Changes in the Fair in terms of trading partners as well as the attendance show that initial results have been achieved by the Canton Fair in carrying out the strategy of market pluralism. Forty-three unusual years have elapsed and the Canton Fair has retained its vigour and vitality, keeping paces with the times. It conforms to the standards of international trade and is an effective way for our country to develop trade with the rest of the world. China is vast in territory and rich in natural 'resources. There are myriads of commodities available for export.
Regular fairs can help concentrate products, business people, market information, etc.
As a form of trade, the Canton Fair, which conforms to the realities of China's foreign trade, is acceptable to foreign business people. That is why it survives and prospers all these years and becomes a trade fair from which many emerging fairs draw experience. The Guangzhou Trade Fair has won the attention and support from the state as well as various related departments. From the very outset, the Canton Fair has been under the loving care of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, Leaders of the Party and the State during their terms of office would come to the Fair for giving in spection and guidance. As the Fair is led by both the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation and the Provincial Government of Guangdong, it is authoritative and influential.