The 26th China International High-Tech Fair (CHTF) was held at the Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center from November 14 to 16.

The 26th China International High-Tech Fair (CHTF) was held at the Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center from November 14 to 16. This year's CHTF is themed "Science and Technology Leading Development, Industry Integration and Fusion", with a total exhibition area of more than 300,000 square meters and 22 professional exhibition areas, including international science and technology, provincial and municipal science and technology, artificial intelligence and robots, electronic information and big data, etc. Among them, five exhibition areas, including national heavy equipment, technology giants' industrial chain, specialized and new and high-quality productivity, innovation and entrepreneurship and financial services, and industry-education integration, were set up for the first time.

Known as "China's No. 1 Science and Technology Exhibition", the CHTF has attracted nearly 5,000 well-known companies and international organizations from more than 100 countries and regions around the world to participate in the exhibition and conference, including more than 180 Fortune 500 companies and state-owned enterprises, more than 1,000 listed companies, and more than 2,000 gazelle companies and unicorn companies, with professional visitors reaching 400,000.

This year's High-Tech Fair focused on full-chain coordination, full-factor drive, and full-field layout. It held activities such as the release of major national achievements, global buyers' docking conferences, and international investment and financing docking conferences. The number of new technologies, new products, and new achievements released reached more than 4,300. More than 30,000 institutions and organizations from relevant government departments, central state-owned enterprises, business associations, scientific research institutes and universities, multinational companies, and key enterprises in related industries from hundreds of countries and regions around the world visited in groups.

The High-Tech Fair is committed to improving the level of internationalization, branding, specialization, and market-oriented operations, and promoting the transformation of exhibitions from government-led to market-led. Focus on the invitation of professional buyers and launch a global buyer promotion plan to allow Shenzhen exhibitors to see global buyers, and at the same time let exhibitors around the world see Shenzhen's technology square. The exhibition will focus on the forefront of scientific and technological development and Shenzhen's "20+8" industrial clusters, set up professional exhibition areas in subdivided fields, and launch blockbuster products in the fields of artificial intelligence, embodied intelligent robots, new materials, industrial software EDA, and smart terminals. Through the full process of the industrial chain covering product production or service provision, Shenzhen's super ability in scientific and technological innovation will be demonstrated.