Canton Fair Welcomes Return of More Foreign Buyers

What’s new: The volume of overseas buyers at the Canton Fair returned almost to pre-pandemic levels as the giant trade expo opened Sunday, several Chinese merchants at the event told Caixin.

As of 5 p.m. Sunday, the first day of the fair, more than 50,000 foreign businesspeople from more than 200 countries and regions visited the event, surpassing the number at the spring session, according to the organizer, which didn’t report detailed figures.