The ongoing 136th session of the China Import and Export Fair, or the Canton Fair, is not only a grand international trade event but also a showcase of green and low-carbon technologies with over 1.04 million eco-friendly products on display.
The event kicked off in south China's Guangzhou City on Tuesday. Themed "Serving high-quality development, promoting high-level opening-up", this edition of the fair features 1.15 million new products with more than 30,000 exhibitors participating.
At the home appliance section, an air source heat pump is gaining popularity among European buyers.
It absorbs heat from the air through the outdoor unit, then uses the refrigerant to transfer the collected heat to the water tank.
It can deliver four kilowatt hours of heat for every one kilowatt hour of electricity consumed, saving nearly 70 percent energy compared with traditional heating systems.
"This product uses the world-leading R290 refrigerant, which reduces carbon emissions by 99 percent compared with traditional refrigerants," said Liu Dongping, an exhibitor.
Another highlight is a solar inflatable tent that requires no framework and can be set up in just two minutes.
It features lightweight solar panels that meet outdoor power needs. If a user's mobile phone runs out of power outdoors, he can connect the wire and the phone can be charged.
"This is the first time I'm attending the show and very impressed with the size. So I believe that the Chinese are very innovative. They're putting a lot of work into product development. And they're trying to stay ahead of the curve and the sense of like putting out new product. I'm willing to explore other opportunities with China, and I want to bring more green products into our market," said a purchaser from the United States.
With over 55.9 percent of exhibitors holding patents in the green sector, the Canton Fair is emerging as a vital platform for China to showcase its commitment to sustainability on the global stage.
Covering a total exhibition area of 1.55 million square meters, the fair will be held in three phases between Oct 15 and Nov 4, with the first phase lasting five days.
Canton Fair spotlights green innovations
Canton Fair spotlights green innovations
China has made significant advancements in the development of intelligent connected vehicles, according to expert at the 2024 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles (ICV) Conference.
At the opening ceremony of the conference on Thursday, Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong said that China has established a complete ICV industrial system covering foundational chips, sensors, computing platforms, chassis control and internet-based cloud control.
He said that China's technologies like human-machine interaction are in a leading position globally, while breakthroughs in steer-by-wire and active suspension systems are gathering pace.
"Infrastructure development is speeding up. Over 50 cities nationwide are conducting road testing demonstrations for ICVs, with 32,000 kilometers of testing roads opened and approximately 10,000 kilometers of roads undergoing intelligent upgrades, along with the installation of over 8,700 roadside units," said Jin.
He also emphasized that China has nurtured nearly 400 "little giant" enterprises that apply special and sophisticated technologies to produce unique and novel products in the ICV sector, with five lidar companies ranking in the global top 10.
Furthermore, international cooperation continues to deepen, as China has cooperated with Europe, Japan, and the United States to develop multiple regulations for autonomous driving, he said.
Jin said that advancements in computing power, big data and large models are expected to lead to significant breakthroughs in advanced autonomous driving technology, ushering in a new development stage for ICVs.
Jin outlined four areas to promote the industry's new development. First, in integrated innovation, the country will focus on next-generation electronic and electrical architecture, high-performance chips, domain controllers and super-intelligent systems to foster integration among vehicles, smart grids, intelligent transportation and smart cities.
Second, China will expand application scenarios with pilot projects for integrated vehicle-road-cloud computing applications in logistics, public transport, taxis and environmental sanitation, he said.
"Third, we will improve standards and regulations, revising traffic safety and insurance laws, establishing and improving a regulatory framework for high-level autonomous driving and accelerating the formulation of standards for functional safety, cybersecurity, and data security," he said.
Jin said that within the framework of the International Organization for Standardization, China will also strengthen cooperation on standards and regulations with various countries, and explore policies to facilitate cross-border data flow.
China making headway in intelligent connected vehicle development
