Ministry of Commerce: The 133rd Canton Fair is scheduled to be held in Guangzhou in three phases from April 15 to May 5

• Location: Guangzhou
• Date: April 15-19, 2023
• Booth No.: 17.2A0304

   The Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference at 15:00 on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Shu Jueting, Deputy Director of the General Office of the Ministry of Commerce and Press Spokesperson, answered reporters' questions on the preparations for the 133rd Canton Fair at the press conference.

Reporter:

The Ministry of Commerce has proposed that offline exhibitions such as the Canton Fair will be fully resumed this year, which is of great concern to all parties. Could you brief us on the preparations for the 133rd Canton Fair?

Shu Jueting:

The Canton Fair is an important window for China's opening up and an important platform for foreign trade, as well as an important channel for enterprises to explore the international market. The holding of the previous Canton Fair has received widespread attention from global business and social circles. Since 2020, in order to address the impact of the epidemic, we have innovated ways to hold the Canton Fair online for six consecutive times, which has played a positive role in smoothing the supply chain of the foreign trade industry chain and stabilizing the basic market for foreign trade and foreign investment. With the optimization and adjustment of China's epidemic prevention and control policies, Chinese and foreign enterprises have the conditions to participate in offline exhibitions. Starting from this spring's fair, the Canton Fair will fully resume offline exhibitions. The 133rd Canton Fair is scheduled to be held in Guangzhou in three phases from April 15 to May 5, with a normalized online platform to provide 24/7 online services for exhibitors.

The 133rd Canton Fair will open the newly completed exhibition area D 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 in scale. 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. This Canton Fair will increase 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 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 133rd Canton Fair is the first one held in the first year of fully implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and it is the first time that it has been fully resumed offline after the epidemic, which is of great significance. The Ministry of Commerce will spare no effort with various departments around the world to successfully host this Canton Fair, fully play the role of the Canton Fair as a platform for all-round opening-up, and help stabilize the scale and structure of foreign trade. Welcome Chinese and foreign enterprises and merchants to actively participate in the grand event and share business opportunities.