商务部于2023年3月16日（星期四）15时召开例行新闻发布会。商务部办公厅副主任、新闻发言人束珏婷在发布会上就第133届广交会筹备情况回答记者提问。
束珏婷表示，广交会是我国对外开放的重要窗口和对外贸易的重要平台，是企业开拓国际市场的重要渠道。历届广交会的举办都受到全球工商界和社会各界的广泛关注。2020年以来，为应对疫情影响，我们创新方式，连续6届在网上举办广交会，为畅通外贸产业链供应链、稳住外贸外资基本盘发挥了积极作用。随着我国疫情防控政策的优化调整，中外企业已具备线下参加展会的条件，从今年春交会起，广交会将全面恢复线下展。第133届广交会定于4月15日至5月5日分三期在广州举办，同时常态化运营线上平台，为展客商提供全天候在线服务。
第133届广交会将首次启用新落成的展馆D区，展览面积由过去的118万平方米扩大到150万平方米，规模再创新高。共设置54个专业展区，线下参展企业超过3万家，拥有制造业单项冠军、国家级高新技术企业等称号的优质企业超过5000家，参展质量不断提升；线上允许所有符合条件的企业参展，企业数量超过3.5万家，受惠企业面持续扩大。本届广交会将加大招商推广力度，吸引更多的境内外采购商参展。举办40余场“贸易之桥”供采对接活动，帮助企业拿订单、拓市场。同期还将举办第二届珠江国际贸易论坛、系列行业专业论坛和近400场贸促配套活动，推动展会融合发展。
第133届广交会是全面贯彻落实党的二十大精神开局之年召开的首届广交会，是疫情后首次全面恢复线下举办，意义重大。商务部将会同各地各部门全力以赴办好本届广交会，充分发挥广交会全方位对外开放平台作用，助力外贸稳规模优结构。欢迎中外企业和客商积极参加，共襄盛举，共享商机。
Ministry of Commerce: the 133rd Canton Fair will be held in Guangzhou from April 15 to May 5 in 3 phrases
On Thursday, March 16, 2023, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference. Shu Jueting, Deputy Director of the General Office and spokesperson of the Ministry, answered questions on preparations for the 133rd Canton Fair.
Shu Jueting said that the Canton Fair is an important window for China’s opening up and a major platform of foreign trade, serving as a critical channel for Chinese companies to explore the international market. The previous sessions of the Canton Fair have drawn wide attention from the global business community and all walks of life. Since 2020, we’ve introduced new models and held the Fair online for 6 sessions in response to the impact of COVID-19, which has helped keeping the industrial and supply chains of foreign trade unimpeded and the fundamentals of foreign trade and investment stable. As China has optimized and adjusted the response to COVID-19, domestic and foreign enterprises could participate in the Fair on-site now, so starting from the spring session this year, the Canton Fair will fully resume on-site events. The 133rd Canton Fair will be held in Guangzhou from April 15 to May 5 in 3 phrases. It will continue to provide 24/7 service for participants with the online platform.
The 133rd Canton Fair will leverage its newly built venue--Area D for the first time, expanding the exhibition area from 1.18 million to a record-breaking 1.5 million square meters. 54 specialized exhibition sections will host more than 30,000 exhibitors onsite, including more than 5,000 quality enterprises such as manufacturing champions for a certain sector and national high-tech enterprises, etc. Thus the quality of exhibitors is improved steadily. Meanwhile, all qualified exhibitors can participate in the Canton Fair online so that more companies could enjoy the benefits. The number of exhibitors participating online will exceed 35,000. Marketing campaigns have been intensified for the upcoming Canton Fair to attract more domestic and overseas buyers. More than 40 “Trade Bridge” matchmaking activities will be organized to help enterprises secure orders and grow markets. During the 133rd Canton Fair, the second Pearl River International Trade Forum, a series of industrial and specialized forums and nearly 400 supporting activities for trade promotion will also be held to drive integrated development of the Fair.
The 133rd Canton Fair is of great significance, as it is the first session held in the first year to fully implement the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the CPC and the first session to fully resume on-site events after COVID. The Ministry of Commerce, together with other departments and localities, will do our best to stage a successful Canton Fair, give full play to its role as a platform for all-round opening up, keeping foreign trade stable and improving its structure. Chinese and international companies are welcome to join the grand event of the 133rd Canton Fair for business opportunities.
