China News Service, Guangzhou, April 25 (Reporter Cheng Jingwei) The 10-day 131st Canton Fair ended in the "cloud" on April 24. Xu Bing, spokesman for the Canton Fair and deputy director of the China Foreign Trade Center, said on the 25th that this session The online platform of the Canton Fair ran smoothly and smoothly. A total of 536,000 overseas buyers from 228 countries and regions registered to visit the exhibition, an increase of 48% compared with the 129th session and an increase of 41.8% compared with the 130th session. The number of registered buyers and visitors reached a record high.

　　Xu Bing said that this year's Canton Fair has fully optimized and upgraded the official website platform, and set up columns such as exhibitors' exhibits, supply and purchase docking, new product release, exhibitor connection, and virtual exhibition halls, so that global merchants can "buy the world and sell the world" without leaving home.

Under the current complex and severe economic and trade situation, this Canton Fair has made positive contributions to promoting the high-quality development of trade, maintaining the stability of the industrial chain and supply chain, and promoting the recovery of the world economy.

　　At this year's Canton Fair, 25,500 exhibitors once again took the "Cloud Express" to display enterprises, products and brands in a multi-dimensional and three-dimensional manner through graphics, video, 3D, VR and other forms.

Domestic and foreign exhibitors uploaded a total of 3,052,100 exhibits, including 951,500 new products, an increase of 176,500 and 52,800 respectively over the previous session, both hitting record highs.

　　Xu Bing introduced that the cumulative number of visits to the cloud exhibition hall of the exhibitors of this Canton Fair was 6.2231 million times, of which the cumulative number of visits to the cloud exhibition hall of the exhibitors of the export exhibition was 6.1298 million times, and the cumulative number of visits to the cloud exhibition hall of the exhibitors of the import exhibition was 93,300 times.

A total of 85,300 online exhibitions were held by exhibitors.

2,398 companies produced and uploaded virtual booths, an increase of 236 over the previous session, and the cumulative number of visits was 31,200.

　　According to the five themes of advanced technology, intelligent manufacturing, better life, low-carbon environmental protection, and trade services, this Canton Fair organized 147 high-quality enterprises in 24 trading groups to hold 150 new product debut events.

A large number of smart, green and low-carbon products with independent intellectual property rights are emerging rapidly, and new technologies, new processes and new models are emerging one after another, showing the world the latest achievements made in China and the strong resilience and innovative vitality of China's foreign trade.

　　This Canton Fair has strengthened the promotion of overseas purchasers and further expanded the global marketing network.

Among the buyers who registered to visit the exhibition, the top 10 countries are India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Australia, South Africa, Japan and Singapore.

Among them, the number of buyers from China's top ten trading partner countries and regions in 2021 will account for 38.67%.

There are 298,100 buyers from countries along the “Belt and Road”, accounting for 55.60%.

There are 150,800 buyers of RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) member countries, accounting for 28.12%.

　　This year's Canton Fair has added company and product characteristic logos for the first time to help buyers quickly and accurately target target companies and products.

In addition, 50 "Trade Bridge" global supply and procurement docking series activities were held to promote domestic key industrial clusters and brand enterprises, and to connect with large multinational companies and large buyers such as Auchan in France, Wal-Mart in the United States, and Kesko in Finland, with a total of nearly 4,000 participants. Participation of overseas buyers.

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