Chinese premier urges Canton Fair to better serve opening up
GUANGZHOU, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) should play a bigger role in expanding China's high-level opening up and promoting the building of an open world economy, Premier Li Qiang said Thursday.
Li made the remarks when visiting an exhibition on the history of the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province.
He also toured the booths of multiple enterprises at the venue of the 135th session of the Canton Fair that kicked off on Monday.
Li encouraged enterprises to continuously improve their research and development capabilities, and strive for digital, intelligent and green transformation.
Enterprises should fully leverage the opportunities from the Canton Fair to enhance the popularity of Chinese brands and boost foreign trade, the premier said.
（Editor:Liao Yifan）
