Question: Better achieve mutual benefit and win-win results through mutual empowerment

Xinhua News Agency reporters Wen Wen and Zhou Yihang

At the 140th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), which is currently being held, the booming scene that hits us is impressive: 1.55 million square meters of exhibition area, more than 30,000 companies participating in the exhibition, and about 340,000 overseas buyers attending the fair... The popularity and vitality are not diminished. The 70 years of vivid practice of the Canton Fair has written a wonderful chapter of win-win cooperation between China and other countries in mutual empowerment.

Empower each other and continue to prosper and grow based on market connectivity. With the help of the Canton Fair as a bridge, Made in China continues to go overseas, not only gaining stable overseas markets, but also improving quality and upgrading according to global demand, providing more cost-effective products and services; foreign high-quality goods and technical solutions are launched in the import exhibition area, connecting the vast Chinese market, stimulating more innovation vitality and consumption potential, allowing more foreign companies to increase their revenue and profits. Withstanding the test of the ever-changing international situation, the value and inspiration of the Canton Fair are even more convincing: Only by expanding the market and opening wider doors for cooperation can we release more development increments and better match our comparative advantages with our respective needs. Only then can we accumulate more development results and enable all parties to gain more benefits.

Mutual empowerment is reflected in the symbiotic industrial collaboration on the chain. In recent years, more and more developing countries have relied on China's products, technology and funds to improve their industrial systems and enhance high-end export capabilities, and industrial upgrading has continued to accelerate. In the practice of connecting China and foreign countries, the Canton Fair has built a regular docking platform for domestic and overseas enterprises, allowing overseas merchants to obtain reliable supply chain support, and also finding more partners and application scenarios for Chinese enterprises. China collaborates with other countries to learn from each other's strengths, work together in product iteration and technological innovation, continuously extend the industrial chain, optimize the supply chain, enhance the value chain, and continue to enhance the vitality and resilience of development.

To achieve a true win-win situation, we cannot rely on simple exchange of consideration, but need to treat each other as equals, work together in both directions, and grow together. According to the Ministry of Commerce, nearly 20% of the 32,000 exhibiting companies at this Canton Fair have made overseas investments, creating more than 200,000 local jobs. Facts and data eloquently prove that conforming to the general trend of economic globalization and expanding the space for mutually beneficial international economic and trade cooperation can help more developing countries pave the way for modernization and continue to inject new impetus into world development and prosperity.

The Canton Fair connects more than just exhibitors. Good things from all over the world come together, orders are placed, handshakes are made, more choices and conveniences, better quality and experience benefit thousands of households, and better meet the needs of people from all over the world for a better life. Markets are interconnected, industries are integrated, people's livelihoods are connected, and the value of business cooperation is realized here to provide visible and tangible benefits to the people.

The crowded booths, real money signings, in-depth and pragmatic exchanges, and fruitful cooperation allowed the world to witness the real opportunities brought by China's opening up. Looking from the window of the Canton Fair, open arms, deepen cooperation, and strengthen confidence will surely paint a beautiful picture of China and the world working together to prosper.