On October 23, 2023, the second phase of the 134th China Import and Export Fair (commonly known as the Canton Fair) commenced at the Guangzhou Pazhou Convention and Exhibition Center. Jointly organized by the Ministry of Commerce and the People's Government of Guangdong Province, and hosted by the China Foreign Trade Centre, the Canton Fair is recognized as China's premier comprehensive international trade event. It holds the distinctions of being the longest-standing, largest in scale, most diverse in product range, and most reputable trade fair in China, attracting the highest number of overseas buyers from the broadest range of countries and regions while achieving the most substantial transaction outcomes.

This edition of the fair brought together 34,000 offline and 35,000 online exhibitors, with participation from over 200 countries and regions and more than 200,000 buyers, significantly boosting trade exchanges and friendly cooperation between China and the rest of the world.