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The Canton Fair is China's oldest comprehensive international trade event, and the first phase of this session focuses on displaying the achievements of advanced manufacturing.
China News Service, Guangzhou, October 19 (Reporter Sun Qiuxia) The first phase of the 140th Canton Fair with the theme of "Advanced Manufacturing" concluded in Guangzhou on the 19th. In the past few days, Chinese companies have demonstrated the latest results of "intelligent manufacturing" to global buyers, and received many orders on site.
The first phase of the Canton Fair has a total exhibition area of 520,000 square meters, with more than 25,000 booths and more than 12,000 exhibitors. It focuses on displaying cutting-edge achievements in 19 exhibition areas in five major sectors including electronic home appliances, industrial automation, lighting electrical appliances, hardware tools, new energy vehicles and smart travel.
The first phase of the exhibition focuses on global procurement hotspots such as new energy, intelligent manufacturing, and embodied intelligence, and sets up 17 emerging future industry zones such as service robots, drones, and display technology to showcase the upstream and downstream collaboration of China's advanced manufacturing industry chain and the results of technological innovation and transformation.
On October 19, the first phase of the 140th Canton Fair ushered in the last day of the exhibition in Guangzhou, Guangdong. Overseas buyers signed an order on-site.
At the exhibition site, various AI smart terminals, VR equipment, and AI translations were on display. Humanoid robots, multi-dimensional tactile dexterous hands and other embodied intelligent products were all on display. Intelligent connected cars, new energy storage, and wireless smart charging equipment were also on display. China's manufacturing has become more advanced, intelligent, and green.
In the service robot area, high-altitude curtain wall cleaning robots, lawn mowing robots, sweeping robots, etc. all show their talents, attracting overseas buyers to experience it. The person in charge of Taixi Intelligent Booth said that hundreds of exoskeleton robots were sold at this Canton Fair, mainly to Europe and South America.
The motorcycle exhibition area is also one of the most popular sections, with Chinese large-displacement motorcycles becoming popular overseas. Tang Yuan, Tianma Motorcycle Business Director, said that smart electric motorcycles and large-displacement motorcycles are popular with overseas buyers, and the emerging markets have considerable potential. The company signed multiple orders at this Canton Fair, with a transaction volume of US$14 million. The current orders have been scheduled until after the Spring Festival next year.
The second phase of this Canton Fair will be held from October 23 to 27, exhibiting building materials, furniture, daily ceramics, home decorations, etc.; the third phase will be held from October 31 to November 4, with exhibits covering toys, maternity and infant products, clothing, food, smart medical care, etc.
The first phase of the 140th Canton Fair ended on October 19. Passenger flow at the Guangzhou Baiyun Airport port continued to run at a high level. From October 15 to 12 o'clock on the 19th, the cumulative inspection of entry and exit personnel exceeded 265,000, and the number of flights exceeded 1,700, a year-on-year increase of 20.6% and 13.4% respectively. Over 150,000 foreigners entered and exited the country, a year-on-year increase of 27.1%, of which 43.2% entered for business and visit purposes. Customer sources cover 181 countries around the world, with Malaysia, Thailand, Russia and other countries leading the list. The visa-free policy has promoted strong willingness of foreign businessmen to visit China. During the Canton Fair, foreign tourists who enjoyed convenient measures to enter China accounted for 57% of the total number of foreigners entering China. Baiyun Border Inspection Station has set up a dedicated inspection channel and provides multi-language services. The entire entry process takes less than 2 minutes.
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