At the ongoing 130th session of the China Import and Export Fair, which is also known as Canton Fair and is taking place both online and offline between Oct 15 and 19, Tianhe district has been highlighting its own advantages by exhibiting a number of intelligent and digital products.

Nearly 2,000 purchasers and about 100 enterprises from Tianhe are participating in the event, covering 17 fields such as household appliances, medicine, health products and medical equipment, lighting products, and auto parts.

Guangzhou-based STONKAM has participated in more than 20 sessions of the Canton Fair. It is exhibiting its intelligent vehicle-mounted electronic products like mobile digital video recording equipment and its AI BOX.

The Canton Fair has provided a communication platform for the Guangzhou-based Sunda International Group, which is one of the largest consumer products companies in developing countries and has participated in the event for more than 10 years.

A lush green view of Tianhe Software Park Gaotang new area. [Photo/thnet.gov.cn]

Qiu Huawen, the person in charge of the enterprise, said that the Canton Fair provides opportunities for them not only to communicate with foreign merchants, but also learn from their counterparts and communicate with upstream factories.

"These days, my company has arranged purchasing personnel at the event to communicate with the steel and ceramic manufacturing factories to expand the sales advantages," Qiu added.

In recent years, Tianhe district has given full play to its advantages in scientific and technological innovation, and innovative achievements keep emerging.

The proportion of R&D funds in the district's GDP increased from 2.23 percent in 2015 to 3.43 percent in 2020, and the number of patent applications and granted patents reached 45,000 and 24,000 in 2020 during the same period, respectively.

In 2020, the number of national high-tech enterprises in the district reached 2,995, an increase of 4.7 times from the same period in 2015.