The 2024 Autumn Canton Fair showcases China's firm confidence in expanding its opening-up to the world

On October 19th, the first offline exhibition of the 136th Canton Fair was successfully concluded. Chinese and foreign merchants are actively trading, and various indicators have reached new historical highs, achieving a "good start". In response, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press conference on October 21 that the Canton Fair, which is often held, not only demonstrates the vitality and resilience of China's economy, but also demonstrates China's confidence and determination to firmly promote Chinese path to modernization. As an important window for China's opening up to the outside world, the Canton Fair has shown the world China's firm confidence in expanding its opening-up and the enormous potential vitality and resilience of the Chinese economy.

The Canton Fair focuses on "advanced manufacturing", with various indicators reaching new highs. In the first exhibition of this year's Canton Fair, there were 11181 booths of enterprises with titles such as "Little Giant" for specialization, refinement, novelty, manufacturing industry champion, and national high-tech, an increase of 35.5% compared to the previous edition. Chinese manufacturers' "advanced manufacturing" has showcased their research and development achievements in cutting-edge fields to buyers from around the world. In the new energy vehicle exhibition area, Chinese brands such as BYD, GAC Aion, and SAIC Group showcased their latest electric vehicle and intelligent driving technologies, attracting many Southeast Asian and African buyers to stop and watch. In the environmental protection product exhibition area, manufacturers of "green" lighting fixtures, lithium batteries, and manufacturing equipment are attracting buyers from Europe and the Middle East. A lighting fixture manufacturer from Jiangxi said that after understanding the demand for green energy and outdoor portable energy in European and American countries, the company has specially developed new products, which have attracted many buyers from European countries such as France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Industrial innovation and technological innovation have become the standard answers for high-quality development of Chinese manufacturing.