140th Canton Fair opens in Guangzhou(1/4)

Visitors crowd the exhibition halls as the 140th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, opens in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on Oct. 15, 2026. The fair covers 1.55 million square meters and runs in three phases through Nov. 4. (Photo: China News Agency/Chen Jimi)

Overseas buyers pose for photos outside the exhibition halls of the 140th Canton Fair in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Photo: China News Agency/Chen Jimi)

An industrial robotic arm attracts the attention of an overseas buyer (center) at the 140th Canton Fair in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Photo: China News Agency/Chen Jimi)

Overseas buyers try out a photoelectric night-vision binocular at the 140th Canton Fair in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Photo: China News Agency/Chen Jimi)