在第140届中国进出口商品交易会开幕式上的主旨演讲

Keynote Speech at the Opening Ceremony of the 140th Session of China Import and Export Fair

中华人民共和国国务院总理 李强

H.E. Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China

2026年10月14日，广州

Guangzhou, October 14, 2026

尊敬的各位来宾，

女士们，先生们，朋友们：

Distinguished Guests,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Friends,

很高兴同大家相聚在美丽的花城广州，共同出席第140届中国进出口商品交易会。我谨代表中国政府，对各位的到来表示热烈欢迎！对大家长期以来为促进中外经贸合作和发展所作出的积极贡献表示衷心感谢！

It is a great pleasure to join you in the beautiful Flower City Guangzhou for the 140th Session of China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair). On behalf of the Chinese government, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you all, and express heartfelt appreciation for your long-standing, positive contribution to the economic and trade cooperation and development between China and other countries.

今年是广交会创办70周年。习近平主席专门发来贺信，充分肯定广交会取得的成绩，重申了中国扩大高水平开放的坚定决心。过去70年，广交会一步步发展壮大，展览面积从首届的9600平方米扩大到现在的155万平方米，采购商从最初的1200人增加到今年的30多万人，已经成为中国举办的历史最长、规模最大、成交最多的国际贸易盛会，同时也为国际社会了解中国提供了重要窗口。透过广交会这扇“窗”，世人看到了中国经济社会蕴藏的巨大活力，见证了中国亿万民众一路奋发进取的壮阔历程，更感受到中国和世界与日俱增的深厚联结。

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Canton Fair. President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to the Fair, acknowledging its past achievements and reaffirming China’s commitment to expanding high-standard opening up. Over the past 70 years, the Canton Fair has grown from strength to strength. Its exhibition area has expanded from 9,600 square meters in the first year to 1.55 million square meters today. The number of buyers has increased from 1,200 in the beginning to more than 300,000 this year. Among all the international trade exhibitions hosted by China, the Canton Fair has the longest history, the largest participation and the highest transaction volume. It is also an important window for the international community to observe China. Through this window, the world has witnessed the surging vitality of China’s economy and society, the enterprising journey undertaken by hundreds of millions of Chinese people, and the deepening connection between China and the world. 

一是日益开放的中国为世界带来新机遇。70年来，广交会因开放而生、因开放而兴，国际“朋友圈”越来越大，采购商遍布220多个国家和地区，累计成交额达到1.6万亿美元。这背后，是中国以开放促发展的战略选择，也是各国经济优势互补、相互赋能的现实需要。中国已是160多个国家和地区的主要贸易伙伴，也是近80个国家和地区的第一大出口目的地，对外投资存量达到3.4万亿美元，既发展了自己，也造福了世界。

First, a China that keeps opening itself creates new opportunities for the world. Over the past 70 years, the Canton Fair has established itself and thrived on openness. Its circle of friends has grown bigger, with buyers coming from over 220 countries and regions, and the total value of business deals reaching US$1.6 trillion. What underlies this success is China’s strategic choice of boosting development through openness, and the practical need for countries around the world to leverage their economic strengths for mutual empowerment. China is now a key trading partner of over 160 countries and regions, and the top export destination for nearly 80 countries and regions. China’s stock of overseas investment has reached US$3.4 trillion. While developing itself, China has also brought benefits to the world. 

二是持续创新的中国为世界提供新动能。70年来，广交会的展品不断焕新升级，从上世纪六七十年代的农副土特产品，到八九十年代的轻工机电产品，再到现在的具身智能、智慧医疗等，可以说日新月异。这背后，是中国坚持创新发展的快速进步，也是世界科技革命和产业变革的生动缩影。近年来，中国人工智能、绿色能源、生物医药等领域的新技术新产品新业态持续涌现，为世界经济增添新动力、打开新空间。

Second, a China that keeps innovating itself provides new impetus for the world. Over the past 70 years, exhibits at the Canton Fair have been continuously transformed and upgraded. From agricultural and subsidiary products and local specialties in the 1960s and 70s, to industrial and electromechanical products in the 1980s and 90s, and to embodied artificial intelligence (AI) and smart medical services today, each session of the Canton Fair presents an updated selection of exhibits. What underlies this transformation is China’s rapid progress in innovation-driven development, and the world’s scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation. In recent years, new technologies, products and business forms in such areas as AI, green energy and biomedicine have continued to emerge in China, and generated new dynamism and space for the world economy. 

三是重信守诺的中国为世界注入确定性。70年来，无论国际局势如何变化，广交会从未间断，对“重合同、守信用”的办会原则奉行不渝。这背后，是中国“言必信、行必果”的价值追求，也是国际社会对中国的认可信任。中国长期保持政策稳定性连续性，坚定履行降低关税水平、加强发展援助、应对气候变化等各方面承诺，在动荡变革的世界中展现出大国的责任担当。

Third, a China that always keeps its promise brings certainty to the world. Over the past 70 years, no matter how the international situation evolved, the Canton Fair has never been interrupted, and its commitment to the principle of honoring contracts and maintaining credibility remains steadfast. What underlies such commitment is the Chinese philosophy of matching words with actions, and the world’s recognition of and trust in China. China has all along kept its policies stable and consistent, firmly delivered on its commitment of lowering tariffs, increasing development assistance and addressing climate change, and undertaken the responsibilities of a major country in this turbulent and changing world. 

纵观这70年，广交会之所以能够经受住国际风云变幻的考验，不断焕发新的生机活力，正是因为始终顺应经济全球化的大势、始终响应国际社会携手发展的期盼。这其中蕴含着一些朴素而深刻的启示，值得我们深入思考。这里我想分享三点体会，同大家交流。

Looking back on the past 70 years, the Canton Fair has stood the test of international vicissitudes and brimmed with new vigor and vitality. This is because it has all along followed the trend of economic globalization and answered the call of the international community for joint development. The journey of the Canton Fair offers some simple yet profound takeaways worthy of deep reflection. Here, I would like to share with you three main observations. 

第一，市场联通不是国与国博弈工具，而是创造增量的有效举措。这些年，全球各类人为市场壁垒明显增多，有的甚至把经贸问题政治化、工具化、武器化，然而将这些外衣层层剥下，就会发现，保护主义总是深藏其中。理论和实践已经充分证明，市场从来就不是一成不变的，而更像一张四通八达的网络，只有连接更多新的网络，才能更好地形成规模经济、更高效地匹配供给需求，才能创造更多价值、开辟更大空间。保护主义看似能守住一国市场，却也切断了市场延伸拓展的可能，更会在新的全球市场网络中失去位置，最终是得不偿失。

First, market connectivity is not a tool for zero-sum games between countries, but an effective measure to foster new space for growth. The past few years have seen a notable rise in manmade market barriers of various sorts around the globe. Some have even chosen to politicize, instrumentalize, and weaponize economic and trade issues. However, no matter their forms, protectionism is always at the core. It has been fully proven by both theories and practices that the market is not static — it is more like a network that reaches out in all directions. Only when connected to more such networks, can a market achieve economy of scale, match supply with demand more efficiently, and create more value and space. Protectionism may seem effective for a country to sustain its market, but it also makes it impossible for the country to broaden its market. Worse still, it may even lose its place in the new global network of markets. At the end of the day, protectionism will only produce more losses than gains. 

长期以来，中国致力于推动国内市场与国际市场不断融合、共同成长。我们的进口规模已经连续17年位居世界第二，去年超过18万亿元，今年前三季度又增长22.3%。中国开放了这么多年，市场不仅没有缩小，反而伴随引入各国的汽车、家电等新产品新产业，发掘培育了更多新的市场需求。同时，中国出口的优质产品特别是一些创新产品，也在持续推动全球市场拓展新的增量空间。中国愿同各国一道，继续构建开放型世界经济，加强彼此联通对接，把全球市场越做越大，让各方得到更多收益。

Throughout the years, China has been committed to integrating its domestic market with the international markets for joint growth. China has been the second largest importer in the world for 17 consecutive years, exceeding RMB 18 trillion yuan last year, and growing by another 22.3 percent in the first three quarters this year. Decades have passed since China opened itself to the world, yet its market has not contracted. Instead, the introduction of new products and industries from other countries, such as automobiles and home appliances, has unlocked and cultivated new market demands. Meanwhile, the export of quality Chinese products, especially innovative products, is opening up new space for the global marketplace. China is ready to work with all countries to build an open world economy and strengthen market connectivity so as to make the global market bigger and deliver greater benefits to all. 

第二，国际贸易不是账面数字，而是增进福祉的自主选择。近段时期，国际上对贸易平衡问题的讨论不少。经济规律表明，贸易平衡是短期的、相对的，不平衡是普遍的、动态的，这是各国比较优势、经济结构、产业分工等差异决定的。我们要看到，贸易的本质是互惠互利，不能简单认为顺差就是“占便宜”、逆差就是“吃亏了”。贸易平衡是在贸易各方各取所需、良性互动中自然趋近的，而不是靠筑墙设垒甚至打压遏制。如果一边搞出口管制，一边指望贸易平衡，这是不现实的，反而会推高成本、扰乱产供链，进一步加剧不平衡。我们需要的，是扩大开放、共同做大“蛋糕”的“向上平衡”，而不是封闭市场、必将导致萎缩的“向下平衡”。

Second, international trade is not just statistics in the books, but a voluntary choice aimed to improve people’s well-being. Recently, there have been quite some discussions about the issue of trade balance globally. The laws of economics tell us that a balanced position in trade is temporary and relative, while an imbalanced position is more common and non-static. This is determined by countries’ differences in comparative strengths, economic structures, distribution of labor, and other variables. We need to see that trade is mutually beneficial in nature. One cannot simply view surplus as “taking advantage” and deficit as “being ripped off.” A balanced trade would naturally arrive when the parties can satisfy their respective demands through positive interactions. It is not achieved by building walls, setting up barriers, or even suppressing and containing others. It is simply unrealistic to impose export control on others while looking for balanced trade at the same time. Such a practice will only push up costs, disrupt industrial and supply chains, and further aggravate the imbalance. What we need is “upward balance” achieved by opening up wider and making the economic pie bigger, not “downward balance” resulting from market closure and the inevitable market contraction that follows.

现在一些人谈及中国贸易，往往只看到进出口数字，而没有关注到背后的真实效应。中国既是“超级卖家”，也是“超级买家”。作为“超级卖家”，我们给各方带来的更多是“惠邻效应”。无数勤劳的中国劳动者用汗水智慧铸就的高性价比商品，大幅提升了全球消费者的实际购买力，提高了各国民众生活质量，增强了相关国家的产业发展能力。作为“超级买家”，我们给各方带来的更多是“富邻效应”。很多国家的农产品、工业品、消费品源源不断销往中国，转化为当地企业利润、居民工资和政府税收。中国从不刻意追求顺差，更何况现在很多时候是“顺差在中国，利益在各方”，大量在华外资企业产品出口全球、获得丰厚收益。我们愿意购买更多外国产品特别是高附加值产品，去年至今已累计举办约70场“共享大市场·出口中国”活动，下个月还将在上海举办第九届中国国际进口博览会。希望更多国家同我们相向而行、放开限制，积极推动贸易优化平衡发展。

Some current discussions about China’s trade focus on import and export statistics, but overlook the real effects behind them. China is both a “super seller” and a “super buyer.” As a “super seller,” China brings benefits to its trading partners. Quality, affordable goods made by diligent Chinese workers with their labor and wisdom have significantly increased the actual purchasing power of global consumers, improved their quality of life, and helped countries strengthen their capacity for industrial development. As a “super buyer,” China helps to boost the prosperity of other countries. China is a major buyer of agricultural, industrial, and consumer goods from many countries, which translate into profits for local businesses, income for the people, and revenues for the governments. China never seeks surplus intentionally, not to mention the fact that most of the times, the benefits are shared by all parties, despite the surplus being recorded in China. A large number of foreign-invested enterprises in China export their products across the world and secure big returns. We would like to buy more products from across the world, especially high value-added products. Since last year, we have hosted around 70 events themed “Big Market for All: Export to China.” Next month, we will host the ninth China International Import Expo in Shanghai. China hopes that more countries will work together in the same direction, lift restrictions, and pursue better, balanced development of trade.

第三，互利共赢不是单向妥协，而是相互赋能的彼此成就。通往全球繁荣发展之路，零和博弈不可取，互利共赢才是正途。要实现真正的共赢，不能依靠简单的对价交换，更不能依靠强压下的妥协让步，而需要平等相待、双向奔赴、共同成长。当前国际产供链各环节彼此嵌套、紧密衔接，只要各国精诚协作、取长补短，就能实现更高水平、更可持续的共赢。在这其中，发达国家应当更加积极行动，给予发展中国家更多资金技术支持、经贸政策优惠，帮助他们提高产业水平、增强发展内生动力。

Third, win-win cooperation does not mean one-sided concession but mutual empowerment and success. On the path toward global prosperity and development, win-win cooperation is the only right choice. A zero-sum approach hurts everybody. For true win-win cooperation to happen, we cannot rely on a simple quid pro quo, still less compromise or concessions under pressure. What we need is to treat each other as equals, meet each other halfway, and make progress together. With all the links of global industrial and supply chains interlocked and closely connected, it is possible to realize more sustainable win-win cooperation at a higher level if countries work together in good faith and draw on each other’s strengths. In this process, developed countries should take more proactive actions, provide developing countries with more capital and technological support and preferential economic and trade policies to help boost their industries and strengthen the internal drivers of growth.

中国作为最大的发展中国家，始终致力于推动共同发展，在自身发展的同时，一直尽最大努力帮助和支持其他发展中国家。这些年，中国推动高质量共建“一带一路”，越来越多发展中国家，依托中国的产品、技术和资金，完善本国工业体系、提升高端出口能力，产业升级持续加快，在全球价值链中的位置不断攀升。中国在海外投资设立的企业已超5万家，近九成布局在全球南方国家，其中不少国家的制造业快速崛起，出口创汇大幅增长。中国将永远是发展中国家可信赖、可倚重的好朋友，愿在现代化的道路上帮助他们铺路架桥，与之携手相伴、坚定同行。

China, as the largest developing country, is committed to advancing common development. While developing itself, China has done its utmost to help and support other developing countries. Over the years, China has been advancing high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. More and more fellow developing countries, supported by China’s products, technology and capital, have improved their domestic industrial systems, raised high-end export capacity, kept accelerating industrial upgrade, and as a result, continued to move up the global value chain. There are over 50,000 overseas companies set up with Chinese investments, 90 percent of which are in Global South countries. Many of these countries have seen their manufacturing rapidly growing and foreign exchange earnings from exports rising significantly. China will always be a good friend that other developing countries can trust and rely on. China stands ready to help pave the way for other developing countries as they pursue modernization. We will join hands and move forward together with fellow developing countries.

多年来，中国一直是全球开放合作的积极践行者，坚持以自身所能为世界所需作出重要贡献。今年面对国际形势变乱交织，中国经济顶住压力稳健前行，展现出强大韧性和活力，我们有信心有能力完成全年经济社会发展目标任务。中国将持续推动高质量发展，扩大高水平开放，以积极务实行动，为世界经济增添更多动力。

Over the years, China has been actively carrying out global open cooperation and made important contribution to meeting the world’s needs with its utmost efforts. This year, confronted with global changes and turbulence, the Chinese economy has withstood pressure and forged ahead steadily, demonstrating robust resilience and vitality. We are confident and capable of accomplishing the goals and tasks for economic and social development this year. China will continue to advance high-quality development, expand high-standard opening up, and take more practical actions to inject more momentum into the world economy.

一是分享更多市场机遇。中国超大规模市场需求正在加快释放，去年社会消费品零售总额首次突破50万亿元，未来5年预计再增长约10万亿元。我们将坚定实施扩大内需战略，促进消费升级，同时进一步降低市场准入门槛，加强对企业的服务保障。欢迎更多外国企业来华投资兴业。

First, we will share more market opportunities. The demand of China’s supersized market is unleashing at a faster pace. Last year, total retail sales of consumer goods exceeded RMB 50 trillion yuan for the first time, and are expected to increase by about another RMB 10 trillion yuan in the next five years. We will firmly implement the strategy of expanding domestic demand and advance consumption upgrade, further lower the threshold of market access, and provide better services and safeguards for enterprises. We welcome more foreign companies to do business in China.

二是拓展更多互利合作。中国将坚持与世界同进步，深化与各国发展战略对接，支持有实力的中国企业有序赴海外投资，加强技术交流，拓展新兴领域合作，开展更多本土化经营，助力当地产业提质增效和经济发展。

Second, we will expand more mutually beneficial cooperation. China is committed to pursuing progress together with the world and deepening alignment of development strategies with other countries. We support capable Chinese companies in investing overseas in an orderly manner, strengthening technological exchanges, expanding cooperation in emerging sectors, and conducting more localized operations, to help upgrade local industries and boost local economy.

三是坚定维护国际经贸秩序。中国将始终站在历史正确的一边，坚定维护多边主义和自由贸易，支持世贸组织改革发展，与各方一道探索制定面向未来的国际经贸规则，不断改革完善全球经济治理，推进普惠包容的经济全球化。

Third, we will firmly uphold international economic and trade order. China will always stand on the right side of history, firmly uphold multilateralism and free trade, and support WTO reform and development. We will work with all parties to explore and make future-oriented international economic and trade rules, reform and improve global economic governance, and advance a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization.

70年春华秋实。相信广交会一定会常办常新、越办越好。祝愿大家在这里结识更多新朋友、达成更多新合作、收获更多新成果。让我们一道努力，共同开创更加美好的未来！

Seven decades of hard work have yielded fruitful results. I believe the Canton Fair will make new and even better progress going forward. I hope that you will make more friends here, carry out more cooperation, and reap more fruits. Let us work together to usher in a better future.

谢谢大家！

Thank you.