for all-round opening-up, and help stabilize the scale and structure of foreign trade. Chinese and foreign enterprises and merchants are welcome to actively participate in the event and share business opportunities,” Shu Jueting said.