The first batch of imported exhibits for the 137th China Import and Export Fair, also known as Canton Fair, arrived in south China's Guangzhou of Guangdong Province on Sunday.
The exhibits were mainly made in Türkiye, including ovens, gas stoves and kitchen range hoods.
After arriving at the Nansha port, they were smoothly cleared by Guangzhou Customs and transported to the Canton Fair Complex, marking the start of the preparation phase for the event.
"The customs has adopted a 'Smart Exhibition' information system to provide services such as exhibition registration and an 'one-click declaration' of exhibits for enterprises, supporting them to handle the entire process of customs clearance for exhibits online in an one-stop manner. We have also opened channels for participants of the Canton Fair at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Pazhou-Hong Kong-Macao Passenger Ferry Terminal to ensure the smooth customs clearance of personnel and exhibition items entering and leaving the country throughout the Canton Fair," said Deng Yan, director of Customs of Canton Fair Complex First Inspection Office under Guangzhou Customs.
The Canton Fair, also known as the China Import and Export Fair, is China's longest-running, largest, most comprehensive, and most widely attended international trade event.
The 137 edition of the fair will be held in Guangzhou from April 15 to May 5.
It will have an exhibition area of 1.55 million square meters, with that for the import exhibition taking up about 30,000 square meters.
A total of 55 exhibition zones will be set up at the fair, which is expected to attract global enterprises from 50 countries and regions.
First batch of imported exhibits for Canton Fair arrives in Guangdong
First batch of imported exhibits for Canton Fair arrives in Guangdong
Protests against federal immigration enforcement are spreading across the United States, with the latest demonstration unfolding directly in front of the White House.
Early Saturday, more than a hundred demonstrators gathered there, demanding changes to the Trump administration's immigration policies and accountability for recent shootings involving federal agents.
Immigrant rights and civil rights groups said this weekend's rallies mark a coordinated national response. Demonstrations are planned or already underway in major cities including Philadelphia, as well as across states such as North Carolina, Florida, Texas, and Washington, D.C., where organizers are calling for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be removed from local communities.
The nationwide protests follow a deadly week in which three people were shot by federal agents in two days.
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a 37-year-old woman, Renee Good, was killed during an enforcement operation by the ICE. A day later in Portland, Oregon, a man and a woman were wounded during a separate federal operation.
In the aftermath, Minnesota state officials accused the Trump administration of blocking their investigation by denying access to key evidence and prematurely drawing conclusions before a full review could be completed.
On Friday, Donald Trump defended the Department of Homeland Security's actions, sharply criticizing Minnesota leaders and calling them corrupt.
Local leaders have pushed back. During a Saturday news conference, the mayor of Minneapolis described ICE agents' actions as reckless.
Officials in both Minneapolis and Portland continue urging demonstrators to remain peaceful as protests intensify nationwide.
According to a 50501 Movement statement issued Friday, at least 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025.
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