The second session of the 134th China Import and Export Fair, which focuses on showcasing products such as home appliances, gifts and decorations and building materials and furniture, officially kicked off on Monday. More than 9,600 businesses, including over 200 exhibitors from nearly 30 countries and regions participated in the event in-person, setting a new record for the number of on-site exhibitors, China Foreign Trade Centre, the organizer of Canton Fair, told the Global Times on Monday. 

Widely known as the Canton Fair, the trade fair has the largest scale and longest history among an increasing number of expos in China. Given its massive size and long history, the Canton Fair has become a reliable barometer of vitality of China's foreign trade sector. And the bustling scenes at its 134th edition offered more evidence to the strong resilience and solid recovery of China's exports sector, despite the global economic downturn. 

More than just growth in orders, many at the Canton Fair are also seeing major shift in the trend of new products that are much more environmentally friendly and cost effective thanks to continuous innovation. (…)

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