The ongoing 137th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, has fascinated visitors with the latest achievements of China's artificial intelligence development efforts.
The fair kicked off on Tuesday in Guangzhou City of south China's Guangdong Province, with the number of export exhibitors exceeding 30,000 for the first time in the history of this event.
The first phase of the Canton Fair, held from April 15 to 19, focuses on advanced manufacturing and for the first time added a special zone for service robots.
Many overseas buyers at the service robots zone use their mobile phones to capture images of robotic dogs, industrial exoskeleton equipment, automatic cruise robots, coffee-making robots and other products, while asking exhibitors for more details about their functions.
"I am very impressed by China's achievements in AI. This is my first time visiting the Canton Fair, and the innovations I have seen in AI are incredible. What China has achieved has broken down communication barriers not only within the country, but also for the whole world," said a Russian buyer.
"It is amazing. Everything looks very, very cutting-edge, like, wow. I look [have seen] many, many applications in the future for the Chinese technology here so I would do business with them," said a Swedish buyer.
Many overseas buyers are shifting their product selection priorities from a focus on the price-performance ratio to a technology-oriented approach. For numerous international customers, high technology and intelligence have become a key factors in their purchasing decisions.
"I am particularly looking for the house cleaning robots, and we found some very, very good products. [Smart products] are getting more popular now. I've been coming to China for about 10 years. I saw the difference every year getting higher and higher and better and better products," said a Brazilian buyer.
The fair also includes an industry trend forum focused on AI plus consumer electronics, bringing together domestic AI experts, analysts, representatives from industry organizations and research institutions, and corporate representatives to explore the deep integration of AI technology with the consumer electronics sector.
"We see huge business opportunities existing abroad. As an emerging company, we also hope to take the Canton Fair as a platform to assess the overseas market. We have already received numerous inquiries and business contacts from various countries," said Tian Gang, a Chinese exhibitor.
Established in 1957, the Canton Fair is held twice a year in Guangzhou. It is the longest-running of several comprehensive international trade events in China and has been hailed as the barometer of China's foreign trade.
China's AI development achievements catch spotlight at Canton Fair
China's AI development achievements catch spotlight at Canton Fair
