2018 China Hi-Tech Fair Concludes in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN,China,Nov. 22,2018 -- The 20th China Hi-Tech Fair wrapped up at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center,Guangdong province,on Nov. 18,attracting 563,000 visitors from 103 countries and regions during the five-day exhibition.

Press Conference of "China's No.1 Technology Show" CHTF 2018

Han Wangxi,director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee,addressed a press conference on the same day. Yang Xiuyou,deputy secretary-general of the organizing committee,was invited to summarize the 2018 fair.

According to Yang,a record-breaking 41 countries and international organizations,plus 61 foreign delegations,attended the event,with Chile,Cuba and Peru as newcomers.

A total of 3,356 exhibitors displayed 11,322 hi-tech projects related to intelligent automobiles,Internet of Things,intelligent manufacturing,artificial intelligence (AI),virtual reality,Internet Plus,biomedicine,big data,smart city,new energy,new materials,and modern agriculture.

In the meantime,1,746 new products and 585 cutting-edge technologies were released at the fair by more than 80 companies.

Compared with previous sessions,this year's event saw a more active participation from unicorn enterprises,including SenseTime,iQiyi,Royole,Orbbec and Qiniu Cloud,as well as three domestic AI chip tycoons- Cambricon,Horizon Robotics and DeePhi.

Echoing the innovation and entrepreneurship drive,the hi-tech fair set up dedicated sci-tech start-up and maker exhibitions,which more than 200 domestic and foreign companies and makers signed up for.

The newly launched international sessions of match-making fair and financing roadshow also effectively promoted the connection between capital and industry.

A time corridor,a micro-video and an outstanding innovation works exhibition area in celebration of the Fair's 20th anniversary were acclaimed by the public.

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