The total number of booths was 74600, with over 32000 participating companies - a record breaking set of data was born at the 138th Canton Fair. This year's Canton Fair will be held in three phases from October 15th to November 4th in Guangzhou, with about 3600 companies making their debut. The Canton Fair continues to support the high-quality development of foreign trade and inject strong momentum into cultivating new drivers of foreign trade. This year's Canton Fair gathers high-quality enterprises with strong innovation momentum. The number of high-quality enterprises with titles such as high-tech, specialized and innovative, and single champion has exceeded 10000, setting a new historical high. According to the pre exhibition research, it is estimated that more than 1 million new products (developed in the past year) will be displayed on site, nearly 1.1 million products with independent intellectual property rights, and nearly 800000 products will be exhibited at the first exhibition of the Canton Fair. This year's Canton Fair will set up a smart medical zone for the first time, becoming a vivid footnote to the exhibition's "towards novelty," "towards intelligence," and "towards greenery. The special zone attracted 47 companies including surgical robots, intelligent monitoring, and wearable devices to participate, better showcasing advanced products and technologies in China's medical field. In addition, the exhibition will continue to set up a service robot zone, introducing 46 industry-leading enterprises to exhibit embodied robots, robotic dogs, etc., cultivating new highlights for foreign trade development. In front of a booth in Zone D of the Canton Fair exhibition hall, staff introduced to buyers the functions of a humanoid collaborative robot, which has the characteristics of fast walking, agile obstacle avoidance, and precise arm work, enabling the robot to adapt to complex industrial environments. Turning their gaze to another booth, the quadruped robot followed instructions and flipped over, occasionally waving in greeting, attracting a large number of foreign buyers to gather and take photos. Guangzhou Ligong Industrial Co., Ltd., which participated in the exhibition for the first time this year, has attracted the attention of many buyers. Staff member Lu Qiuying told reporters: "Buyers are very optimistic about the application of Chinese robots in industrial scenarios. Through the platform of the Canton Fair, our company can also establish a brand and showcase 'advanced manufacturing' that adapts to industrial upgrading." Shenzhen Yuejiang Technology Co., Ltd., an "old friend" of the Canton Fair, has continuously delivered its products to markets such as Europe, America, and the Middle East in recent years, achieving good results. This year, enterprises are also moving towards the "new" direction, exhibiting multiple intelligent collaborative robots, and will use the window of the Canton Fair to develop more overseas new customers. This year's Canton Fair is expected to attract more professional buyers and top purchasing companies than the 137th edition. As of October 13th, over 240000 buyers from 218 export markets have pre registered, an increase of 10% compared to the previous month. Daniel, a purchaser from Peru, has participated in the Canton Fair multiple times. He believes that the Canton Fair is not only a bridge for global merchants to connect with Chinese suppliers, but also a platform for mutual understanding and deep cooperation between Chinese and foreign markets. (New Society)