Spring Canton Fair attracts 28,000 exhibitors

Guangzhou, 18th April: The Spring Edition of the Canton Fair opened on Monday this week in Guangzhou.  According to the organiser, more than 87,000 overseas buyers and 28,000 exhibitors will participate in the event. This despite trade and political tensions between China and the U.S. and to a lesser degree, Europe.

Media reports stated that buyers attending the Canton Fair from the U.S. are up more than 20% compared with to the Autumn Edition. Mix Meetings reports that “There was also increased interest from countries in ASEAN’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and the Middle East.”