"Cloud" Opening Of The 132Nd Canton Fair

On October 15, the "cloud" of the 132nd China Import and Export Fair (hereinafter referred to as "Canton Fair") opened. Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and governor of Guangdong Province Wang Weizhong attended the ceremony and delivered video speeches.

The Canton Fair adheres to the concept of "making extensive exchanges with the world and benefiting the world", and has witnessed the process of deep economic and trade integration between China and the world. Wang Wentao said, "many Chinese and foreign enterprises participate in China's opening up through the Canton fair platform, and realize common growth." after the outbreak of new crown pneumonia, the Canton Fair created the first large-scale exhibition online, which effectively promoted the trade exchanges and cooperation between China and other countries in the world. This year's Canton Fair will expand the scope of participation, extend the service time, optimize the platform functions, enrich trade promotion activities, and interact with cross-border e-commerce, which will provide enterprises and merchants from all over the world the convenience of "staying at home and buying and selling globally". We welcome you to actively discuss and deal with each other, so as to achieve more and better cooperation results.

Wang Wentao pointed out that the current century changes and the century epidemic situation are intertwined, and the global economy is fragile to recover. China adheres to the overall planning of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, and has issued a series of policies and measures to stabilize foreign trade, which has made an important contribution to the stability and smooth flow of the global industrial chain supply chain. The Ministry of Commerce will further strengthen the implementation of policies to ensure stable production and smooth logistics in the field of foreign trade, vigorously develop new business forms and new models such as cross-border e-commerce and overseas warehouses, and play a platform role of important exhibitions such as Canton Fair to promote the innovative development of trade. China is willing to work with all parties to firmly safeguard the multilateral trading system, promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, help world economic recovery and growth, and enhance the well-being of people of all countries.

Wang Wentao stressed that the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is about to be held solemnly and will plan a grand blueprint for China's future development. Standing at a new historical starting point, it is hoped that the Canton Fair will further play its role as a "bridge of trade and a link of friendship", keep pace with the times, innovate and develop, and constantly make new and greater contributions. Finally, Wang Wentao announced the opening of the 132nd Canton Fair.

Wang Weizhong said that the Canton Fair is an important channel for China's foreign trade and an important window for opening up to the outside world. With the joint efforts of all parties, the Canton Fair's brand influence and leading demonstration effect have continued to increase, making important contributions to serving international trade, promoting internal and external connectivity, and promoting economic development. The current Canton Fair is ready to provide Chinese and foreign merchants with a richer choice of commodities and more superior exhibition experience. We hope that the majority of enterprises can make good use of the online platform, actively negotiate and cooperate, look for development opportunities, consolidate and expand the trading results, and strive to reach more cooperation orders.

"As a big economic and open province, Guangdong is one of the most perfect regions in the global industrial chain supply chain, and also one of the hot spots for investment favored by global enterprises." Wang Weizhong pointed out that at present, Guangdong Province has grasped the construction of Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Bay area, Shenzhen pilot demonstration area, Shenzhen comprehensive reform pilot project and Hengqin Qianhai cooperation zone Nansha will deepen the all-round cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao facing the world, as well as the construction of high-level talent highland in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Bay area, so as to promote reform and opening up at a higher starting point with greater courage. Guangdong Province will take the current Canton Fair as an opportunity to deeply implement the ten major projects of high-quality trade development, continuously consolidate and improve the level of foreign trade and economic cooperation, actively create a market-oriented and legalized international business environment, strive to shape new advantages of open economy, strengthen the strategic fulcrum of the new development pattern, and strive to be in the forefront of the country in the new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way Create new brilliance. We hope that through the window of Canton Fair, enterprises can further understand, understand and invest in Guangdong, share development opportunities and create a better future together.

The "cloud" opening ceremony of the 132nd Canton Fair was presided over by Chu Shijia, deputy director and Secretary General of Canton Fair and director of China Foreign Trade Center.