In the "Cantonese shock" of dragon and lion dances, on October 15, the first phase of the 136th Canton Fair, a city-wide event in Guangzhou, opened in Pazhou. According to the disclosure of the Canton Fair, more than 150,000 overseas buyers are expected to attend the Canton Fair. The theme of the first phase is advanced manufacturing, 11,000 companies will participate in the exhibition, and more than 9 percent of enterprises will bring new products to the show.
The reporter of Nandu Bay Finance Society found that the Canton Fair is becoming more fun, and many places in the museum have become check-in points for overseas buyers, and there are even foreigners and amateurs who broadcast live on the spot. In the exhibition hall, a large number of Chinese intelligent manufacturing such as fire extinguishing robots and pool cleaning robots were unveiled. What are the new highlights of this year's Autumn Fair? Let's take a look with the reporter of Nandu Bay Finance Society.
The 136th Canton Fair opened in Pazhou. Photo: Huang Chibo.
The Canton Fair has become a check-in point for foreigners, and foreigners and amateurs will broadcast live
On the morning of October 15, in the crowd, the reporter of Nandu · Bay Finance Agency arrived at the Canton Fair Complex, thanks to the entrance diversion, the opening of multiple channels and turnstiles, and the speed of face recognition, the experience of entering the public channel was very "silky". Andrew Lashley, who came from the Caribbean, has been participating in the Canton Fair since 1988 and happily showed reporters the numbers on his exhibition certificate.
Andrew Lashley and friends from the Caribbean.
Riding a suitcase to visit the exhibition, interacting with humanoid robots and taking pictures, and live streaming of foreign amateurs...... Foreigners have also begun to become more and more "Guangdong". In the exhibition hall, many places have set up photo check-in points for the mascot of the Canton Fair, and on the central platform between the exhibition halls, the welcome robot singing the "Crazy Zootopia Theme Song", the appearance of the "humanoid" and the scene of collective dancing have also attracted many passing buyers to stop and take pictures.
The welcome robot attracts foreigners to stop and take pictures.
Luggage exhibitions have become one of the trends of the Canton Fair in recent years.
At the scene of this Canton Fair, the reporter of Nandu · Bay Finance Agency noticed that many foreigners also raised their mobile phones to live broadcast while walking in the Canton Fair Complex, and Gauray Bhola, a buyer from India, asked his companion to raise his mobile phone, he smiled, pointed to a heart rate detection device with both hands, and received the Canton Fair exhibits live to his fans through YouTube.
In the Canton Fair Complex, India buyers are broadcasting live.
Buyers praise Chinese products for becoming smarter, and the 20-year-old Canton Fair is full of confidence
Consumer electronics is an important exhibition area of the first phase of the Canton Fair. In the face of changes in the general environment, how much has the foreign trade orders of consumer electronics changed?
The person in charge of a communication equipment company told a reporter from Nandu · Bay Finance Agency that after the explosion of communication equipment in Lebanon, there has been a certain increase in international customers who come to inquire about it, "They pay more attention to the safety of the equipment, and as an emergency communication tool, its call effect is also very important." In response to the statement that a large number of communication equipment orders have been transferred to China, a number of overseas buyers said in an interview that the changes are not obvious at present. Ammar Alqadi, a Saudi buyer who is coming to the Canton Fair for the 10th time, said, "At least in my opinion, there has been no significant change". Dima, a Russia buyer who intends to purchase walkie-talkies, said that "it has not noticed changes in this regard in the international walkie-talkie procurement market."
"China's consumer electronics products are cost-effective and stylishly designed." Both Ammar Alqadi and Dima said that Made in China is becoming smarter, more beautiful and more competitive.
This is also confirmed by the latest export data. According to the latest release of the General Administration of Customs, in the first three quarters of this year, the mainland exported 11.03 trillion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, a year-on-year increase of 8%, accounting for nearly 60% of exports. Among them, the export of high-end equipment, integrated circuits, automobiles and household appliances increased by 43.4%, 22%, 22.5% and 15.5% respectively, and the export product structure continued to be optimized.
As a barometer of foreign trade, participating enterprises and buyers are full of expectations for this Canton Fair. Dongguan Zhongmeng electrical appliances in charge of Ge Lin is 20 years of "old Canton Friends", he revealed, so far this year, the company's export sales increased by 40% year-on-year, although individual countries because of war and other unstable factors appear to be difficult to recover, "the overall export situation is still upward, or full of confidence." ”
Written by: Nandu · Bay Finance Agency reporter Huang Chibo