The ongoing 136th session of the China Import and Export Fair is helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from Yulin City of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region reach global customers. Commonly known as the Canton Fair, the event serves as a platform for SMEs to connect with global customers and expand their presence in international markets. Most of the 10,400 enterprises attending the second phase of the Canton Fair, running from Wednesday to Sunday, are SMEs.
During a promotion event at the Canton Fair, inheritors from Bobai County of Yulin dressed in traditional ethnic costumes, showcased the Guangxi intangible cultural heritage of rattan crafts. The crafts are primarily made using natural materials such as bamboo, wood, grass and rattan. With a history of over 50 years in foreign trade, these woven handicrafts have been exported to more than 40 countries and regions around the world. Tu Chunxiao, who has been engaged in weaving for 21 years, showcased hand-woven home decorations and household items at the exhibition. Her offerings have expanded from a single storage basket to over 20,000 products in five categories. These distinctive products attracted many potential buyers. "We received orders totaling more than 800,000 U.S. dollars on the first day. Although we come from a small county, we want to expand into overseas markets through the Canton Fair platform, obtain more orders, provide more job opportunities for Bobai craftsmen, and pass on and promote our intangible cultural heritage skills globally," said Tu. A ceramic company from Yulin brought its popular high-temperature white porcelain to the event. The Canton Fair platform has played a crucial role in the company's growth. "We have attended 26 sessions of the Canton Fair, and our scale and orders have increased more than tenfold. We brought over 500 varieties of our products this time," said Tian Yusen, an exhibitor. A total of 59 Yulin companies attended the second phase of the exhibition as a group. Local authorities organized a special promotion event, aiming to showcase three locally advantageous industries to global customers. "We attended this year's Canton Fair to host a promotion event for the foreign trade transformation and upgrading base in Yulin, mainly recommending Guangxi's bamboo, wood and grass products, as well as ceramics, textiles and clothing," said Tan Pei, head of the Yulin Commerce Bureau. The 136th Canton Fair is running in three phases from Oct 15 to Nov 4 in Guangzhou City of south China's Guangdong Province. Themed "serving high-quality development, promoting high-level opening-up," this edition of the fair features more than 30,000 exhibitors showcasing 1.15 million new products.
Canton Fair helps remote city SMEs reach global customers
China's civil aviation industry is recovering with historic breakthroughs made in aviation manufacturing, chairman of the China Air Transport Association (CATA) said during the Second CATA Aviation Conference, which opened on Friday in Beijing.
According to CATA, in the first three quarters of this year, the civil aviation industry completed a total transportation turnover of 110.66 billion ton-kilometers, with a passenger transport volume of 550 million passengers, and a cargo and mail transport volume of 6.489 million tons, increasing by 27.4 percent, 19.1 percent, and 24.4 percent respectively compared to the same period last year. Compared to the same period in 2019, the growth rates were 14.5 percent, 11.2 percent, and 19 percent respectively.
The major indicators show leading year-on-year growth and recovery in the global aviation sector, said CATA.
"The passenger and cargo transport volumes are expected to surpass 720 million passengers and 8.5 million tons respectively in 2024, setting new historical records," said Wang Changshun, CATA chairman.
Furthermore, China's aviation industry is advancing its digitalization and green transformation, with a continuous enhancement in energy efficiency and carbon reduction.
In 2023, the fuel consumption per ton-kilometer dropped by 14.3 percent compared to that in 2005, while the average carbon dioxide emissions per passenger at airports decreased by 60.5 percent compared to the 2013-2015 baseline.
Meanwhile, China's domestic civil aircraft industry has made a series of historic breakthroughs, from research and development, design, and manufacturing to airworthiness certification, commercial operation, and overseas expansion.
"The accelerated mass production of new aircraft such as electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) will benefit China in integrating aviation manufacturing and unmanned aerial vehicle development resources. It will facilitate the accelerated integration of aviation manufacturing and emerging technologies. In the future, the full life-cycle costs of aircraft for airlines will continue to decrease," said Wang.
As of the end of September this year, China had registered 2.049 million drones, with over 17,000 drone operating companies holding valid certificates. The application scenarios for drones are expanding rapidly, with emerging consumer trends such as drone delivery logistics, aerial tours, and aviation sports developing rapidly.
Held from Oct 25 to 27, the Second CATA Aviation Conference gathered a variety of exhibitors, including airlines, airports, aircraft equipment manufacturers, airline catering companies and equipment manufacturers, research institutions, and civil aviation colleges, showcasing the achievements of technological innovation and development in the aviation industry.
China's aviation transport sector sees continuous recovery
