Quality, innovation draw foreign buyers to Canton Fair

GUANGZHOU — Having finished his light lunch, Babak Amin, an Iranian purchaser attending the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, gathered his stack of brochures and walked briskly into an exhibition hall. He was heading for yet another round of meetings with business partners, continuing a decade of profitable interactions through the fair.

The second phase of this year's event, also known as the 133rd China Import and Export Fair, concluded last week. International buyers from all over the world, including Amin, participated in the fully resumed on-site activities.

Data show that the second phase, featuring light industrial products, including daily consumer goods, gifts and home decor, attracted about 12,000 participating companies. The exhibition center received some 815,000 visits, with export deals exceeding $4.5 billion.