At the ongoing 138th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, Chinese exhibitors are showcasing a variety of innovative sports and leisure products that are drawing strong interest ahead of the upcoming 15th National Games.
The autumn Canton Fair, which opened on October 15 in Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong Province in south China, has attracted a record high of more than 32,000 exhibitors. It runs until November 4 in three phases.
In the current third phase of the fair, which is from October 31 to November 4, a growing interest from consumers in fitness, driven by the upcoming 15th National Games, is being felt across the sports and tourism products section. Visitors are enthusiastically trying out next-generation fitness products.
Among the standout innovations is a smart treadmill equipped with a 21-inch high-definition screen and AI-powered running simulations. Users can virtually jog through customized terrains, such as Nordic snow-capped mountains or Southeast Asian beaches, offering a hyper-personalized and immersive fitness experience.
Several partners of the 15th National Games have unveiled specially designed professional products such as smart wrestling mats embedded with intelligent chips capable of collecting multi-dimensional data, and automated ping pong ball machines, highlighting China's growing strength in professional sports product manufacturing.
Beyond the competitive field, Chinese sports products have been evolving in three major directions: multi-scenario adaptability, portability, and premium quality, meeting the daily fitness needs of all consumers.
Innovative sports, leisure products shine at Canton Fair
China is willing to strengthen communication, enhance trust, eliminate interference, and deepen cooperation with Canada to bring bilateral relations forward on a steady and sound track in solid strides under the new circumstances, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand in Beijing on the day.
Referring to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to China, the first by a Canadian prime minister in eight years, Wang said the trip marks a milestone in bilateral ties and signals a turning point in the relationship.
The leaders of the two countries will hold meetings and talks, which are expected to open up new prospects for bilateral relations, said Wang.
The world today is undergoing profound and complex changes, and the impact of China-Canada relations transcends the bilateral scope, Wang noted.
Wang said that China and Canada have different social systems, stemming from different historical and cultural heritage, and based on the choices of their respective people.
He urged both sides to view each other in a rational and amicable manner with an inclusive mindset, handle issues on the basis of mutual respect, focus on the agenda of cooperation, and send positive messages so as to foster optimism, inject greater confidence into the development of bilateral relations, and jointly build a new type of strategic partnership between China and Canada.
Anand said the new Canadian government attaches great importance to relations with China. She also added that Prime Minister Carney looks forward to engaging in in-depth exchanges with Chinese leaders during the visit to set the course for the development of bilateral relations, resume dialogue in various fields, pursue more mutually beneficial outcomes, enhance coordination and cooperation in multilateral affairs, and further advance the strategic partnership between the two countries.
China ready to work for steady, sound ties with Canada: FM
