On March 19th, the 137th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) UK Promotion Conference was successfully held in Glasgow.
The event was hosted by the China Foreign Trade Centre and organized by Intennel Business Ltd, with nearly 100 organizations and business representatives participating, including the China-Britain Business Council, China Chamber of Commerce in the UK, China-UK Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Association, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, The Association of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Scotland, McGill’s Bus Service, Gordon & MacPhail, and others.
The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Jacqueline McLaren; Minister of the Chinese Embassy in the UK, Yu Benlin, and the Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Edinburgh, Zhang Biao, delivered welcome speeches. Dr. Duncan Booker, Group Manager of Green Economy, Innovation, and International at the City of Glasgow, and Richard Muir, Deputy Chief Executive of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, introduced Glasgow’s economic and trade investment environment as well as the current situation and prospects for cooperation with China from different perspectives.
The representative of the International Department of the China Foreign Trade Centre, expressed gratitude for the support from all sectors in the UK for the Canton Fair. He shared that the 136th Canton Fair saw overseas buyers from 224 countries and regions participating both online and offline, with a record-breaking 253,000 offline overseas buyers. More than 3,000 UK buyers attended in person. Exhibiting companies at the Canton Fair are known for their strong innovation capabilities, quality, and reputation. He encouraged UK businesses to attend the fair, engage in discussions, and expand cooperation opportunities.
The Canton Fair is currently China’s longest-running, largest-scale, most comprehensive, and most successful international trade event, with the highest number of buyers from diverse sources. The Glasgow promotion conference provided an important platform for China-UK business exchanges, and the event was highly praised by the attendees. Many expressed their intention to attend the Canton Fair to explore more trade opportunities with China.